If you have a fear of public speaking, don't feel bad, you are not alone. The fear of public speaking (officially, it’s called glossophobia) is the most common phobia in the world. I realize that fact offers little comfort to those who suffer from it. The panicky feelings that come with that phobia entail much … Continue reading On Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking
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Get Ready for the Fall Conference Season
If you’re a marketing communications director, you may have reserved your trade show booth space, but plenty of work remains to make the most of that conference. Whether ordering trade show swag, updating your booth design and messaging, or writing new sales collateral, the trade show deadlines wait for no one. Perhaps you have already … Continue reading Get Ready for the Fall Conference Season
Building Climate Resilience for the People and Places in a Watershed
By Joy Reo & Susan EdwardsThe CounterAct Climate Change Project hosted an eye-opening and impressive program on “Protecting the Mystic River Watershed from Climate Change.” Thank you, Julie Wormser, MyRWA Deputy Director, and Erica Wood, MyRWA Communications and Outreach Manager for so generously giving your time and expertise! And, to our wonderful audience, thank you … Continue reading Building Climate Resilience for the People and Places in a Watershed
Farms and Food vs Development?
Food, Water & ShelterWe humans are highly adaptive and resilient, but we do need food, shelter and water to survive (see Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs). To get those essentials, through recent history we’ve worked in jobs, most of which are located in buildings. But what happens when our built environment interferes with our food and … Continue reading Farms and Food vs Development?
Watershed Protection, Land Protection, and Climate Change Mitigation Go Hand in Hand
“What I wanted to do was make a difference in this world, which is what we all want to do, and can do.” — Marion Stoddart, founder, Nashua River Watershed Association, Greenway advocate (Please join Marion Stoddart, Sue Edwards, and the CounterAct Climate Change Project in supporting the Mystic River Watershed Association’s upcoming “Herring Run … Continue reading Watershed Protection, Land Protection, and Climate Change Mitigation Go Hand in Hand
Debriefing About the Benefits of Biochar
Image courtesy of Finger Lakes Biochar Last week’s CounterAct Climate Change program on biochar drew attendees from as far away as the state of Tasmania in Australia, and our neighbor to the north, Canada! If you missed it, you can view the recording here. There is so much to learn about biochar, we could only … Continue reading Debriefing About the Benefits of Biochar
Light Pollution is Harmful to All, But There is a Solution…
By Joy Reo & Sue EdwardsThe CounterAct Climate Change ProjectThe famous inventor and futurist Buckminster Fuller, said “call me trim tab,” referring to his trim tab invention that enabled large ships to change their course with minimal effort. The phrase is inscribed on his tombstone. How can we change the calamitous course of our climate … Continue reading Light Pollution is Harmful to All, But There is a Solution…
Ways to Protect Rivers from the Stress of Climate Change
June is National Rivers Month! This is a good reason to explore and enjoy a river if you can. Rivers and their tributaries are the veins and arteries of any ecosystem, the “lifeblood” of communities near and far. Unfortunately, climate change is impacting rivers around the world in multiple ways, some of which are noticeable, … Continue reading Ways to Protect Rivers from the Stress of Climate Change