The Green Pen
A newsletter for thoughtful reflections on sustainability, climate change, motherhood, and favorite reads. Subscribe because you care about the earth, love a good book, and like asking questions.
The Green Pen is part personal essay, part climate conversation, part reading journal, and part ongoing attempt to make sense of modern life without becoming completely numb to it.
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writings
Reported features:
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Why the Shrinking Great Salt Lake Is a Health Crisis, Sierra Magazine, 2025
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How Moms Are at the Forefront of Climate Action, The New Climate, 2024
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A Pregnant Threat: How Ozone Can Threaten Brain Development ,Earth Island Journal, 2026
Advocacy journalism:
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Utah Is Skiing On Borrowed Time, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2025
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As Utah Gets Hotter, I Found a Way To Fight For My Son's Future, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2025
Personal essays:
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I'm Not Afraid To Travel With My Toddler, Business Insider, 2025
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Raising An Eco-Conscious Child: Lessons From My First Year As A Mom, Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine, 2024
Literary non-fiction:
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Daughter, Earworms, 2025
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The Love Affair That Started It All, Forevermore, 2025