Complete Contributions – Earth911

My educational background is in environmental science, and I worked for an environmental agency for many years before freelancing. Writing for Earth911.com was my re-entry into writing about the environment. 

2024

A Day for Zero Waste

Can You Meet the 60×40 Plastic Reduction Target?

Killer Beauty: The Hidden Dangers of Personal Care Products

Taking the Train for Sustainable Travel

Hurricanes 101

Going, Going, Gone: Endangered Species Lost in 2023

Home Buying Risks From Climate Change

December 2023

Airlines Are Hiding More Than Fees

Making Sustainable Travel More Affordable

November 2023

Add Seaweed For a More Sustainable Diet

Extreme Weather Summer Scorecard – How Did You Fare?

Protecting Your Garden in Winter

Do You Live Near a Superfund Site?

Does Your Chatbot Drink More Water Than You Do?

October 2023

Get Your Home Ready for Winter

Is the Miyawaki Method the Answer to Deforestation?

Office Conversions Could Be the Key to Urban Renewal

Green Earth Book Awards 2023

September 2023

Are You Paying Your Utility Company to Block Clean Energy?

Picture Books for Budding Environmentalists

Fiberglass – An Overlooked Aquatic Pollutant

August 2023

Start Saving Seeds This Summer

Recognize Invasive Pests to Protect Plants

Where Does Wastewater Go?

How to Green Back-to-School Shopping

Europe’s New Zero-Tolerance Deforestation Law

Avoiding Algal Blooms

Oregon County Sues Fossil Fuel Companies For Heat Wave Damages

Grow Your Own Tea Garden

July 2023

Helping Wildlife During Heat Waves

Killer Threats to Killer Whales

Gardening During Heat Waves

Better Beach Habits

Watering Your Garden Wisely

Community Climate Resilience

Gardening With the Three Sisters

June 2023

Wearing Synthetic Fabrics More Sustainably

Finding a More Sustainable Tipple

Are Garbage Disposals Bad for the Environment?

All-Natural Performance Wear

The Environmental Impact of Exotic Pets

Shopping for Clean Jeans

Understanding the 30×30 Conservation Target

Making the Seas Safer for Sharks

May 2023

Enjoying the Slow Food Moveme

Greener Grazing – Can Beef Become Sustainable?

Forest Agism: How the Young Forest Movement Greenwashes Logging

What Are Scope 1 & 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

Living With Wildlife and Avoiding Conflict

Understanding Scope 3 Emissions

Is Your Straw Killing Sea Turtles?

What Is a CAFO?

Teens Create Climate Legislation

April 2023

Earth Action: Plan Your Earth Day

Earth Action: Learn How to Shop

Earth Action: Participate in Earth Day

City Composting Catches On

Youth and Sustainable Fashion

Vegan Alternatives to Cashmere

When and How to Get Rid of Your Old Car

Fish Leather in Fashion

Traceability is the Next Important Fashion Trend

Electrify Your Road Trip with a Rental EV

Earth Rangers Engages Kids in Environmental Action

Global Environmental Treaties Are Making Gains

March 2023

Earth Action: Visit the (Video) Library

Earth Action: Pare Your Plastic Use

Earth Action: Cut Out Credit Card Offers

Earth Action: Take a Seat

Earth Action: Visit a Farmers Market

Protecting Public Lands

Books to Get You Garden-Ready

February 2023

Earth Action: Advocate for Climate Education Standards

Earth Action: Green Your Valentine’s Day

Plastic Bans to Solve Plastic Pollution

Earth Action: Reconsider Electronics Replacement

The True Cost of Car Ownership

Earth Action: Become a Sustainable Fashion Influencer

Natural Burial for a Greener Afterlife

January 2023

Millet for the Environment and Better Nutrition

Earth Action: Make a Garden Plan

What TrashBlitz Revealed About Pollution in Parks

Earth Action: Take a Fashion Quiz

Shopping for Plant-Based Leather

Earth Action: Stop New Drilling Leases on Public Lands

Hunting Invasive Species for the Environment

Students Help Track Climate Impact on Marine Species

Earth Action: Shop the Bulk Bins

December 2022

Earth Action: Cancel Catalogs

Whatever Happened to Plastic Free?

