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Time to Riot!
Posted by Sharon Astyk on August 1, 2011 The Riot for Austerity came about this way. In 2007, after the release of the IPCC report, and a number of books drawing attention to climate change, a friend of mine and I were discussing our frustration that no political organization was considering any kind of emissions cuts that even resembled those necessary to limit…
Timing Fall Crops
Posted by Sharon Astyk on July 22, 2011 It is hard as heck to imagine that one of these days, I’ll be longing for a hot day again, and for the fresh food that accompanies it, but it always happens. It is also hard, deep in the dog days, to realize that right now is when you have to start thinking about your…
Surviving the Heat when the Power or the A/C is Out
Posted by Sharon Astyk on July 21, 2011 As most of the country slowly roasts in one of the worst heat waves so far, I thought it was worth reminding people that one can stay safe in the heat, even without air conditioning. This is important now for the millions of people who don’t own air conditioners, who don’t want the environmental impact…
The Water Fountain
Posted by Sharon Astyk on September 30, 2010 Like everyone in the rich world, I carry bottles of water with me everywhere I go. Were someone from the past to spot me, they’d be stunned by the sight of all the people, clearly headed on long treks into the uninhabited jungle, carrying water lest they die of dehydration. Because, after all, in historical…
The Anti-Consumerist Gift Files: The Gift for the One Who Has Everything…Except Water During a Storm
Posted by Sharon Astyk on December 21, 2009 Ok, Christmas is getting close, so is Kwanzaa and you are already late with your Chanukah presents. You’ve got one more present to buy, and it is for someone really tough. Something wonderful. Or something they don’t have – which might be a challenge. What should you get them? How about a manual well pump?…
The Anti-Consumerist Gift Files: Righteous Giving
Posted by Sharon Astyk on December 17, 2009 The second night of Chanukah, my sons got clothes from their great aunt, which they received politely but unenthusiastically. As we were heading to bed that night, after a late night at our synagogue’s annual Chanukah party, six year old Isaiah asked me “Mommy, will tomorrow night be another clothes present night?” When I told…