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  • Positive Environmental News,  water wisdom

    Virtual field trip: Greening the Desert

    This amazing video is about terraforming (earth sculpting), used to capture water and reclaim the Jordanian desert.

    September 8, 2025
  • Climate solutions,  Enviro-tips

    Make a Mess Kit

    Carry your own travel mug, real fork, and bowl, so that you can reach beyond single-use "disposable" items.

    October 11, 2022
  • Climate solutions,  Enviro-tips

    Streamline your closet

    Simplifying your stuff can start with the unused items in your clothes closet.

    October 4, 2022
  • Climate solutions,  Enviro-tips

    Downplay your disposal

    Use your kitchen disposal only occasionally; put waste in its proper place.

    September 27, 2022
  • Climate solutions,  Enviro-tips

    Is your laundry climate-friendly?

    Here are a few ways to reduce the climate impact of your laundry - for both renters and homeowners

    August 24, 2022
  • Climate solutions,  Creating social change

    What are climate solutions?

    Although the media now mentions climate change far more than they used to, nearly all this news is still focused on climate-as-a-problem, and climate-as-drama. Very very few of these many articles end with "here's what you can do." In that,…

    August 19, 2022
  • Climate solutions,  Creating social change,  Enviro-tips

    How to vote if you care about the environment

    the next month and a half is a critical turning point for the political nature of Los Angeles. Many, many offices are up for grabs. What Can We Do about it? VOTE. Here's how ...

    April 18, 2022
  • Climate solutions,  Well-being

    Thought for the day

    "To some of us, much of the time, it feels exceedingly unlikely that humans will survive this -- yet it's a simple fact that if we respond robustly, we can survive this."

    March 23, 2022
  • Abundant Harvests - garden info,  Climate solutions,  Creating social change,  Well-being

    How to grow a garden in an apartment or rental

    Just because you're in an apartment or rental doesn't leave you out of the gardening fun!

    September 7, 2021
  • Community events in Westchester

    Community climate action — the Cool Block initiative

    The Cool Block initiative is coming to L.A.! Will you be part of it?

    September 6, 2021
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