Benefits of Green Roofing
As cities continue to grow and expand, urban environments are becoming more common. However, with these developments, come a multitude...
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PLANET HEALTH
Rob Herring
- Jan 21
- 3 min
A 'Paperless' Society
While we are on the fast track to becoming a “paperless” society in some ways, our consumption of paper is still considered an...
Marise May
- Jan 13
- 3 min
Sri Lanka Famine - What Happened?
By Marise May Co-founder, VP of Marketing at Cha's Organics I have been noticing an unfortunate trend among influencers, authors and...
Riley Jackson
- May 26, 2022
- 3 min
What Is Sustainable Urban Planning?
Image credit: Unsplash Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/IfmqOuOkaOA It can be difficult to make environmentally conscious decisions...
Lacie Martin
- May 6, 2022
- 3 min
5 Small Steps for Eco-Anxiety
5 Small Things You Can Do Every Day to Help the Environment (and Relieve Your Eco-Anxiety) It's no secret that the world is in trouble....
Rob Herring
- Oct 7, 2021
- 1 min
Climate Crisis as a Spiritual Path
In this video Joanna Macy speaks beautifully about how to live with inner peace, even while being aware of some of the unprecedented –...
Rob Herring
- Aug 4, 2021
- 3 min
Are Weeds Really 'Bad'?
Weeding in your garden? Maybe you shouldn't. Contrary to our decades-long battle against weeds, such as in lawns and in gardens (and...
Rob Herring
- May 10, 2021
- 2 min
Should we let the Amazon burn?
Did you know that, according to the World Health Organization, 80% of the globe still relies on herbal medicine as their primary form of...
Rob Herring
- Apr 15, 2021
- 1 min
Music Video - Bee's Knees
Years ago, I started blending my passion for music with my work as an environmental activist. I wanted to create new tools for people to...
Rob Herring
- Apr 11, 2021
- 3 min
Sustainable Clothing and Materials
What we eat, how we travel, and even what we wear can have an impact on the planet. That’s because our health is inextricably tied to the...
Rob Herring
- Mar 12, 2021
- 3 min
Best Energy Saving Light Options
One of the best places we can make a difference? Right in our own homes: especially for the well-being of the environment, the health of...
Rob Herring
- Mar 4, 2021
- 2 min
The Fib of Plastics Recycling
Reducing, reusing, and recycling are all great ways any consumer can show care for Mother Earth. Without these, too many of our man-made...
Rob Herring
- Feb 17, 2021
- 1 min
Pursuing the Monarchs: free film
A few years ago, I was attending a film festival in Northern California to present The Need To GROW. While I was there, I saw several...
Rob Herring
- Feb 12, 2021
- 3 min
What's Graywater?
Graywater is great for the planet. If you’ve ever looked into sustainable or DIY construction of a home, buying a sustainable home, or...
Rob Herring
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2 min
Protecting Pollinators
The idea of growing your own food is getting lots of attention these days, and for many reasons. Tons of people want to do it— to feed...
Rob Herring
- Jan 14, 2021
- 3 min
Department of Agriculture
Do you believe in buying and sourcing local? How about eating healthy? Organic? How about making sure it’s grown in a way that heals the...
Rob Herring
- Jan 8, 2021
- 2 min
Can Compost Heal the World?
So...What’s all the buzz about composting? Maybe you’ve never done it before— or maybe you just separate your fresh scraps out for...
Rob Herring
- Jan 4, 2021
- 3 min
Reef-er Madness
If I had to pick one natural ecosystem on the planet taking environmental degradation the hardest… …it would likely be coral reefs. ...
Rob Herring
- Jan 13, 2020
- 2 min
Out of control
For the next 7 days (from Jan 13th - Jan 19th), 100% of proceeds from online sales of The Need To GROW will be donated to support...
Ryan Wirick
- Jan 12, 2020
- 2 min
A Life-Based Economy
There's a major disconnect between so many of our human-made systems and the limitations of the biosphere's ability to sustain those...
Rob Herring
- Dec 19, 2019
- 3 min
Seed Extinction?
It's estimated as much as 93% of all agricultural seeds are now extinct. It almost doesn't seem real. How could so much of our...
Rob Herring
- Dec 16, 2019
- 2 min
The World Is Alive
My co-director Ryan Wirick sent me a video this weekend that I felt compelled to share. It's a short clip featuring Charles Eisenstein....
Ryan Wirick
- Nov 22, 2019
- 2 min
Wake Up Before It's Too Late
“What if scarcity of food is a social construct? What if the current food paradigm is an unsustainable progress trap destined to fail...
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