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Following the Leader
I am a canvassing intern for the summer here at Clean Water Action in Rhode Island. In addition to knocking on doors, I got the opportunity to shadow State Director Johnathan Berard for one day to learn how the organization operates on the policy and lobbying side. It was incredibly informative and fun! The day began with a meeting of the communications committee of the Green Infrastructure Coalition, a group committed to promoting natural methods to filter and absorb storm water to decrease runoff pollution and flooding. It was great to listen to this discussion regarding the multiple
It’s Personal: Calling on Walgreens for a Safe Chemical Policy
I feel really fortunate to live in the kind of community where your neighbors are a cornerstone of your life — we get together for coffee on Saturday mornings in our PJ’s, we take care of each others’ pets when someone goes away to travel, and we share our family life.
Rhode Island Trash Trawl - Solving the Problem of Microplastics
The most extensive plastic problem we now face is microplastics - pieces of plastic so small that you might swim right past them, taking no notice of their increasing presence in our marine ecosystems. And this microplastic problem isn’t happening in the middle of the ocean - it’s happening right here in Narragansett Bay.