This year’s Blog Action Day topic is Climate Change. Here are some of my thoughts on how you can live a more sustainable life and help protect the environment. I made this speech a couple of years ago at my Toastmasters club:

I’ve been trying to get more green lately. I have been good about buying [...]

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It seems like everyone these days is talking about gardening and growing their own produce. After living in Brooklyn for a few years, we’ve finally started up an edible terrace garden that will give us patio tomatoes, arugula, peppers, leeks, and herbs.
If you’re not quite ready to start your own garden but want some inspiration, [...]

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Want to get ready for the new year by bringing fresh energy into your life? Start by cleaning up a portion of your home.
Feng Shui is the art of creating harmonious flow in the house – making sure that the energy within is good and that no area gets stagnant. Each area of the home [...]

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Did you get a bunch of new clothes for Christmas or Chanuka? Why not donate some of your older clothes to the less fortunate?
By getting rid of clothes that no longer suit you or that you don’t love, you’re making room for new and better clothes that fit you and your life. Donating your clothes [...]

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Last week I did a speech about Earth Day and why you should care about it. I wrote it based on this post – and here’s the video of my speech:
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I hope this inspires you to take action. Let me know what you think of it.

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Earth Day 2008 – What did you do that was green?
Many people wonder why they should even think about going green. Here are a few reasons why you might consider it:

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Interesting article in the New York Times Magazine called Man Bites Insect – I’m sure you could guess what this is about.
I don’t find the idea of eating bugs repulsive. I ate chapolines in Mexico – they tasted a little like dried anchovies, salty and crunchy but not unpleasant. And it’s true that eating insects [...]

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I had to post something about this New York Times article about meat consumption that I read today. I’m not a vegetarian, but I do try to be conscientious about my meat consumption. Knowing where conventional meat comes from, and how it is raised, I avoid it as much as I possibly can. I have [...]

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