Ensuring the Future by Acting in the Present
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Archive for May, 2009Forever in Blue Jeans…No, not the Neil Diamond song! Last week I ran into an acquaintance in the post office who was mailing a big package. Karen Hess told me that she was sending her family’s old blue jeans to Washington, DC to be made into insulation for homes. I asked her to write this guest post and [...]
Cooks can do their part to help save the EarthI came across this great article on philly.com and wanted to share it with you. So many of us have made significant changes in our lifestyles by changing our bulbs, saying no to plastic bags and bottles and recycling and are looking to do more. For someone like me that spends ALOT of time in [...]
The Carrot is more powerful than the stick…So, my friend Jay and I were deliberating about where to have lunch today. We chose Tortilla Press in Collingswood because they are part of the new South Jersey Green Restaurant Association. Being like minded souls, we wanted to spend our hard earned dollars (well, Jay’s hard earned dollars today) at an establishment that mirrors [...]
Obama to unveil big increase in required mpgWell, it looks like tomorrow will give us a huge check in the column of “let’s actually start doing something about climate change”. President Obama is expected to sign legislation requiring cars and trucks to dramatically improve their mileage, helping us to move away from foreign oil, save some money and encourage innovation and new [...]
Environmentalists Attack House Global Warming DealWhich do you want first? The good news or the bad news? Well, the good news is that it looks like a global warming bill will pass its first legislative hurdle, the house energy and commerce committee by the end of next week. Change has come. Well, sort of. The bad news is that in [...]
A Cherry Hill mother and teacher contemplates OprahCarusi Middle School Teacher and SCH Board Member, Jodi Raditz, reflects on Oprah’s recent show about the environment. Thank you Jodi (and Oprah) for giving us a reason to stop and think about the waste we create everyday! I don’t usually watch Oprah, but on my way home from work a few weeks ago, I [...]
Free Environmental Politics in NJ WorkshopClick on flyer to enlarge.
In some communities, life goes on without carsOne of the most common complaints I hear about my community is the lack of walk/bikability resulting in the need to jump in our cars for just about everything. While this is certainly true, sometimes folks seem to use this obvious problem as a reason to throw up their hands and exclaim that we can’t [...]
SCH hits the road for a visit to the Rutgers EcoComplex!This morning, a group of us carpooled about 20 minutes up 295N for a fascinating tour of the Rutgers EcoComplex. A huge thank you to NJCAT Executive Director, Rhea Brekke and Dave Specca, Asst. Director for Bioenergy Tech and Controlled Environment Ag for spending the morning with us and showing the group all the exciting [...]
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