Author Archives: Elizabeth - Page 10
The Bottled Water Issue: Water as the Next Oil?
Recently I had the opportunity to meet with Emily Posner and Amy Dowley of Defending Water For Life and Food and Water Watch, respectively. Amy also works for Take Back…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween readers! I hope you had a lovely evening of festivities, because it's always fun to be a little silly for a night. Gay marriage has been approved in…
“It’s for a Good Cause”: Why I’m Taking Election Day Off
's tagline is "Vote With Your Wallet." But money isn't the only thing you can spend when it comes to supporting causes. Like the oft-repeated saying goes, time is money…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Vote Louder!
Voting in Maine opened earlier yesterday with a celebration by the League of Progressive Voters. It was a great day of guerilla theater for women's rights and convincing people to…
Sometimes it Pays to Go Slowly
Today I'm trying an experiment: I'm trying to reduce the speed of all of my movements. It sounds strange, but it's actually loosely based off of a meditative kinetic exercise…
Weekly Roundup: The Leaves Are Turning
I love the fall: it's delightfully crisp outside, the morning sun lends everything a golden color, and all the leaves are beginning to turn and fall. It's the perfect time…
It’s the Thought that Counts: Finding Gifts for Less
Though my local grocery store would have you believe that Christmas is right around the corner, I staunchly refuse to begin buying gifts until at least Thanksgiving on principle alone.…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Bolthouse is Back
Happy Coming Out Day to everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful day celebrating who you are. Kim Peters recently wrote a wonderful article demanding Palin clear up her…
Exercise Hack: Deck of Cards
Lana has talked about incorporating the cost of a gym membership into your budget in her series on building wealth consciousness, but what if you want to stay fit and…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: If You See Something Say Something
Now for a bit of shameless promotion: Last night I had the privilege of working for the very talented Mike Daisey, a monologuist who has been described as a "master…