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Earth Day is the day designated for appreciating the earth's environment and raising awareness of the issues that threaten it. The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970 introduced by Senator Gaylord Nelson, a US senator, to bring environmental issues onto the national political agenda. Earth Day is observed in 175 countries, and coordinated by the nonprofit organization Earth Day Network. The passage of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water…

With spring is around the corner, February is a great time to start thinking about the garden. One consideration as you are planning your garden is the importance of natives. According to National Arboretum, a native plant is one that occurs naturally in a particular region, ecosystem, or habitat without direct or indirect human intervention. Natives are important for a number of reasons.

Firstly local birds, butterflies and other wildlife depend on native plants for their diet. A fly…

Someone recently asked me what Consumer Change is trying to achieve and what I would define as a green business. While Consumer Change would love to see all businesses become green businesses as a long term goal, the truth is that getting there is a long road. What we are looking for is progress towards that end goal.

In my personal sustainability story, I started with recycling paper, plastic, glass and cans – that was easy because those facilities are offered with waste pickup. Then…

“New Year is a time to make resolutions,” I told my 8 year old son. As I went on to suggest what his 2011 resolutions should be (cleaning up after himself (there’s always hope)), he asked what mine were going to be. I have had the same resolutions for at least a decade, something about working…