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 Stories About: advice AND Ask Umbra AND green living AND religion and spirituality
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Senior Moments
On class gifts, again |
Umbra Fisk |
09 May 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, My class also wants to give a greener gift when we graduate in 2008. We are starting to plan, and though your suggestion of solar power is awesome and very true, that will not be possible at my Seventh-Day Adventist school. We did not receive permission to do anything like that. Is there anything else that we might do to inspire our campus to become green? Heather Pfeifle Berrien Springs, Mich. Dearest Heather, I'm torn ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, education, green living, religion and spirituality (all these topics) |
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At Bat
On eco-tips in event programs |
Umbra Fisk |
11 Dec 2006 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, My bat mitzvah is coming up, and at my synagogue, we give out programs. This year, in my program, I would like to include some tips to lead a more eco-friendly life (when to turn off lights, etc.). Will you please help me with these ideas? Talia Minnetonka, Minn. Dearest Talia, Mazel tov! You probably have seen some Top Ten lists of best actions for the environment, and if you haven't, take a look at my Top Ten review an ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, religion and spirituality (all these topics) |
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O, Say, Can You Tree?
On Christmas trees |
Umbra Fisk |
08 Dec 2004 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, Please settle our office dispute. Which is better for the environment: real or fake Christmas trees? Some believe that cutting down juvenile trees, displaying them for two weeks, then throwing them in the garbage is destructive, wasteful, and highly unfriendly to the environment. Others say that the Christmas-tree business keeps land that would otherwise be developed in trees, if only for a short while. Besides, fake ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, religion and spirituality (all these topics) |
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Wick-ed Witches
On candles |
Umbra Fisk |
31 Oct 2002 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, Recently, nature-conscious religions such as Paganism and Wicca are getting a lot of attention. This is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, such religions inspire love for the environment and have spawned many eco-nuts (myself included, I admit). However, although most of the common practices seem to be eco-friendly enough, I'm concerned about some of the incense and candles being burned. I've heard a lot of nasty rumors about these ... |
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| Topics: advice, air pollution, Ask Umbra, green living, religion and spirituality, toxics (all these topics) |
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