Climate disasters are intensifying, putting the health of millions at a greater risk. This year’s summer mantled the United States with dangerous heat levels for several days. Weather maps were splotched with red tints because of extreme heatwave alerts. After summer, the country is experiencing another natural disaster as Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s coastlines. This Category 3 calamity carries strong tornadoes, fierce winds, and flooding rains that devastate thousands of people. What are the implications of these worsening weather tragedies for public health? Is this a wake-up call for immediate action toward improving environmental conditions? Climate Disasters Are a Serious Health Threat Over the years, people have experienced firsthand…
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100% Carbon Free, Climate Resilient Living
This is the future of the grid happening right here in Vermont Imagine living in a home that’s all-electric, fossil fuel-free, and is fully storm-resilient. That’s the reality for the 155 families who will move to Hillside East in South Burlington, Vermont. This is a first for that state– a whole neighborhood that is resistant to power outages thanks to a Resiliency Package of in-home Tesla Powerwall batteries for seamless backup power, rooftop solar panels to recharge, and extend the batteries’ backup capability, and a neighborhood microgrid for extra backup power as needed. O’Brien Brothers, a Vermont-grown property development company for over six decades, turned to Green Mountain Power when…
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September is National Preparedness Month
Not If, But When: Every U.S. State and Territory Is At Risk Of Disasters.
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Between a Rock and a Hot Place
Balancing the Sources of Heat in the Home Landscape Take a leaf. No, actually, don’t you dare touch that leaf! Well, why? It’s dead. No good to me now. Well, actually, it’s as valuable now as when it was on the tree. Why? Because it’s going to rot and then become another tree that produces other leaves. Composted leaves are free fertilizer. They’re nature’s oldest form of recycling. The Xerces Society is a non-profit trying to help wildlife, especially pollinators (bees, butterflies, etc.) and endangered species. A few years ago, they promoted a “Leave the Leaves” project in the fall, so there would be protected places for wildlife over the…
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Urban Homesteading
Many people these days are pursuing the Homesteading lifestyle again. They are doing so partly in response to a hectic, fast-paced life, and partly out of concern for the environment and the natural systems that support life.
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What’s Your Plan B?
I spend a lot of time talking to people about their End-of-Life plans. My coffin and cemetery business has a way of making that an easy topic of discussion for me
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Herbal Preparedness for Fall, Winter and Beyond!
A variety of methods for preserving herbs can be undertaken during the fall months. Gather those last few sprigs of green from the garden beds before the first frost and get started!
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Being the Change
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair….”
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Be Prepared With Telsa
In 1995, a young immigrant (from South Africa via Canada) turned his back on Stanford University’s PhD program after being enrolled for just two days. Without fanfare, he stepped onto the world’s stage with a vision of changing the world and humanity
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Maritime Northwest Victory Gardener’s Almanack for the month of December
December tends to be a continuation of our region’s seasonally wet weather but can occasionally get snowy. The primary difference between this month and last is that the days are getting colder and shorter as the Winter Solstice arrives.
