Imagine. Imagine that parents stood outside all of our schools every day at drop-off and pick-up and smoked more than 700 PACKS of cigarettes which our kids walked through. Imagine that you were one of the neighbors if that happened. In my podcast last week, with Safe Routes to School members Gi Yoon Huang and Erika Roberts, we talked about how that is the same effect as all the cars produce when they idle outside our schools. Idling is not only against the law, its bad for the kids (irrespective of the law). You can tune in to listen to Erika and Gi at:
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This man was just trying to find a way to get rid of weeds on his ranch when he stumbled upon a powerful climate change solution. #YEARSprojectThe magnitude of pollution sources.
This Photographer Shows Us the Pollution We Can’t See for Ourselves
vice.com
Flying 300 meters above land, J. Henry Fair uncovers everyday environmental catastrophes you probably didn’t know existed.The greenhouse gas emissions from degrading plastics is unaccounted for currently but new research is showing its impacts are significant. More reasons to eliminate unnecesary plastics.The evidence against plastic is mounting: new research from the University of Hawaii finds that plastics release greenhouse gases (including methane, ethylene and carbon dioxide) when they photodegrade.
www.hawaii.edu/news/2018/08/01/greenhouse-gases-linked-to-degrading-plastic/
PLANTING NEW IDEAS - Thursday, May 23rd
Expert Panel and Community Discussion
6:30pm – 8:45pm
Cary Memorial Library, Large Meeting Room
1874 Mass Ave., Lexington
From Organic Farm to Lawn and Garden, a solution to climate change is right under our feet!
How to Fight Climate Change in Your Own Garden
yesmagazine.org
A series of videos are educating gardeners and farmers on the benefits of regenerative agriculture.Cooler Concord Sustainable Landscaping Fair - Cooler Concord
coolerconcord.org
Learn about carbon gardening at a special presentation by NOFA No-Till Cover Crops for the Home Garden: Small Scale Practices for Soil Improvement and Carbon Sequestration 11am, Black Box Theater, ...