Monthly Archives: August 2011
The Eco Niche Challenge: Who’s Scat is that?
Earlier this month I went hiking in Wyoming and took a lot of pictures – several of poop. That’s normal, right? Continue reading
Fracking: The New “F” Word
Fracking sounds like a dirty word – and in a way it is. Fracking is short for hydraulic fracturing, a drilling technique that involves injecting very large amounts of water (usually mixed with sand and chemicals) deep underground at very high pressure to break up shale formations in order to remove the natural gas that’s trapped there. Continue reading
How to Survive a Hurricane
As Hurricane Irene passes from headlines to history on the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, I wanted to share my thoughts on how to survive a hurricane. 5. Stock up on food and drink – the good stuff. If you … Continue reading
Environmental Blogs You Should Read (in addition to mine)
I’m taking two weeks off to unplug and go hiking in the wilds of Wyoming. While I’m gone, please enjoy this post from The Eco Niche that didn’t get as much attention as I hoped. I’ll be back on Monday, … Continue reading
Teaching By Touching Animals
Some people ask, “why do you let people touch some of the animals?” I say, why wouldn’t we?! Continue reading
How To Eat Local While Traveling
“So, I gotta ask,” my friend Lindsay said when I dropped off my dog at her house last night, “how are you going to eat local when you are going to Texas?”
That was the same question Rob and I have been asking ourselves when, after signing up for the Eat Local Challenge, we realized we’d be out of the 200 mile radius for nearly a week. Continue reading
Fishing is Both Eco Problem and Solution
Today I am introducing a new regular blog entry which will appear every Friday from now on. It’s a recap of the informative and bizarre articles, blogs, and anything else that I read during the week and want to share.
This week’s theme is seafood. Continue reading
How I Failed the Eat Local Challenge (and what I learned from it)
It’s only day nine and I am already admitting defeat in the New Orleans Locavores’ Eat Local Challenge. Continue reading
Crawfish: Sustainable for Earth, Your Girth
I visited a crawfish farm in New Iberia, Louisiana, just west of the projected flooding due to the opening of the Morganza Floodway. The story, In Cajun Country, the Crawfish are Biting, Flood or No, was as fun to write as crawfish are to eat. Continue reading
Why I Eat Insects
Personally, I’ve had Chocolate Chirp Cookies with crickets, crunchy egg rolls with mealworms, fish fried dragonflies, an ant h’orderves. Continue reading
