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Salwa Khan

@motheringearth

Environmentalist, host of Mothering Earth podcast, educator, media producer

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Mothering Earth – Your source for sustainable living news

On Mothering Earth listen as Fenceline Watch, an environmental justice group, exposes the toxic harm their community faces & conditions that exist to protect the companies responsible for the #pollutants. Listen and subscribe: www.mothering-earth.com

05.03.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mothering Earth – Your source for sustainable living news

Mothering Earth features @FencelineWatch, an environmental justice group, who expose the toxic harm their community faces & conditions that exist to protect the companies responsible for the #pollutants. Listen and subscribe: www.mothering-earth.com

03.03.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Give the Earth a break! Unlawn and plant native plants instead. Create beauty and biodiversity instead of a boring monoculture. www.mothering-earth.com #unlawn #Biodiversity #Ecosystem

01.09.2025 19:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In Texas, Federal Cuts to Renewable Energy Projects Mean Lost Revenue for Rural CommunitiesΒ  | The Daily Yonder Renewable energy experts and developers in Texas are warning that rural communities could bear the brunt of the economic impact from changes to federal

The current war on renewable energy will have serious repercussions in rural communities: dailyyonder.com/in-texas-fed... @dailyyonder.bsky.social

01.09.2025 19:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of a lemur looking at the camera

Picture of a lemur looking at the camera

What are we missing in the world of animals, fungi, plants and night skies we could experience after dark? Charles Hood wrote the book on it and he is on: www.mothering-earth.com #NatureIsAmazing #owls #bats #fungi #plants #animals

01.08.2025 14:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting to zero waste-start with your trashcan and buy less, repair, refuse to buy items in plastic, recycle, reuse, compost. Mothering Earth podcast-subscribe and listen! www.mothering-earth.com #trash #garbage #landfill #methane

09.06.2025 16:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Greenwashing It's in the wash.

It's still happening; greenwashing. open.substack.com/pub/motherin...

28.05.2025 19:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chiroptophobia is a fear of bats that is apparently common. Why is this and what’s the real story on bats? Listen to Mothering Earth with author, bat biologist Alyson Brokaw: www.mothering-earth.com #bats #ecology #animalbehavior #insects

05.05.2025 17:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mothering Earth – Your source for sustainable living news

Chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products may or may not be safe. Hear Mothering Earth with Kaley Beins of the Environmental Working Group, on some of the harmful stuff in our "personal care" products. www.mothering-earth.com #cosmetics #personalcare #PFAs #phthalates #ewg

12.04.2025 17:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Mothering Earth – Your source for sustainable living news

Happy Earth Month! Every day is a good day to mother our earth. www.mothering-earth.com #earthmonth

04.04.2025 17:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
product label with multiple chemical names

product label with multiple chemical names

product label with multiple chemical names

product label with multiple chemical names

Read the label, whether you're buying cosmetics, shampoo or deodorant! Hear Mothering Earth with Kaley Beins of the Environmental Working Group, on some of the harmful stuff in our "personal care" products. www.mothering-earth.com #cosmetics #paraben #PFAs #phthalates #ewg

01.04.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Picture courtesy of Mercy for Animals

Farmers are transitioning from growing meat for large corporations to growing plants, mushrooms or hemp. It's a project called Transfarmation. Hear about it on Mothering Earth: www.mothering-earth.com #farmer #farming #mushrooms #Hemp #vegetables

03.03.2025 15:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Klein is on Mothering Earth! www.mothering-earth.com

17.02.2025 14:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A delightful conversation with renowned entomologist, artist & author (The Insect Epiphany) Barrett Klein on Mothering Earth; about insect's influences on human culture www.mothering-earth.com #insects #bugs #silkworms #cochineal #entomology #ecosystem #biodiversity @pupating.bsky.social

17.02.2025 14:40 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Silk and beeswax, ink from oak galls and more with entomologist, artist & author Barrett Klein (The Insect Epiphany) on Mothering Earth. www.mothering-earth.com #insects #bugs #silkworms #cochineal #entomology #ecosystem #biodiversity

01.02.2025 17:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Mothering Earth podcast brings you stories of people taking action for a more sustainable world. Listen and subscribe! www.mothering-earth.com

09.01.2025 21:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Salwa Khan on Substack I started a SubStack called Mothering Earth a few months ago on the recommendation of a friend Robert Skipper, who has a SubStack called The Decade Project. The stories on the Mothering Earth SubStac...

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06.01.2025 15:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photographer Jim Richardson at work

Photographer Jim Richardson at work

Photos showing human-caused environmental devastation have impact, can change minds & drive people to take action. Meet Jim Richardson, acclaimed National Geographic photographer who illustrates environmental issues. Listen & subscribe: www.mothering-earth.com #NationalGeographic #Environment

03.01.2025 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Infographic: Which Countries Are Meeting Their Paris Agreement Goals? This chart shows selected national emission reduction goals and projected achievements by 2030, by associated limit on global warming.

@juliemason.bsky.social One of your guests today said the US has already met Paris accord climate goals. As far as I can determine, that is not correct: www.statista.com/chart/26102/...

03.12.2024 22:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mothering Earth – Your source for sustainable living news

I'm just starting with Bluesky. I'll be talking about the environment and about what we humans can do to help preserve our sweet planet on my Mothering Earth podcast/radio show. www.mothering-earth.com I'm always looking for guests on environmental topics!

02.12.2024 16:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œCompassion is the wish to see others free from suffering.” Dalai Lama. Mothering Earth features compassion for factory-farmed animals. Listen on your podcast player www.mothering-earth.com
#compassioninaction #plantbased #EatLessMeat #aggag #BanFactoryFarming

02.12.2024 16:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pesticides in our produce and what you can do to avoid them on the Mothering Earth podcast: www.mothering-earth.com
Listen and subscribe on Spotify, Apple and other platforms! #environment #Climate #veggies #fruits
#pesticides #glyphosate #DACL

12.11.2024 20:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0