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Don’t Call Me “That Blogger from Kansas”

German tourist kids in creek by Robstephaustralia

There is power in names. There is respect in a name. When we name something, we give it power over us. We acknowledge a connection. We give the person, place, or object a position in our life.

Do you have names in your garden? Have you named that big [...]

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.

Thank you Peak Oil Hausfrau for promoting awareness of the issues [...]

Can We “Out Nature” Mother Nature in Our Gardens?

I am honored to be host today for an article from Carole Brown, otherwise known as The Conservation Gardener. Carole Brown is a Conservation Biologist with a passion for Ecosystem Gardening–giving a little back to wildlife by creating welcoming habitats for them in our gardens, gardening sustainably, and [...]

Greening Costco

Costco Sign by Greenwenvy08

Yesterday when my Costco Connections magazine arrived in the mail I couldn’t help but notice that something had changed. Let me describe here what I saw and you’ll get the picture. Greening Costco? I don’t think so Costco. Note that some of these are pretty subtle and I don’t think I’d [...]

Green Change

What motivates people to make green change in their life? According to the New Scientist, August 22, 2009 there are five motivators of green change. The question is, who, if anyone, is using these motivators for the benefit of our planet and our human future?

Green Neighbors

I’m not surprised to learn that there’s a group-based motivator. [...]