Patagonia’s Big Shift

Earth Action: Learn to Mend

Earth Action: Search for Seasonal Food

Electric Airplanes Are The New EV

Earth Action: Switch Your Batteries

Earth Action: Green Your New Year

November 2022

How Feminism Can Feed the Planet

Protect Endangered Sharks

Reducing Washer and Dryer Impacts

Aquamation for a Greener Afterlife

Cut Out a Car Trip

Reducing Emissions from Your Dishwasher

IKEA Starts Selling Solar Panels

Earth Action: Cook Ahead

Reducing the Impact of Your Kitchen Range

Plastic-Free Reading

Earth Action: Improve Your Climate Literacy

Reducing the Impact of Heating Water

CO2 Is Legally a Pollutant Now

October 2022

Offshore Wind: America’s Neglected Renewable Energy Source

Earth Action: Host a Clothing Swap

Earth Action: Recycle Candy Wrappers

Making Halloween Waste Less Scary

Earth Action: Make a Vegetarian Meal

Cutting the Impact of Your Air Conditioner

The Growing Movement to Ban Leaf Blowers

Earth Action: Build Your Ballot

Reducing Your Refrigerator’s CO2 Emissions

September 2022

Earth Action: Petition for Sustainable Fashion

Finding Better Biodegradable Bags

Earth Action: Eliminate Plastic Produce Bags

Earth Action: Green Campuses

Going Beyond Beekeeping to Protect Pollinators

The Gross Truth About Garbage Gyres

Earth Action: Plant a Tree

Biodiversity 101

Earth Action: Ask an Official to Help End Plastic Pollution

August 2022

Are Your Honeybees Harming Native Pollinators?

Earth Action: Write to an Official About Climate Literacy

The Asian Environmental Movement

Earth Action: Plan Before You Plant a Tree

The Black-led Environmental Movement

Earth Action: Create Art for the Earth

Human Composting for a Greener Afterlife

Earth Action: Protect Parks From Plastic Pollution

The Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Recycling

July 2022

Earth Action: Cut Paper With Electronic Billing

Stopping the Spread of Desertification

Earth Action: Save Water on Lawns

How the GEF Helps Governments Get Greener

Earth Action: Experiment with Citizen Science

Earth Action: Clean a Beach

Earth Action: Build a Capsule Wardrobe

June 2022

What You Should Know About Renewable Natural Gas

Earth Action: Write a Letter to the Editor

Help Your School Buy Electric Buses

Peanuts for the Planet

Earth Action: Conduct a Plastics Inventory

TCO Certified: Certification for Greener IT Products

IKEA Launches Buy-Back Program

Earth Action: Clean Out Your Closet

The Latino Environmental Movement

What Are VOCs and How Can You Avoid Them?

Earth Action: Pick Up Plastic

Is Your City Sinking? The Threat of Rising Sea Levels

May 2022

Growing Instagram-Famous Houseplants

Earth Action: Support Global Climate Literacy

Mica in Makeup

Earth Action: Dispose of Pesticides

Nonprofits Bringing Climate Change Into Classrooms

Earth Action: Ride a Bike for Your Health and the Planet’s

Steering Clear of Mercury Hazards

A Buyer’s Guide to Home Siding

Earth Action: Register to Vote

Be Cautious About Cadmium

April 2022

Investing in a Post-Plastic World

Don’t Preserve Formaldehyde in Your Home

A Stylish Investment: Making Fashion Sustainable

Plant-Based Shoes

Investing in Trees With the Canopy Project

Flame Retardants: Toxicity in the Name of Safety

Earth Action: Take Action for Earth Day

Foods Already Affected by Climate Change

Earth Action: Support Green Economic Legislation

March 2022

Shopping for More Sustainable Meat

Eco-Cool: Brands Offering Sustainability with Style

The Vicious Circle of Air Conditioning

Invest in the Earth This Earth Day and Every Day

How You Can Invest in Our Planet

Investing in Climate Literacy

What You Should Know About Chlorinated Fluorocarbons

Apps to Rescue Food From Waste

February 2022

Should You Use Treated Wood?

