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Ask EcoGirl A syndicated eco-advice column Written by Patricia Dines "Encouraging the eco-hero in everyone!" "Making it easy to be green!"

Ask EcoGirl's newest column is available The newest Ask EcoGirl has been released and is ready for your viewing. June 2010: Reducing Your Transportation Footprint A reader is heart-broken watching the Gulf oil gusher's slow-motion destruction of ecosystems, livelihoods, and communities. So she asks how we can help reduce the country's need to drill in such ecologically-sensitive areas. EcoGirl responds with tangible ways that we can all help avoid such disasters in the future by reducing our oil use for transportation. (EcoGirl will also be offering other action ideas in her July column.)   You can read this column in the June issue of the wonderful Sonoma County Gazette, or at <www.patriciadines.info/EcoGirl3j.html>. Plus that webpage has information about sending questions to EcoGirl, receiving email alerts for future columns, and including the informative and empowering EcoGirl column in your periodical. Click on Published Columns to see all previous columns - and future possible ones. Your input and requests are most welcome!

Ask EcoGirl's newest column is available The newest Ask EcoGirl has been released and is ready for your viewing. May 2010: Organizing for Eco-Success A reader wants to know how she can get better at actually following through on her intentions to be more green. EcoGirl empathetically offers three easy steps for turning her eco-ideas into actions and everyday habits. She illustrates with two easy examples: setting up your home recycling setup and fully using your printer paper.   You can read this column in the May issue of the wonderful Sonoma County Gazette, or at <www.patriciadines.info/EcoGirl3i.html>. Plus that webpage has information about sending questions to EcoGirl, receiving email alerts for future columns, and including the informative and empowering EcoGirl column in your periodical. Click on Published Columns to see all previous columns - and future possible ones. Your input and requests are most welcome! Reader feedback "Anyone who is interested in preserving our earth, its creatures, their habitats, and well-being for all should be an EcoGirl fan!" Debra Birkinshaw, Boardmember, Peace & Justice Center; Member, Green Sangha Sonoma County "Excellent articles Patricia - and fun to read! Congratulations on the colorful front page placement and thanks for continuing to make a difference for the masses by educating via your passion and talent for writing. EcoGirl will soon be flying into other communities and publications, I can feel it. Good luck with her." Melissa Weaver, Educator, Enhanced Health Systems

Ask EcoGirl's newest column is available The newest Ask EcoGirl has been released and is ready for your viewing. April 2010: Greening Medicine With illness and health care costs weighing on us all, EcoGirl offers additional specific ways that we can use environmental knowledge to help heal both people and the planet, as both patients and health care providers.   You can read this column in the April issue of the wonderful Sonoma County Gazette, or at <www.patriciadines.info/EcoGirl3h.html>. Plus that webpage has information about sending questions to EcoGirl, receiving email alerts for future columns, and including the informative and empowering EcoGirl column in your periodical. Click on Published Columns to see all previous columns - and future possible ones. Your input and requests are most welcome!

Ask EcoGirl's newest column is available The newest Ask EcoGirl has been released and is ready for your viewing. March 2010: Eco-Remedies for Our Health Care Crisis The health care crisis is such a timely topic right now. Yet, amidst all the passionate debates, the environmental dimension is still largely being ignored, even with the clear evidence linking our high illness rates and exposure to environmental pollutants and everyday toxics. However, by turning and seeing how our actions in the world are harming our own health, we can find true solutions that significantly reduce both illness and costs, lightening the load on us all.   You can read Ask EcoGirl at <www.patriciadines.info/EcoGirl3g.html>. Plus that webpage has information about sending questions to EcoGirl, receiving email alerts for future columns, and including the wonderful EcoGirl column in your periodical. Click on Published Columns to see all previous columns - and future possible ones. Your input and requests are most welcome!

Ask EcoGirl's newest column is available The newest Ask EcoGirl has been released and is ready for your viewing. February 2010: Sharing Your Eco-Love This Valentine's Day, you can express your love for both your sweetie and the planet. Here are some easy ways to eco-upgrade your amorous expressions, thus embodying your values while revealing that oh-so-attractive eco-awareness that so many beloveds admire. This column includes specific tips about buying chocolates, roses, and more, including some lovely local options! You can read Ask EcoGirl at <www.patriciadines.info/EcoGirl3f.html>. Plus that webpage has information about sending questions to EcoGirl, receiving email alerts for future columns, and including the wonderful EcoGirl column in your periodical. Click on Published Columns to see all previous columns - and future possible ones. Your input and requests are most welcome!

