With all the media hype about the bedbug resurgence and the big “icky” and “shameful” factors, it is easy to understand why people panic and use pesticides in an attempt to wipe out the little blood suckers. But bed bugs are becoming resistant to poisons, and the cure may be worse than the problem. That’s [...]
The Sustainability Circle will gather on Saturday, Nov. 20, at 6:30 pm at the home of Janet Hubbard. All are welcome. We will begin with a vegetarian potluck dinner. Possible agenda items include a follow-up discussion of the climate change presentation at the October meeting, possible improvements to the outside compost bin, allocation of excess [...]
The combined global land and ocean-surface temperature made this July the second warmest on record, behind 1998, and the warmest averaged January–July on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Aug. 13: www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100813_globalstats.html. The New York Times reported on Aug. 14 that if the earth were not warming, random variations in the weather should [...]
Many of us have little space for a garden. Tomatoes are a favorite and can be a good producer in a small area. if you tried tomatoes for the first time last year, you might think you have a black thumb. The tomato crop all over the northeast died very early and only gardens in [...]
The next Sustainability meeting will be on Saturday, May 15 at Janet hubbard’s home. The meeting will start at 6:00 pm when Colin Campbell will follow-up on his earlier worm composting talk by showing us the finished product, which we will use on Janet’s garden. We will prepare and plant Janet’s garden and al will [...]
The next Sustainability Circle sale of used books and other media will be held after the Sunday, May 16 service in the Crossings Room. There is only one service on May 16, at 10 am. Donations are welcome, although because this is the last sale of the year, small and moderate size donations would be [...]
A dog may be man’s best friend, but more of us with pets have a cat in the house. That poses an eco-dilemma where the litter box is concerned. Common clay-based clumping cat litter isn’t biodegradable, is often strip-mined, and contains silica dust, a carcinogen when its dust is inhaled. We do have a more [...]
In March, we received notification that UUCWC’s application as a Green sanctuary was accepted and approved by the Unitarian Universalist Association. UUCWC began to focus on the Green Sanctuary designation goal four years ago under the leadership of Margaret Walker and Philo Elmer. Plans are being made now for an official recognition ceremony during both [...]
What can you do as an individual to impact the state of our environment? There are so many things that can be done to link environmental improvement to social improvement. Activist and dynamic speaker, Van Jones, former aid to President Obama, founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and the UUA 2008 Ware Lecture [...]
All Sustainability and Green Sanctuary friends are invited to join us for a vegetarian potluck and organizational meeting. Our discussion will include an update on our Green Sanctuary status, and what our future direction(s) should be. Colin Campbell has also agreed to give a talk on indoor worm composting. All are welcome to come and [...]
