by jenmueller | Sep 4, 2012 | Green, Interwebs, Make a Difference Monday, Melty aka. Global Warming, Washington DC, Weather, Work-Personal
cool bike rack in Washington DC ©Jen Mueller Bicycle Infographic Links Health and Environment For Americans nearing the end of one of the hottest summers on record, the idea of commuting across town on a bicycle might seem a little crazy, but it’s actually the perfect...
by jenmueller | Nov 7, 2011 | Green, Interwebs, Make a Difference Monday, Melty aka. Global Warming, World
Found myself writing about chemicals out of place. Recently on Care2: My Water’s On Fire Tonight [Video] Recent reports reveal that hydraulic fracturing, a form of natural gas drilling that involves injecting toxin-laden water deep underground, may have been...
by jenmueller | Jul 9, 2011 | Green, Melty aka. Global Warming, World
Virginia Anglers Catch 143-pound Monster Catfish News outlets are calling the 143-pound blue catfish hooked by sport fishermen in Virginia a monster of our own making. The fish caught by Richard Nicholas “Nick” Anderson and his father and brother in John H. Kerr...
by jenmueller | Jun 18, 2011 | Green, Interwebs, Melty aka. Global Warming, Weather, World
Don't Make Connections Between Extreme Weather Events (VIDEO) . . . because that might might lead you to conclude that global warming is already happening, warns Bill McKibben in a Washington Post oped. In the wake of the devastating tornado's in Joplin, MO,...
by jenmueller | Oct 15, 2010 | Melty aka. Global Warming, World
More the 5000 bloggers are writing about water today for Blog Action Day. Why? Because unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80 percent of diseases and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. A colleague recently pointed me...
by jenmueller | Sep 14, 2009 | DC Mindful Mom, Green, Green Moms Carnival, Melty aka. Global Warming, World
“Wow, and I thought my life was complicated,” lamented Mac as we followed Maya off to see the rabbit hutches at Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm one afternoon this past August. We had just sat through a little presentation by one of the farm staff on...