The TOXTOUR is not just about cleaning up manmade toxics. It is about the things each of us can do to make the world a healthier place...
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Name: Jennifer Duncklee Berardi
Age: 42
Lives: Marblehead, MA
Occupation: Teacher
One thing she's doing: bringing her own bags to the farmer's market.
One thing she dreams of doing: getting her whole community to walk or ride their bikes to work or school every day.
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Name: Brandon Rosser
Age: 40
Lives: Chester, NJ
Occupation: Film Producer
One thing he's doing: Packing a Guyot 18/10 surgical grade stainless steel water bottle.
One thing he dreams of doing: Driving an electric car juiced up by the solar panels on his garage roof.
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Name: Deb Clarke
Lives: Marblehead, MA
Occupation: Manager
One thing she's doing: Bringing her own bags to the grocery store.
One thing she dreams of doing: Trading in her clothes dryer for a drying rack.
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Name: Ron Clausen
Age: 66
Lives: Waterbury,VT
Occupation: Innkeeper
One thing he is doing: Using energy-efficient heat pump systems to warm and cool every room in his hotel.
One thing he dreams of doing: Discovering a form of free, safe, and limitless energy.
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Name: Russell Wells
Age: 27.
Lives: Lincoln, MA.
Occupation: Educator
One thing he's doing: Refusing paper towels (every day since 2005).
One thing he dreams of doing: Kissing his carbon footprint goodbye.
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"Though I face the fear of disappontment,
fear increases when I'm idle.
My hope increases when I work;
when I'm idle, I risk more."
--Rumi, "Gainful Employment", Mathnawi III, 3096-101
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Name: John Barwick
Age: 50
Lives: Waterbury, VT
Occupation: Innkeeper
One thing he’s doing: Avoiding toxic chemicals by cleaning surfaces with a homemade solution of vinegar and water.
One
thing he dreams of doing: working against the avalanche of plastic
containers by insisting that all plastic containers be safe,
re-useable, and returnable.
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Name: Krissy Mellen
Age: 65
Lives: Marblehead, MA
Occupation: Therapist
One thing she's doing: making her grandchildren yummy organic meals.
One things she dreams of doing: reintroducing respect for all living things.
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Name: Jason Fuller
Age: 19
Lives: Bolton, VT
Occupation: Tow Truck Driver (for now).
One thing he's doing: commuting by motorcycle instead of SUV.
One thing he dreams of doing: getting everybody off oil.
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Name: Chris Veatch
Age: 52
Lives: Montpelier, VT
Occupation: Chef
One thing he's doing: using local, organic ingredients at his restaurant.
One thing he dreams of doing: living in a world where not a single car runs on petroleum.
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Name: Phil Comen
Age: 21
Lives: Burlington, VT
Occupation: Bike Shop Guy
One thing he's doing: recycling beer bottles.
One thing he dreams of doing: swapping out all the world's cars for bicycles.
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