About Me
Growing Up Kinda Outdoorsy While I wouldn't say I was a kid with a passion for nature and the environment, I definitely enjoyed spending time in nature: I was a boy scout. I used to go camping all over California. We would go canoeing, swimming, hiking, backpacking…I
About Me
This is part 2 of my thoughts on anger: how it can be addictive, and how to help rid your life of it! If you're interested in reading the first part, check it out here: https://verdantgrowth.blog/archives/1566 Anger is a secondary emotion Last post, I
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The impacts of climate change have become dire. Rising temperatures, volatile weather, and poor air quality affect our physical and mental health in dangerous new ways. From increasing the risk of infectious disease to amplifying emotional stress and anxiety—even the healthiest among us are at risk. To help you
About Me
Got anger? There's a trend I've noticed among people, friends, family, and people on the internet: anger is becoming more and more prolific. Does anyone else out there feel this way? People have always found things to be angry about, sure, but recently I find that
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Tanja Hester is the author of Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change and Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way. She spent most of her career as a consultant to Democratic politics and progressive issue campaigns, and before that
About Me
Aloha! I recently moved to Hawaii. You may have noticed the lack of blog posts, YouTube videos, and content from anything other than my social media (and the occasional podcast episode for This Sustainable Life). It's been busy getting a new job and getting a whole new life
Climate Change
Remember Doug Chadwick, the wildlife biologist who has written 14 books and more than 200 articles, including National Geographic coverage that spans 35 years? Well he's back to discuss his challenge! Unfortunately, he didn't have too much time to record a full 1-hour episode, but it
About Me
Go Bigger or Go Home. Here we are at the start of 2022. What have I accomplished? How far have I come? Have I had an impact? What do I want in 2022? These are all questions I ask myself as I think about what changes and improvements I want
activism
Today we're talking with Michael Bayliss, host of the Post-Growth Australia Podcast (PGAP), activist for within the environmental and post-growth movements, Communications Manager and former Victoria/Tasmanian President at Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). The focus of his work involves advocacy regarding choice for small families and for working
About Me
Hey world, it’s me, Eugene. I’m baaaack. Where’ve you been? For those of you who don’t know, back in April 2021, I moved back to the United States after living abroad for almost 10 years (3 years in South Korea and 7 years in Japan). I
Interview
Jill Wagner is the Chief Forestry Officer at Terraformation, a company that is trying to reinvent reforesting using technology to do what traditional reforesting does in a much shorter timespan. She's a forester, horticulturist and land use specialist, as well as Director of the Hawaiʻi Island Seed Bank
eco living
Michellee The Fox Returns! Today we're going to see how her personal challenge went, find out what kind of things Michellee is doing now in the world of slow food cooking and regenerative agriculture, and in a special favor to me, going to teach me a brand new