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Bright Ideas No. 41 PREPARING FOR WHAT’S TO COME The increased frequency of major disasters encourages us to consider prudent precautions everyone should take. Consider These… Think ab... Read more
Bright Ideas No. 40 BRIGHT IDEA: Eat to Save the World Last month, we introduced the notion of minimizing your food miles. So, let’s share a few priorities to help you eat to save the world.... Read more
We’re All in This Together Get Out the Vote Like Life on Earth Depends on It (Because It Does!) By Tom Berry and Peter Dugas With another national election on the horizon, one often he... Read more
Climate News Brief The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services’ O... Read more
We’re All in This Together Wild Blueberry Harvest and the Climate Emergency By Susana Hancock Earlier this year, I skied across the Arctic conducting climate research in an area warmin... Read more
Bright Ideas No. 39 WHAT REALLY MATTERS BRIGHT IDEA: When Praise is Due, Give it! The recently passed Senate bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, may not be everything climate activists hoped... Read more
Bright Ideas No. 38 A BETTER WORLD BRIGHT IDEA: Help Children Prepare for the Future Rather than preparing children for the workforce or to reach higher standards of living than their p... Read more
We’re All in This Together Hot Summer but Hopeful Signs for Climate Grows By Peter Dugas It’s been a bumpy ride but there are hopeful signs the US may finally engage in effective and equitab... Read more
Bright Ideas No. 37 SHORT TAKES III: Zero Waste, McKibben’s Third Act, Getting to Know You BRIGHT IDEA: Take the Five Steps to Zero Waste Discarded food is the single-largest component of US... Read more
To Cruise or Not to Cruise?
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life To Cruise or Not to Cruise? By Rosanne Graef On the November 8th Portland ballot is “An Act to Restrict Cruise Ships in Order to Reduce Conges... Read more