Greening America: One Household at a Time - Talking with Susan Agate and Mike

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Greening America: One Household at a Time - Talking with Susan Agate and Mike
By Joan Brunwasser
September 13, 2009 at 21:45:13

OpEdNews - Article: Greening America: One Household at a Time - Talking with Susan Agate and Mike Slutsky
excerpt from above:

I teach about ecosystems. The students learn that the biggest threats to ecosystems are habitat destruction and invasive species. When I learned that only 1% (or maybe less) of the original, not replanted, prairie is still in existence, and that native prairie plants are better for our midwestern environment, I wanted to do something about it. I spent some time reading and talking with Mike about the possibility of turning our front yard into a native habitat, and that's what we did. It's been three summers since we had someone plant it, and I think it looks great.

[Equilibrium]

Better public transportation would go a long ways to helping all of us green up a little better. I've riden the L they talk about. It's not bad. No L where I live and there should be. We'd all be a lot healthier if we walked more instead of having door to door everything with our cars.

[TheLorax]

1/3 of a pound of pesticides for every pound of cotton grown is a chilling statistic.

[benj1]

but at least she has a national audience.

put down roots

[Equilibrium]

Nice article. I liked the comment that prairies were upside-down forests and that you could watch a piece of the past come to life by planting one. Good point made about preserving a piece of our natural heritage.