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Linda Lindquist RN, BSN Healthcare workers are a hidden, next generation treasure of environmentalists. This group includes, but is not limited to, doctors, such as those specializing in infectious disease, nurses of all disciplines in heath care, respiratory therapists, occupational therapists, nutritionists, dietitians, pharmacists, and emergency rescue response workers. The …
Reprinted from www.coopamerica.org Feel like you’re killing yourself trying to keep your house clean? You may laugh, but you’re closer to the truth than you think if you’re using expensive commercial cleaners, says Karen Logan, environmentalist and author of Clean House, Clean Planet: Clean Your House for Pennies a Day …
Sara Grochowski Do It Green! Minnesota With each new generation, it seems people are more transient and decisions on where to live are not always based on closeness to family. In times past, grandmothers or aunts were so intimately involved in a family’s life, particularly due to their proximity, that …
Laurie Voeltz Write Around Portland Poet & Teacher How do I tell you about the power of writing in community? Of being vulnerable and honest with other humans using the most basic tools: paper and pen. Of being part of a group where we allow each other to see our …
John F. Neville The SEA Group Spend a Little Money, Take a Little Time Here are some simple and inexpensive ways to make your home energy efficient. They involve minor costs and some work on your part, but the energy and cost savings make it worthwhile. Switch to fluorescents The …
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Elizabeth Mische Live Green, Live Smart Sustainability begins at home, where our environmental footprint is heavy. More than 30% of our carbon emissions are produced by our shelters. Live Green, Live Smart™ was founded to help ordinary people find ways to make practical changes in their daily behavior and in …
Emily Darnell Do It Green! Minnesota “Do you enjoy lifting heavy rocks?” This was a question I was asked during an interview last spring. By answering, “Yes” to this question, I found myself working as a farm intern on an off-the-grid homestead in southeast Minnesota. Considering I received a Bachelor’s …
Anonymous Anonymous The Big River Art Contest connects students to the science, heritage, and stewardship of the Mississippi River through the practice of art. Each year hundreds of students submit artwork in one of three contest categories: The Mighty Mississippi, Caring for the River, and Big River Journey. Four contest …
Tara Wesely Do It Green! Magazine We love to slurp it, splash it, spill it. The wet stuff flows from our faucets with such ease we can’t help but forget that our supply is not, in fact, infinite. Less than 3% of the water on Earth is fresh (and much …
Jukka Kukkonen PlugInConnect For the last century we have relied heavily on oil to provide energy for our transportation needs. Gasoline- and diesel-powered internal combustion engines (ICE) have monopolized as the propulsion provider for cars and trucks. They have worked fairly well for us, but we are also paying a …
