Saturday Tweets: A Solar Powered Blog, Caravansaries, Moths and Michaelmas

...o bridge that gaping interdisciplinary chasm? Methinks there needs to be a book like "Climate Change for Artists." https://t.co/xL8j4etD43 — Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) September 29, 2018 Delighted to be showing Sub Rosa @horsehospital in their 25th Year! https://t.co/TP4LWtbk5U — cathy ward (@wardsister) September 26, 2018 Let's be clear: our cities are going broke because we make *no* plans for how we'll afford the basic maintenance our...

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126 The Wild Yards Project with David Newsom

...Begins at Home.” During the conversation David mentions: Douglas Tallamy’s book Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants and his talk. Film that features David’s backyard Wild Yards Project on Instagram Lisa Novick interview Essay on the Wild Yards Project website, “A Meadow Grows in West Gloucester“ Wild Yards Map Wild Yards Project newsletter (at bottom of page) Native plants for realtors The Gottlieb Native Garden:...

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Saturday Tweets: Rocket Emissions, Tarkovsky and Borges Quoting Furby

...oking for gifts for climate-anxious friends and family, please consider my book. It inspires and empowers many who read it. Which is way better than anxiety, for us and for 🌍 Local bookstore is best, but here's a convenient link w reviews:https://t.co/LhmCbzTHGC — Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) December 8, 2018 $30 plug-and-play kit converts a Bird scooter into a "personal scooter" https://t.co/1S7yFLKjay — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 8,...

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Who Would You Like to Hear on the Podcast?

...ss If I had to assign a letter grade for my ability to email, schedule and book guests for the podcast I’d have give myself a big “F.” Which is why, dear readers and listeners, you have not had a Root Simple podcast in a few months. I’m hoping to have some more time to address this problem which is why I’m asking for your input. Who would you like me to have on the podcast? What subjects would you like me to tackle? Would you like to be on the pod...

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A Great New Resource for Preserving Your Analog and Digital Memories

...t Migration Home Movie Project that, if you are African-American, will digitize and preserve your family’s home movies and audio tapes for free. If you’re in Los Angeles you really should check out the new Octavia Lab at the Central Library. Library card holders can book a 2 hour session once per week. Jump on this opportunity early as I suspect it’s going to be popular. If you’re not near one of the cities with a memory lab, I’d suggest having a...

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