“Think Globally – Act Locally”
This is the motto adopted by many Green Teams in FAWCO Clubs around the world. It all comes down to what we can do to reduce the negative impact of global warming in our area. We want to leave a better, safer, healthier world for our children,
I was asked a curious question the other day: “How frequently do you read about THE ENVIRONMENT – often, rarely, never?” (the capital letters are mine because I heard the question as if it had been TWEETED).
I must admit, I was stumped. I “hear” about the environment constantly, because it...
Janus, the Roman god of transitions, is often depicted as having two faces, symbolizing an ability to look both backwards into the past year’s accomplishments and forward into unannounced adventures yet to come. The Environment Team looks back with pride at the range of topics covered this past year in...
The clock keeps ticking, and the weeks and months fly by until it is time to start thinking once again about planning for the holiday season ahead. Some people have opted out of gift-giving and let us know this quite clearly, others not; but it is wise to remember that...
Although he’s lived almost eight decades several states away from his native one-horse farming community where he was born, my Dad is a self-described “farm boy.” My Mom was a city girl whose closest contact with the garden was to cut my Dad’s wildly abundant roses for a floral arrangement. In high school, I...
Manufacturers would like us to think that recycling is the answer to our waste problem: buy, use, recycle – easy – 
our consciences are clear. But is it? And are they? Humankind (7.6 billion people) produces 2 billion tonnes* of waste per year and of that, perhaps 20 percent is recycled. It is estimated that the US produces...