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Beat the Heat

This past Monday was blog action day!, a day where bloggers around the world unite to give coverage to a certain topic. The idea of a group call to action for bloggers doesn't sit extremely well with me (like so many memes), but this year's topic was the environment, so I thought I'd give it a try.

Because environment and environmentalism are such huge topics, I abandoned my original idea of listing all the environmental blogs I read, lists of tips and tricks to lessen your environmental footprint, and maybe even post my reflective essay It's About More Than Carbon, Silly. Instead, I decided to cover just one thing, which happens to fit in with what I've been doing recently.

Beat the Heat is a community group here in Skagit County (which meets in Anacortes) dedicated to working to "slow global warming through public awareness, personal action, and political advocacy." I've attended a few of their meetings to see what they are all about. It was great to see people self-organizing to work towards a goal they believe in. Many of the projects are closely in line with interests/goals of my own*. Their website has some great resources including a calendar of upcoming environment-related events including sponsored movies and lectures.

Wednesday October 17 2007

File under: environment, Anacortes

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on Wed 17th Oct, 2007 08:35 am PDT gretchen said:
this reminds me of a blog that many of the bdw readers might enjoy called u.s. food policy. it is written by one of my professors who is an ag economist turned nutrition crusader. the link to this site is www.usfoodpolicy.blogspot.com he also has a list of many food and environment related blogs linked to his site.
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on Wed 17th Oct, 2007 08:36 am PDT gretchen said:
sorry, there is no www in the web address.
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