The flooding from Hurricane Irene devastated Vermont. I am grateful to share that we were high and dry in Winooski, spared from the intense flooding that other communities dealt with. Other communities were not so lucky, with widespread damages in the central and southern portions of the state. This was an extraordinary and unusual weather…
Category Archives: Earth Systems
AWOL – All Walks of Life
Every once in a while, I come across something extraordinary. Today, I had that experience. Murray Wilson left a comment on my E-Waste competition post and left a link for his TED talk on YouTube: Take 17 minutes and check it out. I find solutions like Murray’s to be inspiring, motivating, and galvanizing. He has…
Vermont Organic Milk
The Vermont Organic Dairy industry received some good news this week: Demand is rising. We made a commitment last year to buy organic milk and support local dairy farms, as they were struggling. Making this decision was one tiny part in the larger movement…
How We Wrecked The Ocean
This talk underscores the systemic damage that we have done to the ocean. The oil spill is an example of the destruction we have wrought, but it’s only one example. It’s the one that we are focusing on (rightfully so), but it is merely the latest in a series of harmful things that we have…
Another Ocean-related TED Talk
This is another ocean-related TED talk that I think is worth checking out. It’s a talk about the communication between marine mammals. I am pretty fascinated by this stuff. Do you have any ocean-related lectures, facts, or ted talks that you want to share? Add them to the comments!