Becky Blab

I’ve been helping WiserEarth with some blog posts as they are in their annual fundraising period. I have discovered lots of interesting work that their members are doing all around the world. It’s been quite inspiring for me! Please check out the posts below. Permaculture flourishing in the Amazon: “I saw poverty all my life” Carla tells [...]

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Here’s an excerpt, read the full post on Green Films on the WiserEarth blog. Moving back to the US after nearly five years in India, I was very much aware that my carbon footprint was about to increase substantially. Every time I visited, I’d gasp in horror at the packaging waste, the lights left on [...]

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        In pure immigrant fashion, last weekend we moved from one sub-let apartment in Astoria, New York, to another, bigger one via pushcart. The big dent in the plan was Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene, who had yet to rear her not-so-ugly head and the preparations were on in full force throughout the paranoid [...]

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I was sitting at the desk when I felt the earthquake; my chair was rocking slightly. Even though I knew distinctly that I felt something, and instinctively thought it was an earthquake, I tried tricking myself into thinking it was just a truck outside making the building vibrate. I got up to look out the window, [...]

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Much to my surprise, I’m slowly discovering how to live sustainably in New York. When we left India, I was well aware that we were leaving more than just a place, but a certain lifestyle and mentality. Sure, its slow pace would frustrate me on many occasions–even cows have right of way!–but it’s something I [...]

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