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May is the perfect month to ride a bike – it’s National Bike Month, and in Washington DC, Bike to Work Day is on Friday, May 17. The National Bike Challenge kicked off on May 1, with the goal of uniting 50,000 people to bike 10 million miles throughout America. Regardless of the reason, swapping … Continue reading
Spring is the season for change. We move our clocks forward an hour, and gain extra sunlight, warmth and new possibilities. Why not use that extra hour to make a difference and volunteer? When you volunteer, you gain so much more than spending a day among new friends – you help make a positive impact … Continue reading
Clorox recently came out with an advertising campaign that mocks “greenorexics.” You know the type, the over-vigilant eco-warriors that chide other people who don’t recycle. The new ad campaign, called, “You Don’t Have to be Ridiculous to be Green,” is based off of recent research that found that “women think it’s trendy to be environmentally … Continue reading
I was lucky enough to attend the inauguration this year, and though it was cold – global warming was on my mind. I have been holding my breath over the past four years, hoping that the President would address the threat of climate change while he is in office. Finally, in his second inaugural address, … Continue reading
Thanks to our outstanding guest blogger Juliet for this week’s post! Juliet is a strategic communications consultant with a strong focus on issues related to the environment and public health. An accomplished marketing and communications executive, she has nearly 20 years’ experience in branding and communications strategies, public relations, social marketing and public awareness campaigns. … Continue reading
The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem, it will avail us little to solve all others. ~ Theodore Roosevelt I’ve always thought of myself as a conservationist, but after reading Silent Spring, I am rethinking what that term means to me. Up until now, I’ve happily tromped through … Continue reading
“It is fortunate, perhaps, that no matter how intently one studies the hundred little dramas of the woods and meadows, one can never learn all of the salient facts about any of them.” First published in 1949, A Sand County Almanac is a beloved book that describes the numerous daily changes in wildlife that take … Continue reading
Great News! The Energy Information Administration recently reported that Americans are using less gas on a monthly basis than ever in recent history (since 2007 in fact!) Though we are still consuming 124,000 barrels of oil a day, we are in fact far below the 8.5 million barrels of oil we consumed each day in … Continue reading
“[From] Tea Party Republicans to liberal Democrats, more than four-in-five American voters say that conserving our country’s natural resources—our land, air and water—is patriotic.” A recent poll found that both Republicans and Democrats agree that it is a patriotic duty to protect national parks. What’s more, people from all backgrounds and lifestyles agree that our … Continue reading
Every year, more than 75 million animals are violently killed just for the use of their fur. Animals are raised on fur farms, kept in overcrowded cages their entire lives and killed just for the use of their pelts. The animal carcasses are left to rot or are burned after the fur has been removed … Continue reading
Redefining Eco 