Tag Archives: #AtoZ

Xenophobia

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Pam Lazos

XENOPHOBIA xenophobia | ˌzenəˈfōbēə, ˌzēnəˈfōbēə | noun: intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries: the resurgence of racism and xenophobia. DERIVATIVES xenophobe | ˈzenəˌfōb, ˈzēnəˌfōb | noun (online dictionary definition) xenophobia: n. The desire to run … Continue reading →

Posted in diversity, evolution, mythology, Uncategorized, Xenophobia | Tagged #AtoZ, #atozchallenge, blog, blogging, diversity, dodo bird, dutch sailors, evolution, flightless bird, invasive species, isolation, Madagascar, Mauritius, mythological status, Princeton scholar, Robert Wuthnow, rural America, science, sociology, white nationalism, Xenophobia | 20 Comments

Be Like Water

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Pam Lazos

Be Like Water When I was born, I shared the water on this planet with just over 3 billion people. Today, I’m sharing it with 7.7 billion and growing — at a rate of 85 million people per year — … Continue reading →

Posted in 7.7 billion people, blog, blog challenge, bottled water, conservation, environmental conservation, four days without water, Kabbalah, metaphysics, regeneration, Sustainability, Uncategorized, waste as a resource, water, water conservation | Tagged #AtoZ, #atozchallenge, #WATWB, baptism, be like water, forewarned is forearmed, Kabbalah, metaphysical, mystical, reclaim the commons, reusable water bottles, water, water conservation, water is big business, water is fluid, water is life | 21 Comments

Vernal Pools

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Pam Lazos

[Okay, all these photos are tidal pools not vernal pools, but it’s all I could find in my photo stream (these taken at the Giant’s Causeway in Ireland) and more evidence of their disappearance!] VERNAL POOLS Vernal pools are small … Continue reading →

Posted in stormwater runoff, Uncategorized | Tagged #AtoZ, #atozchallenge, agriculture, ephemeral pools, stormwater runoff, tidal pools, urban stormwater, vernal pools, water conservation | 10 Comments

Trust

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Pam Lazos

TRUST In keeping with my slow march through the 12 virtues of the merchant priests from the book “Sacred Commerce,” this is Trust. Trust squishes her eye lids shut and runs her fingers through her long brown hair, willing her mind … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #AtoZ, #atozchallenge, Albert Einstein, anxiety, help!, hope, light a candle, nap, naps, perspective, trust, trust the process | 10 Comments

Silence (the sound of)

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Pam Lazos

Silence (the sound of) Years ago I read an article in the Utne Reader, called In Search of Silence, about Gordon Hempton who created One Square Inch, a project dedicated to identifying and preserving places in the Hoh Rainforest of … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth Day, man-made sounds, Olympic National Park, Uncategorized | Tagged #AtoZ, #atozchallenge, conserve hearing, Earth Day, happy earth day, hearing conservation, in search of silence, man-made sounds, Noise Pollution, Olympic National Park, One Square Inch, Silence, silent city, the sound of silence, Utne Reader | 31 Comments

P3

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Pam Lazos

P3 The Ancient Romans knew that if all roads were eventually going to lead to Rome that they were going to need a little outside help in making it happen. Creating or redesigning large public works systems is no easy, … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, public private partnerships, public works, ROI, Uncategorized, water, water conservation, water security | Tagged #AtoZ, #atozchallenge, Ancient Romans, bioswales, blog, blogging, collaboration, Costco, Culver City, macro projects, micro projects, problem-solving, public private partnerships, public works, rain gardens, return on investment, ROI, water conservation, water security | 9 Comments

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

Posted in writers, writing | Tagged #AtoZ, #atozchallenge, Blessed, blog, blogging, Needs, Wants, writing | 24 Comments

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 →

Posted in blog, blog challenge, Uncategorized | Tagged #AtoZ, #atozchallenge, blog, blogging, Great Pacific garbage patch, health, mushrooms, Pestalotiopsis Microspora, plastics, waste, waste stream | 32 Comments

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 →

Posted in carbon dioxide, climate change, limnic, Uncategorized | Tagged #AtoZ, #atozchallenge, Cameroon, carbon dioxide, climate change, climate-challenged world, Lake Manoun, Lake Nyos, lakes, limic eruptions, mass extinction, West Africa, Yellowstone National Park | 16 Comments

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 →