Author: Laura Michelle Burns

Laura Burns is a former biologist who blogs at Pug in the Kitchen. She her her husband, Matt strive to live a low-impact life with their 2 children Liam (2) and Sylvia (4 months). Together they cook from scratch, cloth diaper, homebirth, and hang their laundry in the fresh air.

Algae in Lake Erie Impacts Ohio’s Families

BY Laura Michelle Burns ON June 9, 2016

Ohio’s summer is already in full swing. Growing up, June was still a month with temperatures in the 60s and 70s, but my children are experiencing temperatures far above the average. For Ohioans, the increase in temperature and potential for heavy summer rains also means...

TOPICS: Climate Change, Great Lakes, Heat and Extreme Weather, Ohio

My Fracking Nightmare

BY Laura Michelle Burns ON March 10, 2016

On a breezy day, filled with lots of sunshine, I had the opportunity to go to Barnesville, Ohio to experience the ravages of the fracking industry through the lens of a FLIR camera. I have heard testimony from residents who live near oil and gas development. They...

TOPICS: Fracking, Natural Gas, Ohio

Military Families Worry About Methane Pollution

BY Laura Michelle Burns ON March 9, 2016

Moms Clean Air Force Ohio super mom, Jen Leach, is a proud military wife. Her husband has served several tours in the Middle East with the US Army. While Jen is always concerned for his safety, she recently voiced new fears for her husband, “Sending your...

TOPICS: Climate Change, Dads, Fracking, Natural Gas, Ohio

Not All Conservative Moms Deny Climate Change

BY Laura Michelle Burns ON February 16, 2016

It’s no secret that I am a Conservative Republican. Most of my friends are Conservatives too. Like many, I used to think Conservative voters for climate protection was an oxymoron. But then Pope Francis stepped into the proverbial climate ring with his encyclical, Laudato Si’:...

TOPICS: Climate Change, Ohio, Politics, Religion

Interview: Mansfield, Ohio Councilman Don Bryant

BY Laura Michelle Burns ON February 3, 2016

This is a Moms Clean Air Force exclusive interview with Mansfield, Ohio Councilman Don Bryant. What is unique about protecting your city’s resources? In Mansfield, we’re home to many world class industries and have been a center of industrial production and technical innovation for decades. We...

TOPICS: Asthma, Climate Change, Great Lakes, Natural Gas, Ohio, Politics

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