I'm so proud of my hometown! National Geographic Traveler (yes, I DID read it cover to cover today - no, I will not link EVERY article) has a glowing article about the Windy City and her valiant efforts to keep it green. Boasting rooftop gardens (over four million square feet of them), sustainable farming and [...]
Tag: my family thinks i’m a hippie
Well kids, when I climbed Kilimanjaro there was still a glacier at the top.
I hope that's a sentence I never have to utter. When I saw James Balog on Tuesday (see post below) he predicted this whole volcano in Iceland thing and theorized that it's all a result of climate change and the rapid melting of glaciers. It's just had me thinking a lot about all of this [...]
National Geographic Live with James Balog
Just heard Balog speak about the Extreme Ice Survey and found it all very compelling. I hate how climate change is a political issue - it's counterproductive. Urgh (frustrated sigh.) Go plant a tree.
Jenn Winter 