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.
BY Laura Michelle Burns ON October 8, 2013
TOPICS: Heat and Extreme Weather, Soot
BY Laura Michelle Burns ON October 1, 2013
Coal ash wastewater.
TOPICS: Coal, EPA, Mercury Poisoning, Toxics
BY Laura Michelle Burns ON September 2, 2013
After 16 days soggy straight days of rain here in North Central Ohio, the beginning of school caught me by surprise. Our summer passed in the blink of an eye, and now I’m walking my …
TOPICS: Air Pollution, Asthma, Cancer, Ohio
BY Laura Michelle Burns ON July 10, 2013
My preschoolers ask a lot of questions. Parents know that their children’s curiosities come in the form of relentless questions. On a recent trip to Lake Erie to visit the beach I had spent many …
TOPICS: Climate Change, Food, Great Lakes, Ohio
BY Laura Michelle Burns ON June 26, 2013
As a Republican, I am keenly aware of the controversy in Washington between the parties concerning a plan to combat climate change. As I watched President Obama’s speech, I deeply appreciated that our President …
TOPICS: Climate Change, Politics
