Category Archives: water

Support Your Local Dead Zone?

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Scott

It’s that time of year when farmers’ markets and roadside produce stands are popping up all over.  I like to go to the Bethesda Farmers’ Market on Sunday mornings to scope out the products and farmers.  And I like that … Continue reading →

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Save the Dandelions

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Scott

Society evolves, albeit sometimes slowly.  I am 49 years old.  There are things happening now that I would not have predicted when I was young.  Aside from the fact that gasoline is unleaded, DDT is banned, and there is more … Continue reading →

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Scott Fights Scotts

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Scott

There’s a creek that runs through my neighborhood.  I walk it frequently.  I consider myself the unofficial keeper of this creek, as I uproot invasive mustard plants and pick up dozens of bags of trash along a mile stretch of the … Continue reading →

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A Long Unicycle Ride

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Scott

One of the bright spots these past few years for the environment has been the awareness and change towards saving seafood species. Greenpeace deserves a ton of credit for this.  Since recently launching their seafood sustainability ratings of retailers, they … Continue reading →

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On Tap

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Scott

I was in DC a few weeks ago and saw this truck.  It made me think about how we in the US have been duped by corporate interests into thinking that tap water is unsafe.  I don’t think people realize how … Continue reading →

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The Absence of Negatives

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Scott

A reporter recently called to ask me about the recent Stanford study which claimed that organic foods are not more nutritious than conventional foods.  I told him that while there have been studies indicating that organic foods are more nutritious … Continue reading →

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The Changing of the Tides

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Scott

This story headline [“One billion cans of certified- sustainable tuna heading to supermarket shelves“] recently came across my inbox.  Many large conventional retailers have also started to support sustainable seafood. A shout-out goes to Greenpeace, who really spearheaded this effort … Continue reading →

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Don’t Drink Your Calories

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Scott

The CDC just released this report that says that half of Americans drink at least 1 sugary drink per day. I believe that if people did 2 things- stopped drinking non-water beverages (except for coffee- I MUST HAVE MY COFFEE!!!) … Continue reading →

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Beautiful, But Barren Bay

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Scott

I recently just returned from Maine with my family.  I have been going there for 40 years.  It is still very well preserved and beautiful and wild (my mom saw a mountain lion on her neighbor’s porch a couple of … Continue reading →

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Lawns: Friend or Foe?

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Scott

In an effort to find people who fit our culture here at MOM’s, we just got done writing a very cool employment ad.  Among various traits, we’re looking for people who “don’t understand why people care so much about their … Continue reading →

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