Author Archives: Pam Lazos

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About Pam Lazos

writer, blogger, environmentally hopeful

One Less Bag

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Pam Lazos

ONE LESS BAG I’ve talked about this before so if you’re bored and stifling a yawn I can’t say as I blame you, but this $&/t’s important so listen up anyway. Years ago, as a kid working the register — … Continue reading →

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Wants vs. Needs

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Pam Lazos

NEEDS VS. WANTS If you put your needs before your wants and be grateful for what you already have you will always feel blessed. Still halfway there.  #atozblogchallenge pamlazos 4.16.19    

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My Pestalotiopsis Microspora

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Pam Lazos

My Pestalotiopsis Microspora If you would have told me that a world drowning in plastic could be saved, I would have my doubts, but if you then told me it was a mushroom doing the saving, I would say you’d … Continue reading →

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Limnic Eruptions

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Pam Lazos

  [photo at the Lancaster Science Factory of their new exhibit where you can shape and create your own landscape and even make it rain!]   Limnic Eruptions When my kids were in middle school, they each had to do … Continue reading →

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Kill the K-cup

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Pam Lazos

  Kill the K-cup Keurig really should have figured out it would be in trouble from the get-go.  It’s not just the environmental effects of all those pods that produce waste in the billions of pounds, but it’s the contaminants … Continue reading →

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Jin Shin Jyutsu

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Pam Lazos

Jin Shin Jyutsu Jin Shin Jyutsu is a finger holding technique that helps to relax the body.  Since I was a kid I had the habit of tucking my thumbs inside the remaining fingers on each hand like I was … Continue reading →

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Impermeable Surfaces

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Pam Lazos

Impermeable Surfaces If asked “What is the biggest threat facing humanity,” what would you say?  Wildfires?  Extreme Weather Events?  Floods?  Mass migration?  Drought?  Climate change? Mass Extinction?  Our refusal to deal with our big issues? Ennui? If I had to … Continue reading →

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HAPPY!

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Pam Lazos

HAPPY Perhaps I’ve gotten a bit morose. All this talk of doom and gloom and mankind withering from radiation spewing cell towers has put this blog challenge on a distinct downward spiral.  So let’s take a break for a moment … Continue reading →

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5G

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Pam Lazos

5G Causality is one of the central tenets of life on earth because here we live in linear time, one second ticking forward after another, year to year, lifetime to lifetime from the Big Bang (and before) and on to … Continue reading →

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Fair Trade

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Pam Lazos

Fair Trade Fair trade strives for equity between trading partners.  One of the foundational tenets is paying fair price for a product that provides the maker with a living wage. People live better when they make a decent wage.  They … Continue reading →

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