Ask EcoGirl's newest column is available The newest Ask EcoGirl has been released and is ready for your viewing. January 2010: Greening Your New Year's Resolutions The new year offers us a handy time to identify the changes we want to make in our lives. And it's smart to include caring for the earth among our intentions, because the planet's well-being is key to our survival, and because aligning with the earth can help us achieve our personal goals. Here some example ways that you can eco-charge your New Year's resolutions to be healthier, save money, connect with others, and have more fun! You can read Ask EcoGirl at <www.patriciadines.info/EcoGirl3e.html>. Plus that webpage has information about sending questions to EcoGirl, receiving email alerts for future columns, and including the wonderful EcoGirl column in your periodical. Click on Published Columns to see all previous columns - and future possible ones. Your input and requests are most welcome!

Announcing my new "insanely useful" Ask EcoGirl booklets Eco-information is everywhere, but there's way too much to digest. We're all drowning in eco-information -- and our overwhelm can keep us from acting. Where do we start? What are the most useful actions to take? How do we integrate this into our everyday lives? Never fear -- Ask EcoGirl is here! EcoGirl understands -- and comes to the rescue! She does the research for you, pulling together the key information that you need to move into action and get the results you need. This is the fast lane to a healthier life for you and the planet. Booklet titles available * Detoxing Your Life: Assessing & Reducing Your Exposure to Everyday Toxics * Healthier Housecleaning: Easy, Less-toxic, & Cheaper Ways to Create a Sparkling Home To find out how to order your very own copies of these "insanely useful" booklets, and be informed when new ones are released, click here. EcoGirl: Making it easy to be green! Reader feedback "What impresses me is that it is SO comprehensive for such a small booklet. Often I see a flyer on one or two topics, but you have packed so much in this, plus given larger principles about how to think of these things. You give simple suggestions that anyone can follow and move themselves forward in the ecological movement -- and feel good about it.  You make it appealing to do, not a burden." Don Scully, MFT

Ask EcoGirl's newest column is available The newest Ask EcoGirl has been released and is ready for your viewing. December 2009: Trimming Your Holiday Waste A reader wonders how their family can reduce the increased trash they generate during the holidays. Yes, given how much our waste increases this time of year, this is a vital and fruitful time for us all to cut back. Luckily, as usual, EcoGirl comes to the rescue with an organized list of tangible ways that you can trim your trash, this holiday season and beyond, thus reducing your eco-impacts, your garbage costs, and even often having more fun! Topics you'll find covered in this column include: entertaining, food, greeting cards, gift wrapping, gift giving, disposal after the festivities, and resources. You can read Ask EcoGirl at <www.patriciadines.info/EcoGirl3d.html>. Plus that webpage has more details about this topic as well as information about sending questions to EcoGirl, receiving email alerts for future columns, and including the wonderful EcoGirl column in your periodical. Click on Published Columns to see previous columns. Your input and feedback are warmly invited!

I have lots of great tips for greening your holidays! First, you can peruse my current and past Ask EcoGirl columns, at www.AskEcoGirl.info/AEcolumns.html. I also have lots of great ideas at www.healthyworld.org/ecoholidays.html. I hope that you have fun exploring and find useful ideas. And please share your own tips with me as well. I love hearing other people's success stories. May we all help create happy holidays for all!

My TV appearance went great! On Aug. 19, I was a guest on "The View From The Bay," a daily TV talk show on San Francisco's ABC station KGO. It's hosted by Spencer Christian and Janelle Wang and produced live in San Francisco. Being on the show was lots of fun! I was delighted to share both my approach to eco-action (by inspiring and empowering folks to make a difference) and to offer their viewers some easy eco-tips. Plus folks heard about my Ask EcoGirl column and were invited to my presentations at the Napa Fresh Aire Festival, August 28-30. For more about my appearance, including screen shots and a link to the video, see www.patriciadines.info/m_ViewBay081909.html

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