Green New Deal article & journal

2019 was the year of the Green New Deal for me. One of the greatest opportunities this country has had in a long time to create large-scale structural changes commensurate with the scope of climate change and a range of other environmental and social issues....

The Real Dirt published in Sustain

My original TNOC article The Real Dirt on Urban Compost got republished in the Spring/Summer 2017 Zero Waste issue of Sustain, the Kentucky Institute for the Environment and Sustainable Development’s journal of environmental and sustainability issues. My article...

The Nature of Cities Roundtable on Urban Greening

I just posted a piece called Developing Better Urban Habits that was first published as part of last month’s Global Roundtable at The Nature of Cities on how to make urban nature and its value more visible to people. Check out the rich and diverse tapestry of...

Article about Medellin in Yes Magazine

I’m really psyched with the job YES! Magazine has done with my feature article about Medellín, Colombia in their current Winter 2015 cities issue. It’s online now, but if you can, please pick up a copy at your local news stand or bookstore (if you still...

some hopeful news

If you care about the environment, it’s easy to get frustrated these days. No matter how hard you try to be part of the solution — from personal choices like growing your own food or ditching your car, to signing petitions, becoming involved in community projects, or...