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More Pollinators in Peril: Bumblebees
A while back, we did a post on Pollinators in Peril, focusing on our native Mason Bees and how we can protect them by providing habitat. Last week Grist featured an piece by John Upton about another pollinator on the brink of extinction, bumblebees: Amid the plague of colony collapse disorder (CCD), some farmers are looking back to native pollinators like the rusty-patched bumblebee — as well as hummingbirds and butterflies — to help ensure that the nation can continue growing food. And in the process, they’re discovering a stinging reality that researchers have known for more than a...
Read MoreEarthLinks at the Roots: A Conclusion
This is the final post of “EarthLinks at the Roots”, a blog series on homelessness, sustainability, and what EarthLinks is doing about it. Thank you for your support! If you still haven’t read all of the posts please: Click here to see the rest of the At The Roots Blog Series. Dear “EarthLinks at the Roots” readers, This is the last entry of the “At the Roots” series. I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who have read these blog entries over the past few months! I genuinely hope you have learned something useful that you have been able to...
Read MoreEarthLinks at the Roots: All About EarthLinks
Welcome back to EarthLinks at the Roots! Today we are literally getting “at the roots” of what EarthLinks does. Click here to see the rest of the At The Roots Blog Series. Hello everyone! I have another video to show you all today. This video is a celebration of all of the things EarthLinks does and touches on several of the topics in this blog series. Enjoy!
Read MoreEarthLinks at the Roots: How to be Sustainable
Welcome back to EarthLinks at the Roots. Last week we discussed what sustainability is. Today’s post is meant to help you start thinking about specific ways you can be sustainable. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it is a good starting point. As always, thanks for reading and please: Click here to see the rest of the At The Roots Blog Series. Now that we have look at the question of what is sustainability, today we’ll do some sustainability goal setting. Keep in mind, we are trying to adopt sustainability as a lifestyle. If the goal you make today is to always recycle,...
Read MoreEarthLinks at the Roots: A Look at Sustainability
Welcome back to EarthLinks at the Roots. Today’s post explores what sustainability means in our daily lives. Click here to see the rest of the At The Roots Blog Series. What does it mean to be truly sustainable? “Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of responsibility, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of stewardship, the responsible management of resource use.” - Though I normally wouldn’t cite Wikipedia, this definition is thought provoking, and as you can tell,...
Read MoreEarthLinks at the Roots: Ask a Participant- Sustainability version
Welcome back to EarthLinks at the Roots. Today’s post is first in the sustainability segment of the blog series. Click here to see the rest of the At The Roots Blog Series. Throughout this blog series, I have discussed the issue of homelessness and poverty, issues that affect participants at EarthLinks, but do not define who they are. EarthLinks participants are very Earth savvy and have much to offer. Moreover, who knows about the EarthLinks program as much as participants? This video is dedicated to asking EarthLinks participants different questions about sustainability, their advice,...
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