Author Archives: Leah

The Water Lover’s Green Gift Guide

A few years ago my brother and his wife gave me a gift that came in the form of a donation to the Heifer International. On one hand it was an incredibly considerate gift and reflected some of my values. … Continue reading

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Play for Planet~ ROWBOAT donates 50% of Proceeds to People and the Planet

ROWBOAT is dedicating 50% of their proceeds to People and the Planet. AND the first 10 people to purchase the award winning card game will get a free copy of our first short video about people healing in the presence … Continue reading

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Reclaiming the Vision of our Future: Living in a Culture of Connection and Creation

There is a disease that is infiltrating our society. It’s permeating our imaginations and infiltrating our ideas via movies, news stories, even video games~ it’s the vision of our future. You know what the vision looks like: People have destroyed … Continue reading

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Scientists arrested, tiny competitions, and the language of love

Greetings good people~ In this update you will find: News about inspiring climate initiatives, enviro news worth noting, and why I DIDN’T write, “This could be your last chance to save the whales” in the subject heading. At the time … Continue reading

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Rerouting to the Dominican Republic, and wondering if we crowd funding is the way to go…

So I need to confess something to you, when I first came up with the People and the Planet project…I was imagining a series of simple short stories. Simple being the key word. Minimal Budget. Butta-Bing-Butta-Bang. I’d been relentlessly harassing … Continue reading

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On Dreaming Big and other random thoughts about not meeting my 10K goal

This is a moment for reflection.  As I write this, the kickstarter campaign I launched has 1 hour to go, and I have not achieved the goal of 10K. That means that the 1,800 raised so far will disappear into … Continue reading

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Calling in An Army of Angels

Greetings friends and allies~ Have you had it with news today? Ever felt inclined to throw the devise that delivers news about the environment out the window? Me too. That’s why I have a dream to infuse the main stream … Continue reading

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Sex, Pandas, Kittens, and Swimming with Whales: Reclaiming the way we talk about the environment

For the past 5 years I have been actively trying to crack the code. You know the one, it’s the special sauce in a good story that engages people to protect the planet. I have studied that stats about what people like to consume online, and learned what we like looking at pictures of kittens, pandas sex, and yes…whales.
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Grab the media by the reins: and stand behind the stories you want to see

Our modern mythology focuses on how people have exploited, pillaged, and polluted our planet. And lets face it, we need those stories. They motivate people. But are those the stories that mobilize people? Continue reading

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Listening to Owl

It was one of the most extraordinary encounters with a bird in the wild I have ever had in my life. It hopped from the trees, to a branch on the ground, to back up in the tree. All the while, acutely aware of every sound in the forest. It seemed we were equally fascinated by each other. Continue reading

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