By Daily Press staff
After seeing “An Inconvenient Truth,” global warming may seem like an inconvenient burden. Local author Joanne Poyourow and the Environmental Change-Makers of Westchester have answers that can make green living more manageable. Environmental Change-Makers is a small circle of local community members who focus on what citizens can do to make their lives more eco-friendly: Greener Vehicles. Solar Power. Edible landscaping. Backyard wildlife habitats. Local food.
The group emphasizes positive environmental solutions that are pertinent for Los Angeles communities. Each month they discuss a different facet of society’s journey toward a more sustainable human lifestyle.
Poyourow is well-versed in environmental solutions. Her novel “Legacy: A Story of Hope for a Time of Environmental Crisis” is recommended by the Sierra Club as a selection about sustainable consumption.
From the SUVs and freeways of present-day Los Angeles, through a re-thinking of housing, agriculture and energy policies,“Legacy”shows the process of cultural transformation over the next four decades.
A lifelong Southern California resident, Poyourow was raised in Malibu. She now raises her family in the Westchester area of Los Angeles. An avid gardener, a homeschooling mom, a community organizer, she frequently speaks at meetings of Environmental Change-Makers and other venues.
The Environmental Change-Makers meet the fourth Thursday evening of each month in the Westchester area of Los Angeles. The July 27 meeting will focus on back-yard wildlife habitats — how residents can provide homes for birds and butterflies here in the midst of the city. The Aug. 24 meeting will be a 100-mile potluck, challenging participants to actively seek foods grown closer to home. More information about the group is located on the LegacyLA.net/LA.htm webpage. You’re a poet and you don’t know it
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 8, 2006. Read the original PDF.