Guest guest Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 i actually wanted to do something like this years ago.... Chad Pregracke, Cleaner of Rivers, Answers Grist's Questions Sometimes environmentalists overthink things, getting lost in political and scientific minutiae. Not Chad Pregracke. He saw a bunch of gross trash in his beloved Mississippi River, so he went out to clean it up -- and then found he couldn't stop there. The founder and president of Living Lands & Waters, Pregracke lives aboard a barge 10 months out of the year and invites volunteers to spend their free time fishing trash out of rivers near and far. And what do you know? It works. Read about the virtues of grassroots action as Chad answers our questions -- in InterActivist, only on the Grist Magazine website. And don't forget to ask him a question of your own by noon on Wednesday, Sept. 15. only in Grist: River activist Chad Pregracke answers Grist's questions -- in InterActivist <http://www.grist.org/cgi-bin/forward.pl?forward_id=3045> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 That sounds good. I often wonder about how I would live though, if I didn't go to work - especially on a barge. Jo , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@e...> wrote: > i actually wanted to do something like this years ago.... > > Chad Pregracke, Cleaner of Rivers, Answers Grist's Questions > > Sometimes environmentalists overthink things, getting lost in > political and scientific minutiae. Not Chad Pregracke. He saw a > bunch of gross trash in his beloved Mississippi River, so he went out > to clean it up -- and then found he couldn't stop there. The founder > and president of Living Lands & Waters, Pregracke lives aboard a > barge 10 months out of the year and invites volunteers to spend their > free time fishing trash out of rivers near and far. And what do you > know? It works. Read about the virtues of grassroots action as Chad > answers our questions -- in InterActivist, only on the Grist Magazine > website. And don't forget to ask him a question of your own by noon > on Wednesday, Sept. 15. > > only in Grist: River activist Chad Pregracke answers Grist's > questions -- in InterActivist > <http://www.grist.org/cgi-bin/forward.pl?forward_id=3045> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 I met this guy and some of his coworkers at the Wakarusa festival this summer. I am seriously considering taking a job with Living Lands & Waters after I finish college and Peace Corps. - fraggle eco_vegans ; GardeningOrganically ; HomesteadCafe ; lettuceheads ; TFHB ; Monday, September 13, 2004 9:01 PM cleanin rivers, one barge load at a time i actually wanted to do something like this years ago....Chad Pregracke, Cleaner of Rivers, Answers Grist's QuestionsSometimes environmentalists overthink things, getting lost in political and scientific minutiae. Not Chad Pregracke. He saw a bunch of gross trash in his beloved Mississippi River, so he went out to clean it up -- and then found he couldn't stop there. The founder and president of Living Lands & Waters, Pregracke lives aboard a barge 10 months out of the year and invites volunteers to spend their free time fishing trash out of rivers near and far. And what do you know? It works. Read about the virtues of grassroots action as Chad answers our questions -- in InterActivist, only on the Grist Magazine website. And don't forget to ask him a question of your own by noon on Wednesday, Sept. 15.only in Grist: River activist Chad Pregracke answers Grist's questions -- in InterActivist<http://www.grist.org/cgi-bin/forward.pl?forward_id=3045>To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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