Earth Care Archives - Poetic Earth Month

How to Sign Up for Earth Month Ecochallenge!

2023-04-02 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Earth Care, Earth Day Ideas, Education, Impact

On Poetic Earth Month, we sometimes get inspired in April to celebrate by participating in writing challenges like the 30 Days 30 Poems challenge & poetry on the menu. Sometimes, we also like to join ecochallenge! The thing is, despite being both fun and worth doing, signing up on the ecochallenge website is far more […]

20 Great Environment Quotes to Love

2022-07-28 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Articles, Books, Earth Care, Poems, Top 4 Featured, Transcendence, Wonder

You can find all of these great environment quotes in context in Earth Song: A Nature Poems Experience. Or you can enjoy them right here.

3 Ways to Use The Carbon Almanac (And Who Should Avoid It)

2022-07-18 By L.L. Barkat Filed Under: Articles, Books, Climate, Earth Care

Here are 3 ways to use The Carbon Almanac—based on who you are and how you want to help put carbon in its good place.

Why “Zero Waste” is a Misnomer (And Why It Matters)

2022-07-09 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Articles, Earth Care, Plastic, Waste

Is zero waste practical? Yes & no. Focusing too much on the details of “0” in the zero-waste equation draws attention away from what matters.

Show Me the Greenery—Sustainability Podcast

2022-07-09 By Sonia Barkat Filed Under: Articles, Business, Colleges, Earth Care, Getting Started, Waste, Young Voices

The Show Me the Greenery podcast was a limited edition podcast exploring how young people feel about workplaces and other settings that do (or do not) show ecological concern.

Beaches in Bottles: The Natural World of Tiffani Rushford

2021-04-23 By Sonia Barkat Filed Under: Articles, Birds, Earth Care, Education, Sea, Wonder, Young Voices

From dreams of Belize to birding on Long Island beaches, from Costa Rica to Sweetbriar Nature Center, Tiffani Rushford inspires!

Green Publishers List

2021-01-25 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Articles, Books, Climate, Earth Care, Ecopoetics, Education, Hope, Impact, In Our Lives, Nature Stories, Technology, What Can We Do

Explore the Green Publishers list! These companies focus on books on our environment & / or pursue sustainable practices in their companies.

Direct Action to Address Climate Breakdown

2021-01-13 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Articles, Cities, Climate, Earth Care, Earth Day Ideas, Education, Getting Started, Impact, In Our Lives, Personal Change, Simple Ideas, Technology, What Can We Do

If you’re worried, and wondering if you can take any direct action to address climate breakdown, it can help to think of what areas need work and what areas you’re more able to focus on.

How to Talk About Climate Breakdown

2021-01-13 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Articles, Climate, Earth Care, Education, Hope, Impact, Personal Change, Wisdom

Everyone knows how discussions about climate can frequently degenerate. Here are tips on how to successfully talk about climate breakdown.

What Is Climate Breakdown?

2021-01-12 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Agriculture, Articles, Climate, Earth Care, Education, Getting Started, Home, Hope, Impact, In Our Lives, Personal Change, What Can We Do

Climate breakdown is the most recent term for global warming (the temperature of the earth rising) and climate change (climate’s unprecedented change).