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Category Archives: sustainable
Ready for Good News!
This is my occasional series of good news stories. It’s a look into what the future will be. These stories deal with some of my favorite topics: Clean water, renewable energy, banning plastic bags, and opportunities for girls. First. whales are … Continue reading
Posted in diversity, good news, healthy, sustainable
Tagged Afghan girls, future, plastic bag ban, Renewable energy
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Lake Superior Day
Lake Superior is an amazing beautiful lake. It is the largest and coldest of the Great Lakes. Today is a typical sunny summer Lake Superior Day with cool winds blowing across the lake from the Northeast. I am celebrating Lake … Continue reading
What causes all that algae?
The substances that turn our lakes and rivers green each summer come from our lawns and yards. We think of leaves as waste, but to a lake they are food. The algae in lakes love leaves and fertilizers, and when … Continue reading
Posted in clean water, healthy, lakes, rivers, sustainable
Tagged algae, grass clippings, leaves, water land connection
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It’s A Beautiful World!
“The world around us,” she says, “we take it for granted. But if we pause a moment and look around, there’s so much beauty right in our own backyard. I want people to see that. I want people to realize … Continue reading
Posted in diversity, healthy, rivers, sustainable
Tagged beauty, Ellen Lentsch, Mississippi River, photography, Red Wing, Star Tribune
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Celebrate Climatarian Week!
What is a climatarian? A climatarian considers the foot-print they are making when they make their purchases. The idea is to buy local and reduce beef and dairy. My suggestions on being a Climatarian: * Eliminate beef, and reduce dairy consumption * … Continue reading
Justice For All
Life Liberty and Happiness These words from the Declaration of Independence which declared our independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776. Today is the USA’s 241st birthday. It appears to me that more people than usual are thinking about what it … Continue reading
Posted in diversity, politics, sustainable
Tagged 4th of July, diversity, freedom of the press, future, hope
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Chemical Weapons
We have an administration in this country that has shown it doesn’t care about the health of the American people. It is working hard to take away health care from our nation’s most vulnerable, allows industry to pollute our precious air and water, … Continue reading
Posted in clean water, climate change, healthy, politics, sustainable
Tagged chlorpyrifos, Earth Jusitce, EPA, Kathleen Ziegler, Star Tribune, Syria, Trump Administrion
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