Big (Green) Deal: Swallow-wort vs. Moth(ra)
There’s possible good news on the horizon for the pale swallow-wort invasion that’s been plaguing the 1000 Islands region – a biological combatant in the form of a Ukrainian moth! An article […]
Category Archives: Big (Green) Deal
Big (Green) Deal? James Dyson Wants to Vacuum the Ocean
I came across this article from Fast Company about how vacuum-king James Dyson is designing a vacuum-boat to clean up the garbage patches in the ocean: On paper it’s not such […]
Big (Green) Deal: What the Frack?
Fracking is a hot topic of discussion ’round these parts, with Gov. Cuomo yet to make a decision on whether to allow tapping of the Marcellus Shale. The “hold up” […]
Big (Green) Deal: A Milkweed Valentine
Looking for a last-minute Valentine’s Day gift? How about a bouquet of milkweed! More specifically, purchase a V-Day e-card from the David Suzuki Foundation and help plant milkweed for migrating […]
Green 101: FREE Online Permaculture Class
This is really too good not to share – a complete, and FREE, Permaculture class, courtesy of the Regenerative Leadership Institute! While I do think most PDC courses are more […]
Big (Green) Deal: A Moveable House Under 1000 Sq Ft
Every now and then I catch the B Organic show on PBS, and one episode that caught my eye featured an under 1000 sq ft “moveable house” in the midwest. […]
Big (Green) Deal: In Argument for Global Warming
CBS Evening News has featured a string of reports recently on the “facts” of global warming. The first report, as paraphrased by “America’s Media Watchdog” (aka anti-anything “inconvenient”): Scott Pelley […]
Big (Green) Deal: Support Environmental Education in the 1000 Islands
As I prepare to disappear on maternity leave for a couple of months, I just wanted to give a last (for now) plug for a little program that’s near and […]
Big (Green) Deal: Save the Planet, Starting on Your Own Block
This inspiring article came from exciting new discovery On the Commons – check it out for yourself and “become a commoner” (I know I will be): Save the Planet, Starting […]
Rigs-to-Reefs: Big (Green) Deal?
Unused oil rig becomes underwater Garden of Eden Via CBS Evening News (CBS News) Thirty-eight miles off the Louisiana coast, a platform stopped producing oil more than a decade ago. […]
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