Building a Better World starting right here!

December 13, 2009

Exciting things were happening all over Charlottesville this weekend. It was hard to choose where to be and when and of course try to fit some holiday shopping in there somewhere, even for the Bettiest of Charlottesvillians. Saturday I found myself connecting with two wonderful segments of our green community here: local craftspeople and designers […]

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Join the Green Party!

December 1, 2009

Join the green party An article from Betty’s monthly column in Abode magazine! One way to survive the cold, dark, post-Fridays-After-Five season is to host or attend a cozy, holiday party. But if December is already booked with invitations, your carbon snow-print might be mammoth. Follow these tips for green merrymaking: Choose invitations printed on […]

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Take the Bruce and Betty local Thanksgiving Challenge

November 20, 2009

Every year 28 billion pounds of edible food goes to waste. Unbelieve, right? So this year, let’s plan ahead, make less, and lower our collective impact by going local. Which means adding one or two dishes or localizing your entire T-day meal!! Then email your story to betty@betterworldbetty.org in 200 words or less and Brad […]

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Greening up baby

November 4, 2009

Enjoy this article appearing in Abode magazine this month “Babies just don’t need a gazillion things!” I couldn’t agree more with Dr. Dolly Garnecki, a local chiropractor and presenter of green mom workshops in town. This month we offer guidelines to help babies grow up green, which could end up saving you some green. Paint: […]

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Join the world tomorrow!!

October 23, 2009

Jessica and I have been emailing this morning and what better way to get back in the blogosphere with a CALL TO ACTION tomorrow. Hope to see you there at 3:50pm at the downtown chalk board for Charlottesville’s 350 event!! Some links: The 350.org Map of Actions:http://www.350.org/map#/map/38.02961946201688/-78.47632884979248/16 http://www.350.org/about (this page has the most comprehensive information […]

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Betty, Bruce and Brad talk greener transport options

October 8, 2009

Concerned Cvillians: [This blog comes in part from the Bruce and Betty show on transportation, helpful local green info/interview on 1061 the Corner, airing on Friday morning, October 9 at 9am] The EPA tells us that transportation accounted for approximately 29 percent of total U.S. GHG emissions in 2006. And it’s the fastest-growing source of […]

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Greening your Greenbacks

October 6, 2009

Greening your greenbacks – enjoy this month’s column found in Abode Think about this: Your hard-earned money in the bank could very well be funding activities you would find appalling: say, oil exploration in Antarctica’s wildlife refuge. How can you ensure your dollars are promoting the better world we all envision? Greener bankingSimple steps include […]

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What’s for dinner, kids? LOCAL foods!

October 3, 2009

Last weekend it was a pleasure to hang with my friend Melissa at Piedmont Environmental Council (and the Buy Fresh, Buy Local campagin) and my loyal Betty volunteer Eric Betthauser and Lisa Reeder, owner/writer of a Local Notion and fellow columnist for the Cville Weekly at the ANNUAL VEGGIE FEST!! The rain was a bit […]

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Green ideas for RIGHT NOW… Betty’s Bakers Dozen List

September 18, 2009

Here are some of the get-started now tips I shared during my radio interview (broadcast on 1070AM WINA tomorrow morning at 8:30am with Jennifer Till of the Jennifer Till Real Life show airing on Saturday mornings (check out www.jennifertill.com): 1- Reduce your driving. Have one day a week car-free or join a car pool. Contact: […]

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On becoming water wise…

September 15, 2009

As I sit here boiling water for my tea after my son’s took their bath and with the (ultra water efficient bosch brand)dishwasher running, I am thinking about water. How precious this natural resource is that I too often take for granted. Of all the elements, I love water the most. The ocean is my […]

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