Author RSSDo The Right Thing: Get It In Writing
In March, the federal district court in Statesboro, Georgia handed down a ruling that sent ripples through the forestry community. The court found that a timber company had built a road through a wetland in violation of federal clean water laws. The conse...
Tap Water: The Safe and Healthy Choice
Hey Mom! Have you ever looked at all those bottles of water at the supermarket that are competing for your hard earned dollar and wondered how they got there? It wasn't that long ago that we all drank tapwater without a second thought. What's changed?
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No Weeds, No Guilt. Tips for a Toxic-Free Lawn or Garden
Nothing makes a hard core green thumb madder than weeds in the lawn or garden. They're ugly. They compete for light, water, and nutrients. Sometimes they make you itch or sneeze! It's no wonder that Home Expo Mart has aisles and aisles of chemicals that y...
Don't Be A Pain in the Drain!
There's a small handful of things you absolutely don't want to flush down the drain, such as money or time - and also old cooking grease, unused medicines, and household chemicals.
That's right. Modern American homes are full of things that CAN go dow...
Water for Life, Your Lawn, Your Planet
If you are a die hard green thumb, then the first sing of spring is when you find yourself gazing out the window at yard and thinking "that looks awful." You find yourself rummaging around the shed, inspecting your garden tools, and making excuses about w...
Five Reasons to Pick Up After Your Dog, Every Single Time
Sure, we've all felt the temptation. Maybe you're tired. Maybe you're just not feeling great that day. Maybe the weather is bad and you just want to go home. Maybe you just don't think anyone is looking. But whatever the reason, you're out walking the dog...
Three Tips to Save Water and Money at Home
Water. It meets the most basic of needs, necessary for survival by animals (including humans) and plants alike.
And we use a lot of it. Some experts estimate that the average U.S. residents uses more about 70 gallons of water per person, 280 gallons p...
Scoop the Poop and Save the World!
Do you want to do your part for a cleaner environment and a healthier neighborhood? If you have yard -- and a dog that plays on it -- then making a difference is easier than you think.
Here's a dirty little secret that most people don't know: Dog doo c...
Environmental Awareness: Encouragement vs. Education
"I can do small things every day that will make an impact on water pollution."
It's such a simple statement, and it's true. So why is it so hard to send a message -- over the airwaves, online, or in print -- that actually evokes that reaction? Unfortun...
Environmental Issue Surveys: What Are They Telling Us?
A fresh environmental issue survey from CNN/Opinion Research finds that a majority of Americans believe that the economy should take precedence over the environment. It wasn't by a huge number - a little more than half (51%) picked "economy: and slightly...
Protect Georgia Children from Mercury Poisoning from Fish!
Electric utilities have applied for the permits they need to build new coal burning power plants in south Georgia, and local families have every reason to be concerned. Already, we live with the pollution from the plants we have: There are government warn...
Sorry Charlie: Average Advocacy Fails the Tuna
Remember Charlie the Tuna? If you haven't seen him on the air in while, it's probably because he was caught and eaten long ago. Overfishing has decimated the Atlantic bluefin tuna. Populations are shrinking fast. Stricter international regulations to prev...
Cowboys, Conservationists, and the Hopeful Herd
When we are trying to make something happen, conservationists sometimes think like cowboys. We break out the rhetorical cattle prod and try to shock the public out of complacency and into action with a stiff jolt of bad news. There's a time and place for ...
The Environmental "Awareness" Paradox
Let's take a fresh look at a couple of tired old sayings you've probably heard a million times, and examine what they mean when comes to raising environmental awareness and encouraging everyday citizens to do their part to preserve the planet for future g...
Five Environmental Message Mistakes - And How to Fix Them
You've heard the phrase "look before you leap." But what does that mean when it comes to environmental writing and communications?
First, an urban legend about what can happen if you don't look before you leap. Enjoying healthy sales of its Nova automo...
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