Dear Eartha, My garden and yard are looking spookier than any haunted house, and it’s not Halloween decorations. What’s a ghoul — I mean, gardener — to do with all these fallen leaves and a garden that’s downright ghostly? October has gifted us with some stunning days, so it’s no wonder that fall chores may […]
Dear Eartha, My neighbor had an irrigation assessment this summer and now he’s scheduling more work to improve his system in spring. Is the expense worth it? Is this really something I need to worry about in October? No matter if it’s over your yard or a nagging pain in your ankle, worrying can get […]
Dear Eartha, I’m just one person, and climate change feels so big. What could I possibly do to help? I had a conversation with a friend recently during which she lamented that trying to fix the climate crisis feels like “trying to boil the ocean.” It’s big, it seems insurmountable and it’s discouraging. These are […]
Dear Eartha, I’m on the board for my homeowners association, and we’re trying to figure out the new recycling rules in Frisco. Right now, the shared waste enclosure for our building barely fits the trash dumpster. How are we supposed to make room for recycling, too? I hear you! Space is at a premium here […]
Dear Eartha, My energy bills have fluctuated a lot over the last few years. How can we combat this trend? As America celebrated its birth as an independent nation last week, the climate nut in me couldn’t help but think about energy independence and its role in our pursuit of a sustainable and resilient future. […]
Dear Eartha, now that the sun has returned, some of my grass is scorched. The shaded parts are okay, but not the areas in full sun. Help! A rainy spring wore many of us down, yet now that the sun has returned, I miss the soothing sounds of rain on my rooftop. With the official […]
Dear Eartha, I’ve heard a lot about induction cooking, but can anything really be better than gas?What’s better than cooking with gas? How about breathing clean air? Americans, on average, spend 90% of their lives indoors. That may come as a surprise since so many Summit County folks don’t skew “average American” when it comes to […]
Dear Eartha, I’ve been looking for ways to bring my electricity bill down, and I keep hearing that my heat tape could be part of the problem. I’m tempted to turn it off, but isn’t heat tape necessary? You don’t have to look very far in Summit County to spot one of two things: a […]
Dear Eartha, Party for the Planet sold out before I could get tickets. Who won the Green Scene Awards this year? While I’m sad to hear that you (and so many others) missed out on the 34th annual Party for the Planet, I was thrilled to see an outpouring of community support for the environment. The […]
Dear Eartha, my monthly utility bills have gone through the roof the past few months. I’m not doing anything dramatically different, so why are my bills so much higher? Is there anything I can do to bring that cost down? I’ve been hearing this question A LOT lately. Chilly weather and a near doubling in […]
Dear Eartha, headlines about the declining Colorado River, and extreme weather being a ‘new normal’ makes me wonder what difference it actually makes to change our lifestyles. Aren’t we all just doomed anyway? Believe me, it’s easy to feel helpless and unmoored when contemplating a future with less water and a growing number of billion-dollar weather […]
