Impacting Climate Change One Post at a Time

In celebration of Blog Action Day 2009 and Climate Change Awareness I’d like to pay tribute to ten bloggers who are positively impacting our world, sharing ways to reduce CO2 emissions, and taking climate change blog action all year, one blog post at a time.

1. Thank you Peak Oil Hausfrau for promoting awareness of the issues of Peak Oil and the Transition Town movement. I admire your energy, tenacity and optimism and I enjoy reading about your adventures in solar cooking.
2. Crunchy Chicken, you are inspiration and a bundle of enthusiasm. Unless you’ve read The Crunchy Chicken you just can’t know how much fun it is to freeze in winter, fry in summer and let your hair go no-poo. Well, not so much on the no-poo, but at least that one kept me laughing.
3. Mr and Mrs Green, I don’t know if you’ve reached zero waste yet, but that trash can, or bin, of yours must be very close to empty. Who else could make the spreading of zero waste knowledge informative, relevant, and approachable in the way you do? Thank you.
4. Twilight Earth is a scary thought. I’ve no doubt that whatever mess the human race ends up in the Earth will continue on and no doubt something will benefit, even if it’s rats, cockroaches, sparrows and algae. Adam Shake and Derek Markham, you make it clear that saving the Earth is about saving ourselves. You’re waking people up – hopefully the Earth’s twilight can be a prelude to a clear-sky night and a beautiful sunset morning.
5. Let’s face it, growing more green requires vigilance, effort, and determination. The only way to do it is one small step at a time. Robin Shreeves has the right idea. Her goal of growing A Little Greener Every Day is one we can all set. Thanks Robin for sharing practical ideas to benefit so many.
6. And while our vigilance and efforts sometimes fail, at the heart of combating climate change is being a Good Human. While I certainly don’t agree with everything David says, I can’t ever argue with his statement that Good Planets are Hard to Find. Thanks for the reminder!
7. What hope for the human race when children know more of playing on a Nintendo Wii than they do of the wild things and the joys of outdoor play? Bethe Almeras works tirelessly to remind us that grass stains and mud are the essentials of childhood. If you want to save the planet for your children and grandchildren, be sure that they grow up caring for the Earth because they’ve been outside enjoying it. What will your children remember of childhood?
8. We share our wonderful Earth with many creatures. While on the face of it our neighborhoods may look pristine, beautiful, green and even sometimes natural Carole Brown knows that something is wrong. Supporting birds, bugs and butterflies requires ecosystem gardening and conservation gardening starts at home. What you grow in your own back yard has never been more important.
9. Combating climate change is going to need technology and it’s going to need business change, and social change, and it’s going to need each of us adjusting. Technology to me is harder to grasp than asking for and using less. Thankfully Melissa Hincha-Ownby excels at understanding and communicating on green business and she somehow also manages to share green concerns for parents at her personal blog Raising Them Green.
10. You are next! If the growing number of green bloggers is anything to go by a massive number of people are concerned about the environment and climate change. Perhaps we need to document what we are doing in order to feel good about it – many, many are doing this. I couldn’t possibly list all of the great, green bloggers. If you are a green blogger please comment and let everyone who visits know. And my last pick is Wendy Gabriel. Be like Wendy and explore your Green Side, not just on Blog Action Day, but every day.

My thanks go to every one of the writers who raises awareness of climate change not just on this Blog Action Day but every day of the year. All those who love nature’s garden and work to make the Earth a little greener are making a difference.

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1. Green Change
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