So how green are you, really? – show 45

By on June 1, 2011   /   Featured Media, Leadership, Women Of Green Podcasts with Carolyn   /   Leave a comment
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Ok, so you recycle, and yes, you buy organic when you can. You might even own a Prius. But how do you really measure up? Now there’s a way to find out. I discovered an online service that takes you through a series of eco questions and when you’re done, you know exactly where you stand. Even better, it gives you specific ideas and concrete advise on how to get even more ecologically sound and savvy in your life. The creator of this site is Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder and CEO of Practically Green. An online service that motivates you to make healthy green changes at home, at work and in your community.

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SharedEarth.com: The Craigslist for gardeners

By on May 24, 2011   /   Family, Leadership   /   2 Comments
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You’ve got land, but you aren’t the gardening type. She’s got a green thumb, but no where to dig. Sounds like a match made in heaven? Thanks to SharedEarth.com, it is. Think of it as a Craigslist for gardening. It matches people with land to people with hoes.

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The Big Transition: Making the shift to a greener career

By on May 23, 2011   /   Innovation, Leadership   /   Leave a comment
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So many women are interested in trading in their conventional jobs for a greener career these days. So much so we started a Facebook Group called “Women in Green Jobs” so women could talk to each other and learn how to make the Big Transition. Tracey de Morsella at Green Economy Post, a blog that I subscribe to, writes a series aimed at helping you do just that. Her Green MBA Success Series highlights Green MBA graduates to uncover what steps they took to transition to green careers using their degrees. This post features Robin Connell, Manager of Sustainability Programs at Del Monte Foods. Find out how she went from a career in media marketing to one in sustainability.

Read this interview with Robin Connell on Green Economy Post.

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Who’s going hungry in America now

By on May 19, 2011   /   Family, Health, Leadership   /   2 Comments
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A poignant story by Linda Lowen about her teenage daughter working at a local grocery store. What she saw even in this wealthy neighborhood store was single mothers struggling to feed their kids. “More than a third of single mothers struggle to feed their children, and over 1 in 7 find that between insufficient income and lack of resources to obtain enough food, one or more family members go hungry.” In these economic times, it’s women and children that suffer most. Do something today for a woman you know that needs help. You know who she is.

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From asthma to aesthetics: How Zem Joaquin created an eco fabulous life – show 44

By on May 17, 2011   /   Featured Media, Health, Innovation   /   Leave a comment
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When Zem Joaquin’s two children suffered from chronic asthma, she took it in her own hands and undertook a major renovation in her home — and her life. “I was frustrated by the fact that both of my children were constantly being hospitalized. I was up so many nights with a nebulizer in hand with crying children,” she painfully remembers. “The pediatricians just kept saying that it was part of childhood, that many children have asthma.” But after they recommended putting her children on long-term steroids, she said, “Enough is enough!”

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Bees are dying due to cell phones

By on May 12, 2011   /   Innovation, Nature   /   1 Comment
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Whales get disoriented when sensing radar signals underwater, now an alarming study found that bees get confused, fly erratically and then suddenly die when sensing signals transmitted when our cell phones ring. This is a global problem and scientists say that it has resulted in a decrease by almost half of our bee population over the last 30 years. This is bad news because the mighty bee is essential in our agricultural and ecological systems. They not only produce honey, but more importantly, pollinate our crops. Are you willing to give up your phone for food?

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Rappin’ climate scientists tell it like it is!

By on May 11, 2011   /   Arts   /   1 Comment
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This video is made our day. Climate scientists get out of the lab and into the studio for a rap session. Fed up with reporters pretending to be scientists, they pretend to be rappers to get the message across that CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL. We don’t think this video is “peer reviewed” but who cares? They get the point across in a new, fresh way. Can wait to see what they’ll do next. Bungee jumping?

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Calling all fans, followers and friends of Women Of Green!

By on May 10, 2011   /   Leadership   /   Leave a comment
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We’re starting a new column called “Be the Change”. We’re looking for super short videos of how YOU ARE being the change in your family, your community, your world. No act is too small. No video is too amateur. This is your chance to inspire all of us to be the change we need right now in the world. Interested? Contact Carolyn (at) mindovermarkets (dot) com.

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One Year Later: More than oil spilled in the Gulf

By on May 10, 2011   /   Innovation, Leadership   /   Leave a comment
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More than oil has ruined the Gulf of Mexico since the spill one year ago. An extensive report examines how families in the Gulf area have been affected with adverse health effects such as substantial increases in depression, domestic violence and substance abuse. And if that isn’t depressing enough, the promises BP made to “make this right” have been broken — including the congressional and presidential calls for prompt financial compensation, oil industry accountability, and tougher regulations.

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Love Food Hate Waste

By on May 7, 2011   /   Family, Health, Leadership   /   Leave a comment
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Here at Women Of Green, as we scour the landscape for ways to support ourselves, our home communities and the world community to embrace sustainable and regenerative practices (and products!) we keep coming across one after another after another incredible projects.

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