YES! Magazine picked up my article “How to Share a Waffle” for their online edition! They ask, “Bartering for your breakfast: One step closer to a local economy?” The article begins: Off the Waffle in Eugene, Oregon is not your typical waffle house. You won’t find pads of butter, bottles of fake maple syrup, or…
Pounds of trash the average American generated in a day in 1960: 2.68 Pounds of trash the average American generated in a day in 2008: 4.5 Percentage of U.S. municipal solid waste that was recycled in 1960: 6.4 Percentage of U.S. municipal solid waste that was recycled in 2008: 33.2 Percent increase in the amount…
“The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening.” – Solomon Ibn Gabriol Recently I wrote a post about acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton’s search for natural silence, and something he said to a New York Times reporter caught my attention: “When you become a better listener to nature, you become a…
Number of hours the average kid spends in school each year: 1,067 Number of hours the average 8 to 18 year old spends playing video games, going online, and watching TV each year (Figure based on average of 7 hours and 11 minutes a day.): 2,634 2007 Department of Education budget: 66.4 billion 2007 Department…
Today Shareable.net published my article about an inspiring summer jobs program that taught a group of young people how to build green infrastructure and ended up transforming one participant’s life. The article starts: John Williams calls himself an aquarium fanatic. “I have six tanks right now – a 125 gallon, a 55 gallon, a 30,…
Today Shareable.net published my article about living and working collectively. It starts: Aprovecho is a 40-acre center 15 miles south of Eugene, Oregon dedicated to researching and teaching sustainable living practices and green skills. Rosie Kirincic works there with six other staff members. She lives with four of them on-site. Those six people are coordinating the…