by Michael Leach | Jun 1, 2017 | Environment, Life
This is what the Electoral College gave us? A climate denying demagogue who just threw a middle finger to the rest of the world and future generations by pulling the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement. This is a sad and disturbing day for our planet, for our...
by Michael Leach | Apr 23, 2017 | Environment, Life
I’ve done a lot of Earth Day presentations over the years, but this represents one of my ALLTIME favorites, speaking at the California Academy of Sciences, an amazing place brimming with brilliant men and women doing essential research and work that matters....
by Michael Leach | Mar 2, 2017 | Life
Why is this an issue no one wants to talk about? Why is this an issue I never even heard our first female presidential candidate mention? Just thinking about the rape epidemic on college campuses literally hijacks me. It’s an issue I’m passionate about—one...
by Michael Leach | Feb 10, 2017 | Environment, Life
Spinning at the gym late last week, it hit me. I needed to get away—get outside, in nature, and most importantly, in water. I swim. I’m religious about it. Ever since my wheels (legs) began to fail four winters ago, I’ve swum 4-7 days a week. It’s...
by Michael Leach | Nov 14, 2016 | Environment, Life
Stop telling me not to be angry about the results of this election. Stop the kumbaya appeals for unity. I appreciate your open-mindedness, and pleas that we are all one—not Republicans, not Democrats, but Americans—but I’m afraid I need to call bullshit. I was born in...
