Being Green

I’m opening up a new topic category called ‘The Blue Planet’.  Though very late in coming, environmental awareness has been growing in the western subconscious in recent years, and being green is no longer just the domain of tree-hugging hippies or nay-saying scientists.  My original university education is in Environmental Biology, and conservation has always been a part of my interdisciplinary approaches to international development, as well as a part of personal lifestyle.

I will be adding to my growing list of topics, issues in environmental conservation, sustainable living, anthropogenic impacts on the planet, and so on.  Tara and I have been back in the States for a little over a year now and have been slowly adapting lifestyle changes that value the planet and promote sustainable living.  I’ll be including that ongoing saga here; while not always easy or in concert with our disposable-instant-gratification culture, I’m hoping that our green’ness updates will inspire you with practical ways to do the same.