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August 2nd, 2010 - 6:00 am § in Sustainability

Rebel Without a Car – Greening Our Cities

This article appeared in the on-line magazine for actors The Networker, in June 2010 Nothing throws us out of our comfort zone like a vacation, a walkabout, a trip from the everyday routine and an adventure of discovery. My recent trip to Chicago over the 4th of July holiday was just that, a journey[...]

June 11th, 2010 - 12:42 pm § in Sustainability

Rebel Without a Car: Convert Your Electricity into Your Own Energy

This article appeared in the on-line magazine for actors The Networker, in June 2010 Electricity is around us and it’s part of our everyday lives so much so that we don’t pay attention to it until there is an electric outage. Or until we go camping and there are no plugs to keep our cell[...]

May 7th, 2010 - 8:00 am § in Sustainability

Rebel Without A Car – Print vs. Digital – Part 2: Promotion

This article appeared in the on-line magazine for actors The Networker, in May 2010 I remember when I was about 16, I got a job in Germany to pass out fliers for events and businesses. The company I worked for gave me a huge box of fliers, provided me with route info, where exactly to [...][...]

April 1st, 2010 - 10:42 am § in Sustainability

Rebel Without A Car – Print vs. Digital – Part 1: Books

This article appeared in the on-line magazine for actors The Networker, in April 2010. I’m not a consumer. I can go past gift shops, clothing stores, tourist attractions, appliance and electronic stores, house ware displays and furniture stores, a jeweler or a pet store without a sigh and with[...]

March 2nd, 2010 - 12:14 am § in Sustainability

Rebel Without a Car – Vegan Cheese-Making

This article appeared in the on-line magazine for actors The Networker, in March 2010. After my article came out last month, I received an email from a reader who doesn’t eat dairy products and who addressed the issue about animal cruelty. This opened up my eyes to this new world which really [...]

February 1st, 2010 - 11:37 pm § in Sustainability

Rebel Without A Car – Make Your Own Dairy Products

This article appeared in the on-line magazine for actors The Networker, in February 2010. I would like to thank you all for reading my columns and for sending me emails. I apologize for not always responding. I read them all and they always inspire me, sometimes even to base my new article on the su[...]

January 2nd, 2010 - 6:00 am § in Sustainability

Rebel Without A Car – Starting the New Year With Fresh Dirt

This article appeared in the on-line magazine for actors The January Networker, 2009 Will Rogers, who lived through the great dust bowl once said: “They’re making more people every day—but they ain’t making any more dirt.” It’s as true today as it was then. Will is gone, but the dirt[...]

December 31st, 2009 - 10:48 pm § in Sustainability

Year End Review and a Shout Out to My Friends!

2009 was a fantastic year and we have one more year in this decade and I’m planning on finishing 2010 with a bang. In 2009 I took on some challenges, which I’m very proud of! I want to thank all my friends, who challenged me, who believed in me and who supported me! The year [...][...]

December 1st, 2009 - 1:31 am § in Sustainability

Rebel Without A Car – Why Recycling Is Not the Final Solution

Last month I wrote about trash and how it doesn’t belong in the landfill. Of course I received some emails afterward, suggesting that I write about recycling because it’s important that we recycle. After all, American’s slogan is “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”. I certainly agree with the first t[...]

November 2nd, 2009 - 10:56 am § in Sustainability

Rebel Without A Car – Why Landfills Are NOT the Solution

This article appeared in the on-line magazine for actors The November Networker, 2009 After my last newsletter, Hugh from Connecticut wrote to suggest that I write about landfills and why they are bad. I loved the idea because it made me think about landfills and I always kind of took it for granted[...]