http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/An Eco-Friendly Blog by Lynsy Smithson-StanleyenTue, 27 May 2008 14:24:10 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noAn Eco-Friendly Blog by Lynsy Smithson-Stanleylivin_greenhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/7dYlmLEf-Jw/local_kayaker_is_a_prankster_w_3.htmlHomegrown Hubbublsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Tue, 27 May 2008 14:24:10 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.1021134 ]]>Jim SeitzRoger Stevens, longtime GREAT supporter and local environmentalist, admires his handy signage.Jim Seitz My friend and fellow kayaking enthusiast, Jim Seitz (president of the Grand River Environmental Action Team) sent me these pictures today. Everyone's favorite kayak salesman, Roger...http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/05/local_kayaker_is_a_prankster_w_3.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/3XYynlEYTkk/idol_goes_green_for_kc_boys_bi.htmlGreen and Famouslsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Thu, 22 May 2008 13:48:41 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.1007932 ]]>Never one to shy away from a shameless plug (much like FOX, apparently) I should at least recognize that in addition to crowning the alt-rocker from Blue Springs, MO (just a hop, skip and a jump from my hometown of...http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/05/idol_goes_green_for_kc_boys_bi.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/3tmY4Nizunk/consumers_energy_1.htmlHomegrown Hubbublsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Wed, 14 May 2008 07:48:59 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.979497 ]]>Y'all know how we here at the Cit Pat love to cross promote. Consumers Energy This time it's for a truly worthy cause: my friend, business reporter Chris Gautz, has written about Consumers Energy's $5 million investment in a green...http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/05/consumers_energy_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/fjqrpkYWZvc/sierra_club_unveils_sierra_spo.htmlEnvironmental Resourceslsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Wed, 14 May 2008 10:54:22 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.976837 ]]>Citizen PatriotDon't discount these gun-toting, antler-counting Jackson County residents' role as environmentalists. Hunters value their natural resources (even if they do end up on the wall) just as much if not more than the city-dwelling greenies so often quoted in...http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/05/sierra_club_unveils_sierra_spo.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/ybIhQCU2TMM/billboard_mag_highlights_green_4.htmlGreen and Famouslsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Thu, 08 May 2008 15:16:15 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.962509 ]]>"Music Goes Green," is Billboard's feature on the emerging trend of eco-consciousness in the biz. Its list of the 10 most eco-friendly acts shows there are some serious Earth-lovers among the who's who of top artists. www.opry.comSadly, my favorite country...http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/05/billboard_mag_highlights_green_4.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/czEW9UIPuNY/blogs.htmlMichigan E-Newslsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Thu, 08 May 2008 12:04:51 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.958314 ]]>APMILifeMITimes, a user-generated site for youngish Michiganders who prefer the cup half full, have gathered a list of toolbar must for every sustainable-minded net surfer. Among them are some cited frequently on Livin' Green (Treehugger and Slow Food USA among...http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/05/blogs.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/x27YkW0jey4/clean_and_green_at_swan_candle.htmlHomegrown Hubbublsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Wed, 07 May 2008 13:05:26 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.958313 ]]>Being the pathetic daughter that I am, I did some lunch-hour birthday shopping for my mama's birthday this afternoon. Swan Creek Candle Co.Burn baby burn, but don't worry about soot or paraffin (a petroleum derivative.) Oh, the big day? Yeah,...http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/05/clean_and_green_at_swan_candle.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/dvWvUZ8UEW4/and_blimey_it_rocketed_all_ove_2.htmlOn the maplsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Tue, 06 May 2008 14:11:25 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.954859 ]]>As if Brits could be any more attractive in terms of speech,www.ibrrc.orgThousands upon thousands of these little guys were rotting on the beach at Midway Atoll, a scene that galvanized Rebecca Hosking. Rebecca Hosking had to go and use a...http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/05/and_blimey_it_rocketed_all_ove_2.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/m5GfLJfmKQc/administration_has_to_act_for.htmlOn the maplsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:34:30 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.934738 ]]>"A federal judge in California has ordered the Bush administration to decide by May 15 whether the polar bear deserves protection under the Endangered Species Act." reports the Washington Post this morning. APKnut is as dated as a sober Britney....http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/04/administration_has_to_act_for.