Can San Francisco’s BottleBank Save Recycling?

Why It’s Time For Electric School Buses

Retailers Recycling Your Clothes For You

January 2022

How Clean Is Your Toothpaste?

Beware the Red List – Top Materials to Avoid in Your Home

Avoiding Asbestos

Traveling More Sustainably During a Pandemic

Get the Lead Out (of Your Home)

The State of the Plastic Bottle

PVC: Another Problematic Plastic

December 2021

Heat Exchangers: Balancing Your Home’s Heat & Air Quality

Getting A Greener Clean: Shampoo

Creative Companies Upcycling Food

The Environmental Cost of Getting Sick

Hair Conditioner That’s Gentle on the Environment

Understanding Vegan and Cruelty-Free Certifications

November 2021

From Pollutant to Product

Getting a Greener Dry Clean

When Your Child Wants to Become a Vegetarian

Getting a Greener Clean: Body Wash

Home Remedies: Indoor Air Quality

Let’s Talk Sustainable Turkey

Making Your Home More Resilient to Disasters

The Environmental Impact of Dish Soap

October 2021

Buying a Disaster-Resilient Home

Getting a Greener Clean for Your Laundry

Hand Soap: The Environmental Impact of Washing Your Hands

Scholarships for Environmentalists

Home Remedies: Removing Mold

Getting Rid of Zip-Top Bags

September 2021

Recycling Quandary: What to Do About Labels on Plastic?

Dry Gardening for a Better Tasting Tomorrow

What Is Life Cycle Analysis?

Xeriscaping 101: Landscaping with Minimal Water

Home Remedies: Clogged Drains

August 2021

Worth More Standing – The Value of Old Growth Forests

Are Natural Sweeteners More Sustainable?

Homebrewing More Sustainably

July 2021

What Does CO2-eq Have to Do With It?

Is Biodynamic Better Than Organic?

Removing Batteries From the Internet of Things

Equal Exchange Does Democratic Business

The Hidden Environmental Cost of Added Sugar

Direct Trade Takes Consumers to the Source

June 2021

A Better Brew: Drinking Beer Sustainably

Are Corporate Claims of Regenerative Agriculture Real?

Getting Started With Carbon Offsets

Soil Your Undies … To Find Out How Healthy Your Soil Is

The Wide World of Sustainable Wine

May 2021

7 Spring Reads: Explore Nature in Its Awakening Season

The Complicated Choices in a Cup of Coffee

Is Your Electricity Greenwashed?

What’s the Tea? Brewing a More Sustainable Cuppa

Is Grocery Delivery Greener Than Going to the Store?

The Juicy Details of Your Breakfast Drink

Understanding the Circular Economy

Is Soda Pop Sustainable?

Packaging Myths: Don’t Believe Everything You Read on Product Labels

April 2021

The Search for Sustainable Tuna

Regenerative Agriculture to Restore Our Earth

Restore Our Earth With Reforestation

Restore Our Earth With Climate Literacy

The Environmental Cost of Online Returns

March 2021

Human Composting for a Greener Afterlife

Buyers Guide: Most Efficient Counter-Depth Refrigerators

Protecting Your Garden From Invasive Species

Planting a Garden for the Birds

Nanomaterials: Miracle or Menace?

Greener Gas Clothes Dryers

Legumes for Sustainable Food Systems

Can Face Masks Be Recycled?

February 2021

The Most Efficient Small Clothes Washers

A Win for the Oceans: International Sustainability Agreement

Most Efficient Washer/Dryer Sets

Wood Stoves for Home Heating

Native Wisdom in Land Management

The Difference Between Front and Top Loading Washers

Cutting Carbon From Your Fireplace

January 2021

Greenwashing: The Lesser of Two Evils

Greenwashing: Untruth in Advertising

Finding the Real Green Thing

Refrigerator Buyer’s Guide

Winter Reads: Books That Support Your Love of Nature

December 2020

Good Better Best: Home Heating Systems

Welcoming Winter Wildlife

LastObject Aims to Reduce Household Waste

What is Greenwashing?

