Ask EcoGirl Flies Again
The newest Ask EcoGirl column, "Taming Our Tiny Ant Friends" has been released and is ready for your viewing. Yes, we can protect our homes without resorting to toxic sprays. Here's how!

View the current missive in the December issue of the West County Gazette and at <www.patriciadines.info/EcoGirl2e.html>. Plus that page has information about sending questions to EcoGirl, being informed about future columns, and including the wonderful EcoGirl in your periodical.

You might also be interested in November's column, "Greening Your Holidays, on a Budget." Yes, you can create greener winter holidays while treading lightly on both the earth and your budget. In fact, one of the silver linings of this economic downturn it can help us reduce the consumerism rates that are more than the planet can bear. Here's some ideas for how to do that while still having loving fun with friends and family!

This is online at <www.patriciadines.info/EcoGirl2d.html>

Click on Published Columns to see all previous columns - and future possible ones. Your input and requests are most welcome!

Reader feedback

"Dear Patricia - I just read your article, "Taming Our Tiny Ant Friends." I think it's just great that you write these articles, and always with such conscious respect for the earth, and in this case, all those amazing little ants."
Patrice Ryan

"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

"Hi Patricia - I met you at the CNPS Chapter Picnic yesterday & recognized your name from the columns ... then when I got home, I noticed that the page I had torn out of the West County Gazette to pin up in the kitchen was actually your column for this month, "Discarding Your Stuff..."! This is SO useful. I wanted to thank you.
Betsy Livingstone, Registered Nurse (RN), CNPS Boardmember

Ask EcoGirl Flies Again - In HopeDance!
Ask EcoGirl appears once again in the wonderful HopeDance magazine, with a customized version of "Greening Your Gifting".

Want to truly green your gifting? Here in one place are key ways to honor Mother Earth in your holiday giving. Includes specific ideas you won't find other places - plus great local resources!

View this column in the November/December issue of HopeDance and at <www.patriciadines.info/EcoGirl4.html>. Plus that webpage has information about sending questions to EcoGirl, being informed about future columns, and including the wonderful EcoGirl in your periodical.

Click on Published Columns to see all previous columns - and future possible ones. Your input and requests are most welcome!

How Can You Help EcoGirl's Mission on Planet Earth
EcoGirl developed this syndicated superhero eco-advice column (with a fun logo!) as an engaging way to empower intelligent effective action for the earth. Her goal is to spread this information far and wide by placing this column in more and more newspapers.

You can help! If you know of a newspaper that could benefit by offering their readers this high-quality (and affordable) earth-friendly empowerment, let the editor know! It can be very helpful for them to hear this from their readers.

They can get more info about this (usually monthly) column at <www.askecogirl.info> (see the "For Editors" link) or by emailing <EcoGirl [at] AskEcoGirl.info>. It's a win/win/win for the periodical, readers, and the planet!

To contact EcoGirl....

... just send an email to <ecogirl [at] askecogirl.info>. Please indicate how you heard about her (which periodical, email list, website link, etc.). It helps support her work. Thank you!