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Try a trail 2008-03-04 16:28:58 I went for another trail run last weekend and was thinking about why I like to run on uneven, primitive trails versus the safety of a treadmill or city streets. The main reason is that when you are running outdoors with nature as your guide you don’t think about running, you don’t need music or [...]
What a BUTT! 2008-02-22 15:38:53 We did a park clean up project a few weeks back at Thunderbird Park in Glendale, Arizona. We trimmed some trees and bushes and picked up trash along a fence line about 1.25 miles long. We filled 4 extra large trash bags with trash! There was everything from fast food wrappers and containers to a [...]
Paper or Plastic? Neither, finally! 2008-02-15 11:44:26 We made our first trip to the grocery store this week using our reusable shopping bags! It was actually kind of cool to use the bags instead of plastic. It was easier than I thought it would be and we got everything into 6 bags versus our normal 12 - 15 plastic bags. It made [...] Read more:Neither
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Even the desert has joined the Green movement! 2008-02-09 07:53:36 We have had lot of rain here in the desert the last month, at least a lot for us! The last storm came through last last weekend and as I made my way out for my weekly desert trail run I noticed a change. The desert has joined the GREEN movement
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The hills and trails that [...] Read more:Green
The Power of Volunteering 2008-01-25 16:25:34 I want you to be selfish this month. Do something that will make you feel good about yourself and give you a sense of pride and accomplishment. Volunteer!
If you are like me and enjoy the outdoors, then combine that passion with volunteering at your local Parks and Recreation Department. They [...]
It’s Easy Being Green 2007-11-25 21:17:50 Can you make a difference? Yes! We can all make a difference and it doesn’t cost anything except our time and effort. There are simple things we can all do to help conserve energy and to preserve our environment.
Listed below are 10 simple things we can all incorporate into our daily lives that save energy, [...] Read more:Green
Earth Hour everyday! 2008-03-12 16:09:30 Have you heard about Earth
Hour 2008? It started in Sydney, Austrailia in 2007 and has spread worldwide this year. To participate all you have to do is turn off your lights for 1 hour at 8pm on March 29th. Simple! Please join in this effort and get as many family members and friends to [...]
Network volunteering 2008-03-19 13:12:08 We’re about to start our final trail restoration and trash project scheduled for this Saturday. Have to stop for the year until November because of the heat and our reptile friends. The snakes are starting to stir and it’s not worth the risk to put people who volunteer their time in danger. That’s not what [...]
Teach kids to grow up green 2008-03-29 17:37:06 I took a group of 16 kids on a desert hike on Friday to introduce them to hiking and to the desert plants and animal life. The kids are part of a Youth Recycling and after-school program sponsored by the City of Glendale, Arizona. The kids loved being outdoors, were very inquisitive and enjoyed learning [...]
Give the gift of clean air 2008-04-08 11:18:46 I was at the Arizona Diamondbacks 2008 home opener last night and they scored 9 runs and beat the Dodgers 9-3. Probably doesn’t mean much to most of you but what is significant is that it means that 90 trees will be planted as part of a program this year between the Diamondbacks and The Salt [...] Read more:clean air
Lazy waste of water 2008-04-21 14:50:31 I saw it again yesterday. It’s the third time in the last two weeks that I’ve seen people cleaning off their driveway and sidewalks with a garden hose! There was a guy being interviewed on TV about the housing slump and he was hosing off his driveway, oblivious to what he was doing. Wasting at least [...] Read more:waste
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Go Green this spring 2008-04-18 18:54:56 “Green
” Spring Cleaning
Spring has sprung in most areas of the country and the ritual of “Spring Cleaning” has begun. Planting flowers, plants and prepping our lawns for summer, airing out our houses from the winter, cleaning windows and replacing winter window covers with summer screens are all a part of what we do. Depending on [...]
