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Haverim,The fifth weekly message follows. Join your community this Sunday, give yourself a break outdoors, and honor the critters that swim and fly with CBH's Lag B'Omer get-together at Sweetwater Creek State Park (see below). As before, if this message is arriving without active links, just go to http://ecoomer.wetpaint.com and click on "Fifth Day." Thanks for your interest.
Try this: Check for hazardous chemicals at home and plan proper disposal. Reduce use of fertilizers and pesticides (less lawn?). Buy organic produce. More…
Why: The swarming creatures of air and sea and “great sea monsters” (whales?) have long been objects of awe. In the 1960’s, shocked readers of Silent Spring learned that pesticides travel along the food chain to endanger birds worldwide. Humans now produce thousands of pollutants that nature is unable to break down. Residues appear far from their source in Arctic marine mammals including whales, and marine “dead zones” spread from the mouths of rivers. Most pollution is “non point-source,” meaning it comes from the little actions of millions of us. There is no “away” to throw pollutants. Ultimately, write the authors of Cradle to Cradle, all materials must be designed to remain in a closed loop of reuse, or to be biodegradable. More…
Outing: Sweetwater Creek State Park: On Sunday, May 6, leave from CCUCC by carpool at 1:30 for a 2:30 ranger-led hike along the stream to the Civil War-era ruins and 5:00 potluck picnic. More...
How to Count the Omer
Omer Li'chvod Haaretz/Project New Leaves Home
To honor the fifth day of creation, we pledge to
Act with awareness of life downstream.
Act with awareness of life downstream.
Try this: Check for hazardous chemicals at home and plan proper disposal. Reduce use of fertilizers and pesticides (less lawn?). Buy organic produce. More…
Why: The swarming creatures of air and sea and “great sea monsters” (whales?) have long been objects of awe. In the 1960’s, shocked readers of Silent Spring learned that pesticides travel along the food chain to endanger birds worldwide. Humans now produce thousands of pollutants that nature is unable to break down. Residues appear far from their source in Arctic marine mammals including whales, and marine “dead zones” spread from the mouths of rivers. Most pollution is “non point-source,” meaning it comes from the little actions of millions of us. There is no “away” to throw pollutants. Ultimately, write the authors of Cradle to Cradle, all materials must be designed to remain in a closed loop of reuse, or to be biodegradable. More…
Outing: Sweetwater Creek State Park: On Sunday, May 6, leave from CCUCC by carpool at 1:30 for a 2:30 ranger-led hike along the stream to the Civil War-era ruins and 5:00 potluck picnic. More...
How to Count the Omer
Omer Li'chvod Haaretz/Project New Leaves Home
