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    November 15, 2022 /

    Every few weeks, we focus on good news about climate and conservation. Not on the list? Click here to join the conversation!

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    Abortion Decision: Will Morning-After Pills Be Banned Next?

    November 11, 2022 /

    New research published in JAMA shows a massive increase in demand for abortion pills after the Dobbs decision — will the morning-after pill be banned next? I tracked some of this in a new essay for Northwest Review. Super proud to be included in one of the oldest and most prestigious literary journals in the country – they ran Ken Kesey’s first story in 1957! 

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    August 8, 2022 /

    I’ve been a big fan of JUNOCO ever since I discovered their plant-based squalene, which delivers a shark-friendly, vegan and natural twist on one of skincare’s favorite ingredients. But their recent #ToBeHuman campaign — which recently popped up on a San Francisco street to prove that perfect skin doesn’t exist (but inclusive beauty does) — made me a fan for life.

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Welcome! I created this blog in 2008 as a resource for healthier living with less judgment. I'm a mother of three, former journalist, and co-founder of the (shuttered, sniff) sustainable beauty and fashion site EcoStiletto. I was Executive Director of the nonprofits The 5 Gyres Institute and Healthy Child Healthy World and appeared as a sustainable lifestyle expert on "The "TODAY Show" and "CNN Headline News," among others. Oh, and have you checked out my TEDx talks: Trash is Ruining Recycling and Can One Straw Change The World? Today, you can find me here. Let's keep in touch! xoRachel

