How to bring solar energy to your child’s school?

I've been noticing more and more solar panels on schools! This is very exciting, and I want my children's school to use alternative energy too! As a family, we live off the grid. In our community, nearly 25 percent of residents do as well. With so much knowledge and … [Read more...]

Environmental Children’s Non-Fiction: Sea Otter

Eye on the Wild: Sea Otter by Suzi Eszterhas is a delightful non-fiction book that follows the life of a baby sea otter. The photographs are beautiful and the text written appropriately so young children can relate. Far away in the Pacific Ocean, a baby sea otter is born, just a … [Read more...]

Never Underestimate an Empowered Girl Scout: First Palm Oil, Now GMO-Free Cookies?

It's springtime. The daffodils are blooming. The Girls Scouts are selling cookies. Yes, I was a Girl Scout briefly. I went door to door in the neighborhood selling cookies. My parents sold them fore me at work. When I was a Girl Scout, I was not aware of issues such as … [Read more...]

Green Children’s Literature: You Are Stardust

When I read the title of the book You Are Stardust by Elin Kelsey, I can't help but sing We are stardust. We are golden. And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden. This is not a book about Joni Mitchell's song "Woodstock", but an excellent children's book … [Read more...]

Pesticides linked to low sperm count

I have several friends that have struggled to conceive. It seems as if the problem is growing. There are even billboards now for fertility specialists. Could something in our environment be to blame? Scientists have found a "strong association" between exposure to pesticides … [Read more...]