Michele C. Hollow
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New Jersey, United States
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A retirement community that helps people stay in their homes as long as possible
Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities offer a wide range of workshops and activities that can help older adults stay in their homes. → Read More
This startup is making donating leftovers as easy as throwing them away
Komal Ahmad, the 28-year-old founder and CEO of Copia, knows there’s more than enough food in the world to feed the hungry. → Read More
An innovative service dog program is helping kids recover from mass shootings
A new psychiatric service dog program in Newtown, CT, has launched to help children and adults deal with trauma and mental illness. → Read More
It's Come to This, We're Making Synthetic Animal Parts to Try and Save a Species
The manufacturers of lab-grown rhino horns hope their ethically sourced reproductions can make poaching less profitable. → Read More
The Hip Hop Caucus is giving voice to the environment this election
“We created the Hip Hop Caucus to approach civil and human rights in the 21st century." → Read More
Don’t scam the service dog system just because you love being with your pet
It’s relatively easy to scam the service dog system. But just because you do it out of love doesn't mean you aren't hurting anyone. → Read More
These Kids Can See Mountains, but They've Never Been to Them. Osceola Ward Is Changing That.
Osceola Ward, a graduate student at UCLA, wants every person of color to know their environmental injustices and feel their connection to nature. → Read More
For many homeless and domestic violence victims, moving on is near impossible without their pets
“I tolerated a lot of abuse so my cats and I would have a home.” Why don't more homeless and domestic violence shelters accept animals? → Read More
Via sensor or struggle, seals offer ocean of insight into climate change underseas
While seals and sea lions suffer the consequences of climate change, they are also helping scientists better understand the impacts. → Read More
Dark Sky Nation: This Native American tribe is saying no to light pollution
Light pollution is not only an overlooked form of pollution—it's also the easiest to switch off. → Read More
It's Time to Drink the Kool-Aid and Get Over Recycled Water's 'ick' Factor
Recycled water starts off as wastewater or sewage and ends up as something that's safe, healthy, and good for climate change according to recent research. → Read More
The humble dung beetle is a great ally in the fight against climate change
By eating cow poop, dung beetles help keep methane emissions in check. But pesticides may be keeping them in check. → Read More
How this ‘bad’ dog became an endangered species detective
Meet Seamus, the 8-year-old border collie, who divides his time between saving endangered species and eradicating noxious weeds → Read More
Ruff day at school: Meet the lovable dog who moonlights as a substitute teacher
Savannah is a Rhodesian ridgeback brought to The Calais School from Merlin's Kids, a Midland Park-based nonprofit that trains service dogs to work with children with special needs. → Read More
Finding Nature in Las Vegas
A number of my friends said, “Don’t go—you would be a fish out of water.” And I’ll admit that a trip to Las Vegas sounded strange to this native New Yorker. I grew up in New York, and now live in a small town close by. As I’ve aged, I have come to love mountains [...] → Read More
Exploring Southern Utah
Spotting big horn sheep on the side of the road, seeing a herd of mule deer right under my hotel balcony, and being surrounded by mountains many stories higher than the Empire State Building puts me at ease. While hiking trails in Zion National Park, all I heard was the wind and the rush of [...] → Read More
Katherine Heigl on Animals, Remember Me Thursday, and Her New TV Series State of Affairs
Best known for her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens on Grey’s Anatomy and for her work helping animals, Katherine Heigl was named spokesperson for the 2014 Remember Me Thursday campaign, a global pet adoption awareness event on Thursday, September 25, organized by Helen Woodward Animal Center.I recently spoke to her about her involvement in the [...] → Read More
Deaf and Blind Dogs Are Just Like Other Dogs
A friend of mine has a dog that is blind. But you wouldn’t know it by looking or interacting with him—he comes when he is called, he greets her at the door when she comes home, and he socializes with other dogs at the dog park.While I have met dogs that are blind and deaf, [...] → Read More
A Visit to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
Full confession: I get nervous when I enter an animal shelter. We have a limit as to how many pets we can have in our home. I always feel that when I walk into a shelter, I want to take everyone with four legs home.At Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, located just five miles north of [...] → Read More
12 School Projects for Students Who Love Animals
Your child can make this year more humane for pets and wildlife with the help of her or his classmates. Inspired by a post by the Humane Society of the United States, I recently spoke to representatives at a number of animal advocacy groups about projects kids can do at school to make this a [...] → Read More