Blog #10: Kids Voices, Art, and a Call to Action
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. – Pablo Picasso I awoke on December 2nd with Tusen Takk peacefully resting at a slip that the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina had graciously donated in support of our climate and...
Blog #9: Norfolk to Charleston and Hope for a Healthy Climate Future
There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope. (Bernard Williams) My brother, Jon, and I had a wild and wooly 250 mile sail from Norfolk, Virginia to Moorhead City, North Carolina on a forty hour - 25 to 35 knot Northeast blow – surfing 8 to 9...
Blog #8: Lessons Learned from History, Sea Level Rise and Climate Change
“Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level." (UN Global Warming Report) On Friday, November 3rd...
Blog #7: A New Climate Conversation
“Together we can build a world we want, a world we’re proud to leave our children and grandchildren.” – Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General We sailed 96 miles up the Potomac River from Chesapeake Bay to the Navy Yard on the Anacostia River in Washington D.C....
Blog #6: The Big Apple to our Nation’s Capitol
You were born of the stars, dear girl; Stop settling for the dust they leave behind. (Daniel Walsh) On October 17th, I offered a Climate Action Now (CAN) program at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in the Bronx for the school’s Environmental Club. The club has...