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Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts
Monday, February 1, 2016

Thinking About Flint: No Words, A Guest Post

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I've been thinking about the Flint water situation for a while. Actually I wrote about the importance of investigative journalism and it...
Monday, October 12, 2015

Lesson Learned? Pb, H2O, EAA & Investigative Reporting

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Have you been reading about the scandal with lead [Pb] in the drinking water [H 2 O] in Flint?  Maybe you have been wondering who is resp...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Louisiana Lesson #3: Invasive Species

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One of the things we did in New Orleans was to go on a kayak trip. But first, we had to learn about the devastation of the Louisiana wetland...
Saturday, June 22, 2013

The Challenges of Environmental Education in the 21st Century

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Thirteen years ago, as I prepared to leave the Ecology Center, where I was an environmental educator, I wrote this piece for the Ecology Cen...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Externalizing Transportation Costs: Yes, We Pay

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Today, the Ann Arbor Chronicle has a piece by David Erik Nelson, In It For The Money: School Transportation . In it, he points out that   ...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

"You showed me my first wildflower"

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Bill Browning in action At tonight's AAPS board meeting, Dave Szczygiel and Nancy Stone presented an award and thank you to Bill Bro...
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Friday, September 23, 2011

Shopping this weekend?

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Perhaps you need some winter clothes for the changing seasons? This is a great opportunity to support the Ann Arbor schools as well as prac...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Pass this jobs bill and...

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. . . hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged young people will have the hope and dignity of a summer job next year.   (President Obama...
Thursday, December 16, 2010

Happy News

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Before break, some happy news. Congratulations to Adams Elementary in Ypsilanti for making Adequate Yearly Progress two years in a row. I...
Thursday, December 2, 2010

Thurston Pond, Millers Creek

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Because I promised myself that I would try to keep this blog positive (and to balance my next post, which will be critical), I thought I wou...
Tuesday, October 12, 2010

MICHIGAN: Granholm vetoes legislative spending plan for federal education dollars (2010-10-12)

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MICHIGAN: Granholm vetoes legislative spending plan for federal education dollars (2010-10-12)  Why don't we plan well? Who loses? Kid...
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Friday, October 1, 2010

Looking Good

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Tappan Garden Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.0
Sunday, May 2, 2010

The Bike Angel

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It's not too late to sign up for the Commuter Challenge . If your school or office hasn't done it yet, that's okay, there is s...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010

31/31

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In my last post, I wrote about 30/30 in April . In May, we have 31/31. At least, that is what I'm calling the Commuter Challenge, becau...
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Looking for Best Practice Models: Michigan Parks Planning

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It shouldn't surprise anyone that our state parks are facing many of the same challenges as our state schools--limited funding, concerns...
Monday, September 7, 2009

School Starts: Odds and Ends

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1. Have you been to the Thurston Nature Center ? Thurston School in Ann Arbor has a new rain garden--worth checking out. It was worked on by...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Bike, Bus, Walk to School--Curb Your Car!

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Teachers, Aides, Administrators, Parents, and yes--kids--It's Curb Your Car Month! Time for the Commuter Challenge . I see a lot of teac...