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Love the Music, Taylor Swift. But Please Park That Private Jet.

Love the Music, Taylor Swift. But Please Park That Private Jet.

| Feb 14, 2024 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedI spent a decade, like many parents, chauffeuring pre-teen and teenage girls around to a Taylor Swift soundtrack. I learned every Swift song as it was released and sang along to the chorus in the car. I even went to one of her first stadium concerts with my young...
To Clear the Air, Cut Military Spending

To Clear the Air, Cut Military Spending

| Jun 28, 2023 | Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedNot long ago, I couldn’t step outside my home without pulling on my KN95 mask.  As smoke from wildfires in Canada sweeps in waves across the U.S., tens of millions of Americans from the East Coast to the Midwest find themselves living under severe air quality...
Three Hopeful Stories of Environmental Activism

Three Hopeful Stories of Environmental Activism

| Feb 9, 2022 | Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedWhen you work on climate, the news can often feel like one step forward, two steps back. But lately, ordinary people have been winning big victories to protect their communities — and our planet. Last November, for example, President Biden announced at the UN climate...
Don’t Blame Benefits for Inflation — Blame the Global Economy

Don’t Blame Benefits for Inflation — Blame the Global Economy

| Dec 15, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedHeadlines are screaming that inflation is here to stay. U.S. consumer prices have risen by an average of 6.2 percent in the past year, the sharpest increase since 1991. Although Americans are supposedly — in the words of the New York Times — “flush with cash and...
The Planet Is Not a Dumping Ground

The Planet Is Not a Dumping Ground

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedIn a world that’s clogged and choking with a massive overdose of plastic trash, you’ll be heartened to learn that governments and industries are teaming up to respond forcefully to this planetary crisis. Unfortunately, their response has been to engage in a global...
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