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Maybe we publicly support school
administrators starting zero-waste lunch
programs, which help the climate and
improve children’s health with fresh,
local food. Maybe we donate money or
time to local candidates truly committed
to protecting our soil, water and air. We
don’t need to do it alone and we don’t
have to become eco-super-heroes.
Can you describe your book?

Gladly! . It has 100 chapters divided into
eight sections, such as “Save Time and
Money,” “Care For Your Soul,” and
“Raise Empowered Kids.” You can read it
start to finish, or crack it open and see
what title appeals to you. Each chapter
has a short story—I choose the funniest
or most moving moments from my 21
years of parenting—and ends with two to
ten ideas for busy parents with varying
levels of time and money to try.
What are some of your favorite
chapters?

“Bury Your Neighbor’s Dead Chicken” is
one. It’s about what happened when one
of the chickens in our neighborhood co-
op died at an extremely inconvenient
moment. I also like “Divest. Get
Everyone to.” because it celebrates the
successes of the fossil fuel divestment
movement, and gives us ways to join a Aren’t parents too busy to take on
campaign that’s really shifting the climate change?
world’s economic power out from under We are so busy, aren’t we? That’s why
dirty energy. we need easy, affordable, fun ideas that
Another chapter I love, but that makes fit into busy family lives. Many of the
me cry every time I read it, is “Howl ideas take only a minute or two and cost
When Necessary.” It’s about our friends very little or nothing. I want to
who lost a child and are teaching me so emphasize that this book isn’t about
much about grief. Grief and loss are doing more. It’s about doing some
huge parts of the climate crisis. If we things a little differently.
don’t find ways to integrate them, we For example, if we’re already donating to
can lose our capacity to fight for what environmental groups, we can give to a
we love. group truly working for a fossil-free

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