Lily :)
lilyf.bsky.social
Lily :)
@lilyf.bsky.social
Learning and sharing about foraging and how it could save the earth
In my op-ed, I discuss invasivorism- the practice of eating invasive species. Is this a long term solution? Would it work?
Find out!
blogs.wellesley.edu/es39901/2024...
#ES399
December 15, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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Are our clothes physically harming?

That's the question Alden Wicker asked in her award winning book "To Dye For"

Read my review of it here: blogs.wellesley.edu/es39901/2024...

#ES399
November 14, 2024 at 11:42 PM
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Why do we need to transit to renewable energy as soon as possible? Find the answers in Shalanda Baker’s book Revolutionary Power: An Activist's Guide to the Energy Transition!
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#ES399 #renewableenergy #revolutionarypower
November 14, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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How can I tell the difference between greenwashing and ecotourism? If you want a book recommendation read my book review of Martha Honey's book: Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise?
#Ecotourism
#bookreview
#book
#ES399
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November 14, 2024 at 2:41 AM
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11 years after the publication of "Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism," Elizabeth Becker speaks about the changes she sees within the industry:

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#ES399 #Tourism
November 21, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Foodies are sometimes controversial, but generally harmless. Right? When I interviewed forager Russ Cohen, I found out that wasn't the case.
#ES399

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November 19, 2024 at 5:09 AM
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What's up with all this degrowth talk? Find out in one of this week's ES399 explainers:

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#es399 #sustainability #degrowth #economy #zerowaste
October 24, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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"WE ACT was the first NYC environmental movement to be run by people of color, differing from the white environmentalist movements mainstream media had publicized since 1960."

Check out my recent post on the amazing organization, WeAct, below! #ES399

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Environmental Synthesis & Communication | Explainer: Environmental Activism in New York and the Movements leading the fight against Climate Change
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October 17, 2024 at 8:27 PM
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"By uplifting the voices of those directly affected and underrepresented, a new future for environmental justice... is bound to blossom"

Just posted an article about the recent NYC Mayor's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice report. Read it below! #ES399

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Environmental Synthesis & Communication | The New York City Climate Crisis: How Communities are Put at Risk
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October 17, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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Tourism is an industry that spans the entire globe, but it didn't start that way.

Curious to know more and need a book recommendation for the holidays? Check out the link below!
blogs.wellesley.edu/es39901/2024...

#ES399 #Tourism
November 7, 2024 at 5:29 PM
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Recently, more countries are implementing taxes on tourists to deal with overcrowding and its impacts.

To better prepare for your next trip, read more here! blogs.wellesley.edu/es39901/2024...

#ES399 #TouristTaxes #Tourism
November 7, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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The average farmer is 58. How do we find replacements for them when they retire? The Midwest might just have the answer.

#es399

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Environmental Synthesis & Communication | How is the Midwest Cultivating a New Generation of Farmers?
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November 3, 2024 at 2:36 AM
What in the world is a pawpaw? Andrew Moore explains in Pawpaw: In Search of America's Forgotten Fruit. In my review, I explore the book and what it does

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November 5, 2024 at 6:24 PM
What in the world is a pawpaw? Andrew Moore explains in Pawpaw: In Search of America's Forgotten Fruit. In my review, I explore the book and what it does

blogs.wellesley.edu/es39901/2024...
November 5, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Foraging influencers are suddenly popping up in the main stream - who are they? What do they do? I explain all of this and more below! #ES399

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October 20, 2024 at 9:10 PM
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Is a $78 long sleeve from Reformation worth the cost?

If we're looking at environmental cost, I think it does!

Find out more about what slow fashion brands are doing to make the industry more sustainable here:
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October 17, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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Want to help the soil, your local farmers, AND fish in the Gulf of Mexico? Consider regenerative agriculture!
feat. one of my favorite places in the world, Birdsfoot Farm 😍
Read more at:
blogs.wellesley.edu/es39901/2024...
#es399 #sustainability #regenag
October 13, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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What do casserole, fuel, and livestock feed have in common?

Click the link below to find out...
#ES399

#corn
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September 26, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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Have you ever wished you were more convincing? That more people would listen to you? Don't worry, you're not alone- so do cover crop advocates...

Click the link to learn more!
#ES399

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Environmental Synthesis & Communication | How Social Attitudes Affect Cover Crop Implementation in the Midwest
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October 11, 2024 at 3:46 AM
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400 million meals were wasted every day in 2022!
Unfortunately, hotels and travelers are part of the problem.

Want to learn more? Head to the link below:
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#ES399 #foodwaste
October 10, 2024 at 5:58 PM
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Are you interested in Lake Turkana Wind Power Station?
Do you want to know more about climate finance in Africa? Check this out!

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#ES399 #climatefinance #renewableenergy
October 3, 2024 at 3:01 AM
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Every seen a milky river? Well in the Northwestern Himalayas, as rising tourist destination has emerged. The Gujars of Doodhpathri have shared their perspectives on tourism's impact on their lives:
Click below to learn more:
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#Doodhpathri
#India

#Pakistan
#ES399
October 3, 2024 at 4:28 PM
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"Blow up your TV. Throw away your papers. Go to the country. Build you a home."

John Prine in 1971 gave a prescription for what ails you. But it might be a tad more complicated...

#ES399 #intentionalcommunities #backtotheland
Read more at: blogs.wellesley.edu/es39901/2024...
September 26, 2024 at 7:58 PM
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Thinking of travelling to Hawaii?
"Some Hawaiian Natives have even begged tourists to stop coming."
Want to learn more about tourism's impact indigenous people?
Follow my account to explore
#ES399
#Indigenous
#Tourism
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September 26, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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"...the reality is that this type of activism is still alive. It continues to power movements..."

If you're interested in hearing about the impact of environmental movements in NYC past and present, check out my blog post for #ES399!

blogs.wellesley.edu/es39901/2024...
September 26, 2024 at 7:18 PM