Estonia’s peaceful outbreak from the former Soviet Union is famously known as the “Singing Revolution”¹—but its Green Party is now singing the blues.²

Despite years or energetic activism, fighting industry-blamed “global warming,” the Green Party continues to protest against infrastructure improvements from outside of Estonia’s Parliament.

A recent report from The Guardian suggests that the ancient city of Pompeii may have had the world’s oldest known recycling program.¹ A team of researchers has uncovered evidence that mounds of trash outside the city were collected to use as materials for various building projects.

Many urban and suburban recreational opportunities are closed to public use, yet many rural and wilderness areas now are reopening to allow recreational visits.

Recent public health-related developments in America^1-3 and in other countries^1,4,5,6 have illustrated the need for balance in governmental interventions aimed at reducing the spread of the COVID-19 contagion.^5-8

As America reacts to the coronavirus pandemic, some societal enterprises have been categorized as “essential” while others have been categorized as “non-essential.”¹ Surprisingly, in many places—such as Texas—landscaping services (called “lawn-care services”), including cutting grass and weed-whacking, are now defined as “essential” activities.¹