How to Spot Greenwashing

Uncovering Greenwashing: Vague Promises & Irrelevance

Buyers Guide: Clothes Washers

Buyers Guide: Clothes Dryers

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November 2020

World Toilet Day is Something to Celebrate

Responsible Mushrooming

Celebrate Buy Nothing Day, Buy Less All Year

A Promising Production Model for Bioplastics

October 2020

Wildfire Prevention: Where Safety & Environmentalism Connect

Good, Better, Best: Vegetarian Protein

Smart Ways to Make Your Wardrobe Sustainable

The Problem With That Wood Smoke Smell

World Habitat Day

Alternatives to Tree Removal

September 2020

Your Food Waste Has Global Impact

Good, Better, Best: Seafood

Good, Better, Best: Leather and Leather Alternatives

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

Not So Good, Better, Best: Synthetic Fabrics

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies

Good, Better, Best: Shopping for Natural Fibers

August 2020

Cutting Carbon From Your Vegetarian Diet

International Day Against Nuclear Tests

Bad, Better, Best: The Climate Impact of Meat

Home “Eco”nomics – Window Replacement

Good, Better, Best: The Climate Impact of Milks

Home “Eco”nomics – Vegetable Gardens

Ecosystem Services: Nature’s Gifts That Help Us Thrive

Home “Eco”nomics – New Landscapes

July 2020

Combatting Desertification

Chickenomics

The Population Problem

The State of Producer Responsibility in the US

What is Environmental Justice?

Home “Eco”nomics – Things That Always Make Sense

Home “Eco”nomics – New Cars

Home “Eco”nomics – New Appliances

June 2020

Make Every Day World Oceans Day

The State of the Tropics Matters Everywhere

Biking to a Better World

10 Books to Counter Commercialism

France Takes Producer Responsibility to New Levels

Good, Better, Best: Cutting Carbon From Your Diet

Celebrate World Environment Day on June 5

How Can We Stop Climate Change?

May 2020

Good, Better, Best: Cutting Carbon From Home Appliances

Adapting to Climate Change

Good, Better, Best: Cutting Carbon From Home Heating and Cooling

The Consequences of Climate Change

Good, Better, Best: Cutting Carbon From Your Consumer Footprint

Succession Planting for a Successful Garden

What Causes Climate Change?

Good, Better, Best: Reducing Your Transportation Footprint

Climate Change 101: What is Climate Change?

Starbucks Promises Resource-Positive Operations

April 2020

Earth Challenge
Foodprints for the Future
Artists for the Earth
Five Environmental Campaigns for Earth Day
Good, Better, Best – Cutting Down on Paper Waste
Good, Better, Best – Eliminating Plastic Waste
Good, Better, Best – Reducing Metal Waste
Good, Better, Best – Reducing Textile Waste
A Circular Packaging Economy

March 2020

The Problem with Pesticides

The Great Global Cleanup – Earth Day 2020

EARTHRISE for Earth Day 2020

Efficient Toilets: A Buyers Guide

Slow Travel is More Sustainable Travel

February 2020

Pesticides in the Pantry: Do Food Manufacturers Care?

Easy Carbon Sequestration You Can Do Yourself

What You Need to Know About Natural Gas Power

January 2020

What You Need to Know About Coal Power

What You Need to Know About Nuclear Power

What You Need to Know About Hydropower

EcoFriendly Ways to De-ice Your Sidewalk

Peecycling: From Liquid Waste to Healthy Crops

What’s Wrong With Bottled Water

Predicting Sustainability Trends for 2020

Solid Waste Trends in 2020

November/December 2019

Bill Gates’ Favorite Toilet

What You Need to Know About Electricity

How Renewable Energy Works

Green Roof Policies Are A Growing Trend

The Biggest Green News Stories of 2019

Building A Composting Toilet

What Experts Say We Need to Do in 2020

How Incineration Works

How Curbside Recycling Works

Ridwell Gets Rid of the Tricky Stuff

The End of Beef and Dairy

September/October 2019

Start Thinking About Your Spring Garden Now

Mulch 101: Mulching Your Soil for a Healthy Garden

Sustainable Alternative Lawns

Meet Zero Hour’s Jamie Margolin

Is My Water Safe to Drink?