Growing Up Green 2008-05-05 18:49:34 I think that kids can make a difference in the world by cleaning up litter and telling everyone they know to help the environment. Kids can try and get permission to put up posters saying “We can all help the environment by cleaning up litter.” This can promote kids to make a difference in the world [...] Read more:Green
, Growing
“Trailer” trash 2008-05-14 15:16:27 I was out trail running last week and came across a new use for plastic grocery bags. I was out on a trail close to a city park and stumbled on a 1/4 mile stretch of garbage ridden trail, really a disappointment! There were several plastic bags stuck on cacti, in creosote bushes along with [...] Read more:Trailer
Electronic Recycling 2008-05-29 12:47:38 Here’s a Jeopardy question for you… What weighs 200 million tons? The answer: the amount of electronic waste that goes into our landfills every year. Computers, monitors, cell phones, DVD players, copy machines, TV sets… you get the picture. Most, if not all of this electronic waste, contains hazardous chemicals like mercury, lead and chromium [...] Read more:Electronic
, Recycling
Smelly old shoe 2008-06-10 10:39:18 If you are like me you probably have several pairs of old athletic shoes, running shoes, cross trainers and just plain old athletic shoes. I usually rotate these shoes from current running shoes, to yard work shoes to the trash and on to the next new pair. That was until I found out about this [...] Read more:Smelly
Green & Growing 2008-06-17 01:49:12 I was at an Eco show this last weekend and met another small green business, Victory Electronics - electronics recyclers, just one more example of small green businesses popping up everywhere. It’s refreshing to see more and more businesses opening up in response to the increasing awareness of our current environmental situation. In addition there [...] Read more:Green
, Growing
It’s a gas! 2008-06-26 10:31:07 In our June newsletter we included some “green” tips on ways to improve your gas mileage and in this day and age with the price of gas rising daily, it seemed appropriate. Our tips are simple and cost next to nothing and if done on a regular basis can save us $.94 per gallon. Seems [...]
Whistler, BC 2008-07-17 18:21:07 I just got back from a week long trip to Whistler
, BC and it was an impactful reminder of why I love it there so much. It is nestled in the mountains about 70 miles or 140 km north of Vancouver and is a spectacular setting if you like mountains, waterfalls, lush green forests and [...]
Replace the Plastic but “RTB!” 2008-08-07 11:16:53 It’s encouraging to see more and more people ditch the plastic shopping bags in favor of reusable bags. It’s also encouraging to see more and more retail outlets offering some type of bag for customers to purchase. Unfortunately there still remains a problem with this process. Well more than one problem but until big grocers [...] Read more:Plastic
Breath a little easier, naturally 2008-08-01 08:00:13 In our effort to make our homes more eco-friendly and energy efficient we have sealed up our homes to prevent cool air from escaping in the summer and warm air seeping out in the winter, and in doing so have trapped indoor pollutants in our living and breathing space.
I don’t mean to be an [...] Read more:Breath
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The CSA has risen! 2008-08-26 08:51:55 No, it’s not the Confederate States of America but Community Supported Agriculture. We here a lot of talk about supporting local businesses to help lower our carbon footprint and we just discovered a fresh way to do that. We joined a local CSA, Crooked Sky Farms, located in Glendale, AZ and meet them once a [...]
Green Kids 2008-08-16 18:09:15 I have been reading alot about how to raise “green” kids, “green” parenting and educating our children to grow up green. There are some very innovative ideas covering a wide variety of subjects from recycling, to composting, to reusing “trash” for art projects and many, many more. We know we need to educate them on the 3 R’s, CFL [...] Read more:Green
CSA article 2008-09-08 09:02:34 A new revolution has begun. The rise of CSA is upon us! No, it is not the Confederate States of America but a co-op group called Community Supported Agriculture; a union if you will, of local farmers and consumers who work together to plan, grow, harvest, distribute, and consume locally grown produce, eggs, and meat. [...]
The what, where, when and how of composting 2008-09-30 17:57:27 The answer to the why part of the composting question is the easiest to address. Americans throw out around 25% of the food we make and table scraps account for 12% of the trash in our landfills. It is a waste to waste this waste, especially when you can put most of it to a [...]
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