Heather Clisby

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  1. DOL: Green Jobs For Women

    2/10/12 1:25pm by Heather Clisby
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    Solar Gal

    This week, the US Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau released a free online guide to help women snag those elusive ‘green’ jobs. The guide, "Why Green is Your Color: A Woman’s Guide to a Sustainable Career" offers training opportunities, career development tools and a long list of professional resources.  Read more >

  2. Welsh Rarebit: A Family Tradition

    12/30/11 7:28am by Heather Clisby
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    Welsh Rarebit

    For as long as I can remember, my mother has made a bizarre dish called Welsh Rarebit. Translated to American fare, it involves melted cheese over crumbled saltines and ...um, that's pretty much it. When the family gathers at my brother's Mississippi home for the holidays, my mother is expected to recreate this family memory on the stove.  Read more >

  3. Holding the Green Tongue

    12/23/11 10:05am by Heather Clisby
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    Smug

    This holiday season, many of us will travel outside our eco-comfort zones - far away from recycling routines and compost bins - to households, cultures and regions where green habits do not exist. And there, our heads will explode - some quietly and some not.  Read more >

  4. Gifts of Impermanence

    12/12/11 11:43am by Heather Clisby
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    Soap

    If you have ever moved - ever packed up your worldly belongings and lugged them from place to place - then you will appreciate this rhetorical question: How much 'stuff' does one really need? Other than a ukulele and a grain grinder, I can't say I want for anything right now, which is why I'm asking my Loved Ones to gift me (and others) with Things That Go Away. For example:Candles  Read more >

  5. Make 'Em Laugh: Gifts of Comedy

    12/9/11 11:11pm by Heather Clisby
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    Laugh

    What is funny to one person may not be funny to another, but laughter is the healthiest involuntary response (second maybe only to sleep) that your body can experience. Humor identifies common ground, breaks tension and brings people together. So why not spread it around this holiday season?  Read more >

  6. Circus Animals: Performers or Prisoners?

    12/7/11 7:55am by Heather Clisby
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    Elephant

    Late last month, the Vienna-based owner of the Ringling Bros. circus agreed to pay a $270,000 fine to the U.S. Department of Agriculture to settle allegations that it violated federal animal-welfare laws in its handling of elephants, tigers, zebras and other exotic animals.  Read more >

  7. Young Female Athlete Tackles Astro-Turf Concerns

    12/5/11 11:11am by Heather Clisby
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    Soccer Turf

    To delay the cost of laying and maintaining natural grass, some sports fields are fitted with Astro-Turf, a synthetic lawn primarily made up of rubber, nylon and plastic. But Claire Dworsky, a 10-year-old soccer player, had some very real concerns about water run-off from such fields. So, she took action.  Read more >

  8. Your 2011 Christmas Tree Guide

    11/30/11 12:40pm by Heather Clisby
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    Tree

    With Thanksgiving behind us, it's time to scout for the giant cat toy…er, Christmas tree that, for many of us, will take over the living room for several weeks. Yes, it's messy and a bit of a hassle but I look forward to that wonderful pine smell and rediscovering all the gorgeous ornaments that have been patiently waiting in the basement all year long.  Read more >

  9. Travel Gifts

    11/25/11 2:26pm by Heather Clisby
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    Holiday Travel

    Right on schedule, millions of Americans will travel this holiday season, but many of us travel all year long and could use some help - mentally, emotionally, recreationally - getting through the process. Here are a few gift suggestions for that loved one on your list who always calls you from the airport or car and is forever en route: Image: Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register via ZUMA Press.   Read more >

  10. Gift Guide: Eco-Books

    11/21/11 10:38am by Heather Clisby
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    Green Book

    Ah, the gift of knowledge, what could be better? Most of the suggested books listed below could be the exact spark that gets somebody thinking. And that, my friends, is a gift to the world. In some cases, the books are new releases in 2011, and some are classic evergreens. Feel free to add your own suggestions at the bottom of this post:  Read more >

Heather Clisby

Full Name
Heather Clisby
Member Since
February 2006
About Me: 

For now, I can only marvel that I am still here. I am fairly grumpy, willfully sardonic but have occasional outbreaks of perkiness - though I understand this can be treated with medication and persistent blogging.

Location Tags: 

Denver, Colorado, Long Beach, California, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, North Dakota, San Francisco

About Me Tags: 

Animal Concerns, Foodie, Agriculture, Comedy

Causes Tags: 

Animals, Smile Train

Favorite Tags: 

horses,yoga,vacation,erotic comic books and cheese

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