Ali Talkin’ Trash About the Ocean
80% of the microplastics in the ocean come from land based sources. More than 90% of plastic waste is NOT recycled. Ali Eppy, in Talkin’ Trash, applauds parents who teach their children to care for our oceans.
Category: Earth
A Vanishing North American Icon and How You Can Help
It’s Earth Day. This is the one day out of the entire year dedicated to a shout-out for our shared, beautiful, 8000 mile-in-diameter, magnetic, terrestrial, …
Cleanup on Aisle Earth – Celebrate the Planet with a Plan to End Plastic
Happy Earth Day 2018! In celebration of Earth Day, I’m recycling a post from earth days gone by when we lived along the central coast …
The Soil – Pollinator Connection: Insight from Soil Scientist, Dr. Elaine Ingham
Dirt is dead. That sounds so Nietzsche-esque, but I’m not waxing philosophical. It’s scientific reality. Dirt is devoid of life, of all-things nutritious for the …
Scott and Kenda’s Annual Photo Montage: Farewell 2017, HELLO there 2018!
Happy 2018! Welcome to the Peppers’ 11th annual earth-happy New Year video card. 365 days 328 photos (out of roughly 5000 photos taken this year) …
Holiday Gift Ideas: Save Money, Help the Earth, and Support this Blog!
Besides being an affiliate with Amazon (see sidebar for Amazon Product Search), I’m now also an affiliate with Eifrig Publishing and KNÜTES Innovative Outdoor Gear. …
How to Help Monarch Butterflies: Got Milkweed?
Monarch butterflies have been on earth for roughly 175 million years, but it’s only since the 1990’s that their numbers have declined by 80%. In 25 …
Managing Mosquitoes While Protecting Pollinators Part II
Your family’s health and pollinator protection does not have to be relinquished in exchange for managing mosquitoes. The impact of mosquito spraying on pollinators is …
Managing Mosquitoes While Protecting Pollinators Part I
They’ve been around for roughly 200 million years and are most active at 80°F and unable to function below 50F. They can sense the lactic …