In the face of acid rain, eco-deterioration in the 1970s prompted significant societal change by the 1990s through cap-and-trade and cleaner fuels. This narrative parallels other movements, like same-sex marriage and smoking reduction, emphasizing the power of grassroots mobilization, changing norms, and diverse coalitions to inspire lasting transformations for a sustainable future.
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The Three-Day Effect: An Easter Experiment in Disconnection
They call it the three-day effect—a kind of cognitive and emotional reset that happens after about 72 hours immersed in nature. A 2012 study by neuroscientist David Strayer
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Minimilism – Film Review
We watched Minimalism together recently. I wasn’t sure how the kids would respond to a documentary mostly featuring adults talking about their feelings and their stuff. But surprisingly,
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Free to Learn – Why a year out of school might be the best thing we could do for our kids.
“Children come into the world burning to learn. What extinguishes that flame is often school.”— Peter Gray, Free to Learn At Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts, there are
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USB Controller Repair
When Adam’s game controller cable broke, we didn’t toss it—we repaired it. Or we tried to repair it… In a world where e-waste is piling up, even small
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Book Review: Less is More
Living Better by Doing Less Imagine a world where neighbourhoods hum with shared tools and laughter instead of traffic. Where food grows in backyards and balconies. Where work
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Sapiens, Simplicity, and the Surprising Science of Joy
What Yuval Noah Harari’s bestseller taught me about living more with less. When I first read Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, I expected a sweeping history of humankind