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/bzp9HcgIrxc/oh_earth_oh_parks_oh_these_iri_1.htmlHomegrown Hubbublsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:28:36 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.929912 ]]>The outdoories among us are all abuzz for this Saturday's event out a Hayes State Park. It's an "Earth Day/Birthday" Celebration that includes park beautification, clean-up and, duh, fun. Check out some of the activities: • cake-decorating contest • hot...http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/04/oh_earth_oh_parks_oh_these_iri_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/2ZzbQ_7-hlM/local_audubon_members_save_bir.htmlHomegrown Hubbublsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:20:41 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.929880 ]]>Try to forget, for a moment, that we misspelled one of the largest conservation organizations in the land -- AUDUBON is not AUDOBON -- and focus instead that an environmental issue (that I wrote, wink, wink) made the front page...http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/04/local_audubon_members_save_bir.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/4WTqa-BmM48/ballast_vote_expected_tomorrow_1.htmlMichigan E-Newslsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:20:39 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.915697 ]]>Bigwigs in the U.S. House are expected to vote this week on the Ballast Water Treatment Act, according to the Nature Conservancy. EPAThese zebra mussels are just one of several invasive species identified to have been dumped by ballast from...http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/04/ballast_vote_expected_tomorrow_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/iU44B5ms2r8/todays_the_day.htmlMichigan E-Newslsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:10:46 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.911575 ]]>Happy Earth Day everyone! And special kudos to all of you who visited the green hoopla at Cascades on Sunday. There was no doubt the event, which was sponsored by the Jackson Area Outdoor Coalition, grew exponentially from last year....http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/04/todays_the_day.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/JM1KwTrCsYA/an_artist_brings_the_numbers_t.htmlRandom Tidbitslsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:51:14 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.908083 ]]>Chris JordanI'm betting Seurat never guessed his scene by the lake would be inspiration for a consumer-knocking design. Every day, we are inundated with figures that are supposed to ooh and aah us into hardening our stance on environmental protection...http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/04/an_artist_brings_the_numbers_t.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/E8ddaRlLMCA/jworld_rocks_out_for_earth_day_1.htmlOn the maplsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:41:33 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.908051 ]]>And by "J," I mean the world I live in: journalism. Citizen PatriotCelebrating Earth Day No. 38! New York Times Magazine came out with an incredible "Green Issue" yesterday. Then (who knows if this is timed with tomorrow's anniversary or...http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/04/jworld_rocks_out_for_earth_day_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/JpG7o4uZecE/green_mi_the_magazine_that.htmlHomegrown Hubbublsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:32:35 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.902413 ]]>As many of you have heard, Green MI, the magazine that covers environmental news, commentary and views in southern Michigan, is out and about. As I waited (literally) by the trucks last week, I couldn't help but feel like I...http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/04/green_mi_the_magazine_that.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/YsRRatY_LMc/meijer_and_nature_conservancy_2.htmlMichigan E-Newslsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:30:12 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.902390 ]]>Sure, glossy buckthorn and purple loosestrife sound pretty enough, but the havoc they wreak on Michigan's natural landscapes can be devastating. www.brandeis.eduThis purple coneflower is native to Michigan, and therefore not a threat to the stability of its surrounding ecosystem....http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/04/meijer_and_nature_conservancy_2.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/2f3Q-9FU78c/global_warmings_farreaching_an_4.htmlWonks Publish Policylsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:10:46 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.890928 ]]>In its now available Global Monitoring Report, the World Bank has taken a very specific look at the impact of global warming on the developing world. MCTUN delivers sanitary water to a refugee camp outside Mogadishu, Somalia. Just to catch...http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/04/global_warmings_farreaching_an_4.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/3P6cze3z0GE/if_all_the_canadians_stopped_d_3.htmlOn the maplsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:56:30 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.890874 ]]>If rumors could be substantive, then the possibility that Health Canada, a government body, could deem a commonly used component of plastic "dangerous" seems to fall into that category. MCTKeep an eye on your H2O container; go with stainless steel...http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/04/if_all_the_canadians_stopped_d_3.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livin_green/~3/JIXiFss9l40/bring_old_bikes_to_earth_day_f_1.htmlHomegrown Hubbublsmithson@citpat.com (Lynsy Smithson-Stanley)Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:47:52 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/livin_green//2314.887066 ]]>Along with the other goodies and activities, you can plan on a little more room in the garage after this Earth Day. APIf you aren't riding it, give it to the Fitness Council. They'll pass it to someone who will....http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/04/bring_old_bikes_to_earth_day_f_1.htmlnonadult