Nature Knows: Torpor, or Dormancy
Here I sit, struggling to maintain stay-at-home and physical distancing rules in the time of COVID19. I am the sort of person that thrives on […]
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Being WELL
I capitalized “WELL” in the title for the rating system that focuses on the health and well-being of people within the spaces we create. I […]
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Revelations from Revolutions: a Bike Ride to Troy
While on my bicycle, I learn about my community, local history, local foods and goods, and discover also a bit about myself. Care to join me?
Continue reading »Our Need for Nature
I realized as my son and I were hiking in the Adirondacks this last Friday that we spent a week planning, drove 2.5 hours each […]
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Vacations
We just got back from a week in Southeastern CT, where I grew up. It’s not a vacation mecca, and the purpose of this post […]
Continue reading »20/20 Foresight
Our sustainable future will be guaranteed not by personal actions or government mandates or corporate revelations that green business is healthier for the bottom line…but […]
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12 Days…
Here is a list of all the gifts I sent out over the 12 days of Christmas. I quickly found a variety of sites: some […]
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Is it Sustainable: Meal Delivery
Another choice for discussion regarding sustainability is food delivery services. I’m talking about meal delivery for at home preparation. Services such as Blue Apron and […]
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Resiliency Riff
Resilience in our daily lives: Public transit, sidewalks, electric infrastructure, bike lanes all lead to resiliency, so everyone has more than one way to get […]
Continue reading »Pipelines, Pipelines, Everywhere a Pipeline…
Dakota Access Pipeline, Keystone XL, NED pipeline in New England…everywhere you look there are pipelines proposed, debated, implemented. And this is typically how it goes…no […]
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