Woohoo! We did it! Cue the wolf howl, folks! Eco-literacy just won Congressional approval as the NCLI Act passed with bipartisan support for environmental education in classrooms by a vote of 293 to 109 yesterday! We’re ‘not out of the woods’ yet, but at least we’ll still have woods to consider if we combat 'nature deficit disorder' and teach kids … [Read more...]
NCLI Act: Nature Crusaders Earn Environmental Education A Win!
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Going Green With Red, White & Blue Celebrations
Green Mary, who runs ‘zero waste events’ with biodegradable, compostable greenware, should supply our annual island 4th of July gig, because as I set up for the 100+ families to run our kids games again this year, I’m seeing universal discordance. Next year, I plan to lobby our homeowners association to order her potato starch utensils, sugar cane hot cups … [Read more...]
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