Susan Milette, Fort Pierce, FL
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The Seagrass Awareness Calendar Girls |
Each participant gave a voice to the river. We have somewhat bared ourselves in an effort to get your attention. All of the proceeds aid the recovery and well-being of the Indian River Lagoon. Our 16-month calendar (from Sept . '06 to Dec. '07) will be available soon by ordering from Riverscoalition.org.
Rose-Mary Gower, North Wales, UK
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John-Paul Gower, 21, helps recycle. |
3. We're All Vegan
Jodi Junkins
My family is all vegan. This reduces our water usage, soil depletion, petroleum use, and eliminates pollution from animal agriculture.
4. I Decided to Have One Child
Susan Porter, Amarillo, TX
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Susan Porter mulches her organic garden. |
There are so many things we need to do to recover the environment. One of the main things I've done is to have only one child. I consciously made this decision 20 years ago and I have never regretted it. There are too many of us on the planet for us to live sustainably....Americans consume more than any other country in the world. Can we change the way we think about what we need to live? If we don't we will be forced to change at some point, whether we want to or not.
5. I Organize Moms Who Work for Air Quality
Jeri Sundvall-Williams, Portland, OR
I am the director of [an environmental action organization] that in the last 10 years has worked in N/NE Portland to address air quality issues and how they affect public health in the residents of our community. We are mostly a group of low-income moms who work together to educate and speak out for ourselves and through that process have educated ourselves to shut done some of the operations of a steel mill, defeated the expansion of the freeway through our community, built community gardens and worked with each other to alleviate asthma triggers in our homes through utilizing a program designed by the American Lung association.
6. I Sift Sand