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Author Archives: Pam Lazos
Swamp Love Trifecta
Show me the money! If I told you one-eighth of the world’s inhabitants depend on wetlands for their livelihood you would probably say I’m crazy. They’re just swamps, right? Yes they are swamps, and yet, the Chesapeake Bay, the Louisiana … Continue reading
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Tagged cash cow, clean water, east kolkata wetlands, ramsar convention, Sustainability, swamp love, wetlands
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Okefenokee
Swamp Love, Redux The Okefenokee National Wildlife Area — a giant peat boggy swamp listed on the Ramsar Site of wetlands of particular ecological importance — is a swath of swamp approximately 438,000 acres in size and one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged georgia legislature, okefenokee swamp, ramsar convention, wetlands
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Swamp Love
Today, February 14th, is Valentine’s Day, a universal day of love. But is there something more to Valentine’s Day than overpriced roses and chocolates? Let’s discuss. The Greeks had seven different words for love which you can read more about … Continue reading
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Tagged ramsar convention, wetlands, world wetlands day
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Strange Fire
A novel by Joel Burcat Well, my friend Joel Burcat is back at it, busy penning the next Great American Novel on a topic that I have to say is dear to my heart — Fracking! First, a little synopsis: … Continue reading
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Tagged Drink to Every Beast, fracking, Joel Burcat, Strange Fire, water pollution
16 Comments
Service
Sacred Commerce and the Twelve Virtues of the Merchant Priest In November 2017, I posted a book review of Sacred Commerce, followed by a post on the Twelve Virtues of the Merchant Priest, honor, loyalty, nobility, virtue, grace, trust, courage, … Continue reading
Applying Environmental Justice Solutions to California Local Government Efforts in Water Conservation
by Luis González I had the pleasure of working with Luis González when he interned as a law clerk in our office last summer. Luis is currently a student at Vermont Law School, but as a San Diego, Cali resident, … Continue reading
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Tagged clean water, environmental justice, legal remedies, Luis Gonzalez, water conservation
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Groundswell Rising!
A conversation with fractivist Renard Cohen Let’s start off this interview with an answer to the burning question you are likely asking yourself: what is a fractivist? Urban Dictionary describes a fractivist as follows: fractivist n. Person opposed to liberating … Continue reading
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Tagged artists4earth, fracking, Groundswell Rising, hazardous substances, Renard Cohen, water contamination
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Bye Bye 2021
I can’t say I’m sad to see you go… So here we are at the end of another year — a good deal spent dodging the vicissitudes of life to get to this place… peering around the corner of a … Continue reading
The Return of the Light
It’s always been interesting to me how the holy days in the christian calendar overlap with the pagan holidays of old. Before we had Christmas, there was the Germanic Yule — which gave us things like yuletide caroling and the … Continue reading
Reusable Cash
Earning Through The Second-Hand Economy: Tips On Getting Started Thanks to Lisa Walker for this great article and helpful links on (up), (re), and (free)-cycling! by Lisa Walker Many of us would love to earn extra money but it can … Continue reading