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Eric Snyder

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Douglas Tallamy, the Ecologist Who Wants You to Unleash the Wild on Your Backyard

Clip source: Meet the Ecologist Who Wants You to Unleash the Wild on Your Backyard | Science | Smithsonian MagazineFed up with invasive species and sterile landscapes, Douglas Tallamy urges Americans to go native and go natural The land is ten gently ...

More than your share | Seth's Blog

What do YOU think? More than your share The math is simple: many people do less than they should. They might be selfish, but it’s likely that they’re struggling with a lack of resources or a story of insufficienc...

‘New naturalism’: Should we rethink the way we plant our yards?

Clip source: ‘New naturalism’: Should we rethink the way we plant our yards? | George Weigel - pennlive.com Kelly D. Norris' front-yard meadow is an example of the new naturalism style of planting a yard. 1,191 shares By Alarmed by a drumbeat of sh...

5 Words You've Been Using Incorrectly

Here's one of the five I wasn't aware of.Moot If you’ve ever said something is a "moot point," you’re probably suggesting that something is insignificant or irrelevant. The original definition of moot, according to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), ...

Targeted Communication Management (TCM.com)

TCM.com was the very first domain I registered in 1994. Website development technology was pretty much non-existent in 1994. The TCM.com domain was sold to Turner Classic Movies in 2006. /e "Using Technology to Enhance Business C...

Why Ferrari Booted Bieber

TODAY: The latest "victim" of the velvet rope and what marketers can learn from the example (whether they serve a premium brand or not). ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌...

Labels at Work Increase Discrimination

Intersectionality is one of the most important ways to help support diversity, inclusion and equity, explain Thom Dennis and Gamal TurawaIntersectionality relates to how different parts of our identity merge and how this influences our interactions wit...

THE IDEAS aren’t at your desk; 9 places to try instead

9 places to find THE IDEAS In the oatmeal. Add raisins and brown sugar if you like. Eat that healthy little breakfast slowly and quietly … and see what comes to you.In the shower. Rinse away stress. Sing loud and off key. Let the wa...

Too Much Stuff

Back to basics... THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH STUFF…Sometimes we forget... the basic premise of freecycling is that most things that people are looking for are ALREADY OUT THERE right in our local community, just sitting there — unused, unwanted, taking up s...

Reverse Engineering a Thriving Urban Forest

"Success Leaves Clues" For the past couple of days, I've been thinking that it might be useful to use the metaphor of "reverse engineering" to discover what is behind the successes of thriving urban forests. Successful thriving urban forests have a ...