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It’s inevitable — in December, we take stock. It’s inevitable — in December, we take stock. 2022 was full of surprises, but one constant was me on top of a mountain, wearing some weird assortment of sun protection and smiling. What happy place did you return to over and over this year? #Health #Wellness #Hiking #Hike #Motivation #HealthyLifestyle #MommyGreenest
Tighter than a ____’s ass in fly time. You fill Tighter than a ____’s ass in fly time. You fill in the blank. #hemingway #amreading #amwriting #writer #writersofinstagram
All parents are proud of their kids. That’s just All parents are proud of their kids. That’s just what we do. I’m no exception. For the last three days, I’ve been listening on repeat to my son’s first album, proud as a peacock. But I’m also a music lover and a musician and I would love this album even if Gabriel — known on Spotify as Garb — hadn’t made it. This is a concept album: The songs follow the trajectory of a relationship and connect viscerally to all the raw and unfiltered emotions of first love. He is accompanied by incredible jazz musicians — known here as the Rags — from the Berkeley music program, creating this really interesting folk jazz fusion. I am proud of what he has created and also of how brave he is to put it out into the world. Please take a minute to click through, listen and — most important — please share. Link in bio. Thank you! #Music #Singer #Songwriter #Songs #Garb #garbandtherags
Have you heard about the movement to #RebrandThank Have you heard about the movement to #RebrandThanksgiving? It’s a reminder to disrupt historical myths and honor the heritage of the #Indigenous land on which we live. Check out resources @IllumiNative and the map at native-land(dot)ca. Today and every day I am grateful to be living here, on native Chumash and Tongva land. #IllumiNative #Thanksgiving #HappyThanksgiving
So proud to know @maryhelenstefaniak who has not o So proud to know @maryhelenstefaniak who has not one but TWO books out this year! I can’t wait to read this collection of essays, which @valerielaken calls a “treasure trove of marvels.” Both of these fantastic humans and writers are faculty at @pacificmfa. I am so inspired by this community! #AmWriting #Memoir #Essay #Nonfiction #Fiction #WomensFiction #WritersOfInstagram #Writer #Writing #WritingCommunity
Opened Rilke to this. Who needs the I Ching? #rilk Opened Rilke to this. Who needs the I Ching? #rilke #writing #writer #writersofinstagram #reader #readersofinstagram #reading
My essay is in the Northwest Review!! This is a li My essay is in the Northwest Review!! This is a literary journal that I truly respect and admire. It’s one of the oldest in the country — they ran Ken Kesey’s first story in 1957! NWR has published Pushcart nominees, Best American Short Story winners, Stegner Fellows, and now me. I’m so proud that my compact little essay, “Morning-After Pill “Freebies” Highlight Abortion Divide” made the cut. Plus, that cover — amiright? Link in bio! #AmWriting #Memoir #Essay #Nonfiction #Fiction #WomensFiction #WritersOfInstagram #Writer #Writing #WritingCommunity
You? #vote #voteblue #votelikeyourlifedependsonit You? #vote #voteblue #votelikeyourlifedependsonit
If you’re in Los Angeles, go see the extraordina If you’re in Los Angeles, go see the extraordinary #JoanDidion exhibit, curated by #HiltonAls at the #HammerMuseum. #Inspiration #AmWriting #WritersOfInstagram
My husband. Seriously. This stuff is all stuffed i My husband. Seriously. This stuff is all stuffed in various garages until he builds it into magic. The neighborhood kids follow him like the Pied Piper until it’s finished. And then he reveals a new element that’s even more fantastic. This year, he hung the moon. I’ll be handing out #fairtrade #organic chocolates on Monday if anyone wants to stop by! #upcycled #plasticfree #hauntedhouse #halloween
For three years I’ve had the honor of contributi For three years I’ve had the honor of contributing to @ucsb_eli — the Environmental Leadership Incubator program — through the @ucsb_envstudies department at UCSB, my alma mater. I teach two concentrated sessions of marketing and communications to the incredible students who have committed a year of their lives to projects that they conceived of and passionately believe in. For some reason, this annual appointment always seems to arrive at a time when I am feeling disheartened about the state of the world. But after meeting these students who have so much hope and commitment and FIRE to change things for the better, I am inspired once again. (And laughing so hard at that typo!!!) Thank you, team ELI! #environment #sustainability #leadership #ucsb
For several years, @theweekmag has been my primary For several years, @theweekmag has been my primary news source. Each morning, I read global perspectives from reputable outlets on events that are happening in the United States and around the world. I subscribe to the hard-copy version, which arrives in my mailbox — acknowledging the higher climate impacts over digital, while prioritizing my sanity. Last year, I bought my dad a subscription, too. But I was disturbed to read their description of activism a related to #COP27 as "Greenpeace blasted Egypt for partnering with one of the world's biggest users of plastic..." Deliberately vague or editorial kerfuffle? The truth is that activist groups, which include but are not limited to Greenpeace, have specifically called out COP27 sponsor @thecocacolaco. Coke is not only one of the world's biggest users of plastic but is also one of the world's biggest polluters -- evidence can be found in @breakfreefromplastic audits, which occur annually around the globe. (I advise @bigblueandyou, one of the organizations that participated this year.) Organizations will only stop facilitating this type of corporate #greenwashing when people and press -- including #TheWeek -- call them out by name. #Climate #ClimateJustice #KeepItInTheGround #CleanEnergy #Plastic #CircularEconomy #BreakFreeFromPlastic #Motivation #Health #Wellness #MommyGreenest
Core memory. Anyone else? #amwriting #amwritingfic Core memory. Anyone else? #amwriting #amwritingfiction #fiction #writing #writer #writersofinstagram
I made this eye. And now it’s making music. “S I made this eye. And now it’s making music. “So much time wasted on your made-up mind.” Brilliant. #music #garbandtherags
Can you see how many pages I folded down? I laughe Can you see how many pages I folded down? I laughed and cried and craughed, too. So much brilliance in this small and perfect book. “Gatsby was dead in the pool. There were things you couldn’t laugh at anymore, windows you couldn’t climb out of, jazz baby outfits that no longer fit. The party — Had they been at the party? They had been at the party this whole time — the party was definitely over.” Who else has read this book — and were you absolutely blown away? #NoOneIsTalkingAboutThis #PatriciaLockwood #Genius #AmReading #Book #Bookish #BookClub #BookClubSelection #BookClubReads
I’m a huge @warbyparker fan. (These are Aubreys. I’m a huge @warbyparker fan. (These are Aubreys. And cows.) Especially this year, when my prescriptions unexpectedly changed abruptly — mere months after I invested in three new pairs. (Thanks, aging.) I only wish they provided some means of donating the old specs. Anyone have ideas? #Glasses #GlassesGirl #WarbyParker #NotSponsored #AmWriting #Memoir #Fiction#Nonfiction #Writer #Writing #AmReading #Book #Bookish
Did you know that more than 50% of the oxygen that Did you know that more than 50% of the oxygen that we breathe comes from the ocean? Now there’s a song that can help you remember :) I am so proud to have helped bring to life this collaboration with #STEAM innovators @tribeswaliga @mr.imagmusic + @bigblueandyou, the only ocean conservation organization to be founded and run by African American women, on a new hip-hop track (plus study guide for educators) featuring @themochamermaid, @danniwashington! We all share a passion for intersectional environmentalism and inspiring youth — especially young women of color — to get involved with protecting our ocean. Because there’s only one Big Blue! (After you listen, you’ll have an earworm for that phrase. You’re welcome.) The track drops today to commemorate Miami’s second-annual Big Blue Crew Day, which honors the work of the organization’s #BigBlueCrew volunteers. Check out the “Big Blue Ocean” page on the Big Blue & You website — link in their bio. (Photo: #MrIMAGMusic) #Climate #ClimateJustice #KeepItInTheGround #Ocean #OceanConservation #BreakFreeFromPlastic #BigBlueAndYou #Motivation #MommyGreenest
Don’t really care what the numbers say, it’s c Don’t really care what the numbers say, it’s cords season. #motherdenim #swapdontshop #preloved #corduroy #fallfashion #feelslikefall🍁
I have never successfully sprouted anything in my I have never successfully sprouted anything in my life. Wish me luck. #garden #gardening #fallgarden #fallgardening #brownthumb
Turns out, this is way harder than it looks. #beac Turns out, this is way harder than it looks. #beachlife #beachliferanch #beachliferanch2022 #teamsissy
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