Solving Systemic Water Problems

What to Do When You Have Bad Water at Home

What to Do When Your Water Tastes Bad

Composting Toilet Taxonomy: How They Work

Understanding Where Garbage Goes

How Sanitary Landfills Work

How Commercial Composting Works .

August 2019

Architectural Salvage

Cutting Down on Lawn

Eaten to Extinction

Vanishing Sword Ferns

How To Recycle Inhalers

Broke Is the New Green

Adding Composting Toilets to the Sanitation Mix

July 2019

Shopping Your Values: Organic

A Tourist’s-Eye View of Norway’s Green Lifestyle

Shopping Your Values: Buy Local

How Garfield Became an Environmental Mascot

Shopping for Humanely-Raised Food

Guinness and Other Brewers Get Greener Packaging

Sustainable Pavers for Cold Climates

Safer Shopping: Meats

Dishwashers for the Immune-Impaired

June 2019

How to Achieve Safer Shopping Results

Beach Reads to Finish Before the Ocean Rises: Intro to Cli-Fi

Shopping Your Environmental and Social Values

Paving on a Budget

The Branches of Climate Nonfiction

Summer Reading: Dig Into the Roots of Environmental Nonfiction

Roofing for Extreme Weather

May 2019

Green Earth Book Awards Celebrate Best Environmentalist Children’s Books

The Search for Sustainable Pavers

Stop the Summer Reading Slide With Eco-Themed Kids’ Books

Looking for a Lifetime Roof

Dishwasher Efficiency: Water vs. Energy

April 2019

Earth911 and You: The Earth Day Difference

Sustainable Roofing Buyers’ Guide

Efficient Dishwashers for Tiny Kitchens

Ecofriendly Toddler Pillows

Family Movies for Earth Day and Every Day

March 2019

Ten Green Dishwasher Manufacturers

Eco-Friendly Ergonomic Pillows

How to Evaluate Charities

What is Fair Trade Worth?

Soil Solarization

February 2019

Fighting Climate Change Through Wetlands Protection

How Safe is Your Food?

10 Sustainable Pillow Companies to Help You Rest Easy on the Planet

Cork vs. Cap: Which Wine Stopper is Better?

Bottle vs. Box: Which Wine Container is Better?

Breaking America’s Paper Towel Addiction

January 2019

Microplastics 101

Recycling Mystery: Dental Appliances

Planning Your Raised Bed Garden

Finding the Best Raised Bed Kit

You Can Encourage Companies to Reduce Waste

Home Energy Audit Basics

December 2018

Top EcoToy Brands

The Search for Petroleum-Free LEGO

5 Nonprofits Clobbering Climate Change

November 2018

The Poo Problem: Pet Waste

The Poo Problem: Diapers

Butts out of the Ocean

Skiing Green

How to Find Ethical Jewelry

October 2018

Eco-Friendly Halloween Costumes

Trick or Eco-Treat: Halloween Candy Quandary

What’s the Post-China Ban Future for MRFs?

Girl Rescues River

Pick Sustainable Music Festivals

How Do I Get Rid of My Old Barbecue Grill

Plan Ahead for Exreme Air Conditions

CITES Protects Endangered Species

Don’t Put the Garden to Bed Yet

Livable Housing – For the Birds

World Food Day: Time to Improve Food Distribution

September 2018

Green Your Period

What To Do With Autumn Leaves

Landscaping for Fire Resistance

Gardening With Goats

Exotic Natives: Hardy Orchids

August 2018

The Cost of Bike Lines

Grasscycling

Nativars and Heavy Lifters

Solar Water Heating

Growing Trees Not Gangs

July 2018

Citizen Science

Gas-Powered Garden

Global Tiger Day

Green Contraception

Kids Saving the Rainforest

Native Beauties

Ideas from a Net-Zero Home

Planet-Friendly Fashion

Problematic Souvenirs

Vog vs. Smog

June 2018

Eco-Gifts for Dad

Honeybees at Home

Lawncare Myths

Ripple Effect Rowing

Recycling Stealth Electronics

May 2018

Should You Visit Animal Sanctuaries When You Travel?

Find the Best Lawnmower for Your Yard

April 2018

Help the Monarch

Fun Furoshiki