Environmental blogs seem to be getting more popular each day. In writing my post today on the Mother Nature Network, Environmental blogging jobs are increasing, I did a search of the popular blogging job boards and found several options for environmental bloggers.

I write on two environmental blogs - MNN (as the Featured Business Blogger) and TheGreenMotorist. I hope to add more topics to my environmental blogging repertoire mid-2009.

Off on a bit of a tangent now - last year about this time, my husband and I decided that we would switch our holiday lights to LED. A few weeks ago, we went through our existing lights and donated them to a local charity and begun the LED replacement process. The lights on our house are LED and the lights in the yard are solar-powered LED lights. I know that there is still the issue of light pollution but we haven’t gone overboard.

As the kids helped me put together the solar panels and pick a good south-facing spot for them, I explained about the concept behind solar energy. Since my children are still young (5 and 7), I used age-appropriate descriptions but I think they both grasped the concept a bit. Both of my kids will go around the house and turn off lights in any room that isn’t being used and my son typically does it with the mantra “need to save energy.”

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The other blog categories are:  Earth Matters, Transportation, Technology, Food, Home, Lifestyle and Family.  In addition to the blogs, the site also has a bevy of environmental news topics, videos and more.  The creative geniuses at MNN hired an artist to create caricatures of all of the bloggers which definitely adds a bit of character to the site.

Here are a few of my recent entries:

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I am working on transferring the theme of the MHO Writing website to Arthemia Premium.  The theme is robust and rather dynamic and as a result takes extra time to fine tune.  Right now it is a work in progress but thank you for taking the time to visit my site.

Testing image now.

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I’ve been busy lately, extremely busy - but it has been a good busy.  Although I haven’t written for Demand Studios in at least a month, I found out that an article I had written back in August was chosen as the eHow of the Day.  The eHow of the Day received prominent front page placement and was sent out to all of the readers who subscribe to the eHow mailing list.  If you’re interested, the article is:  How to Check for a Bank’s Credit Rating.  

In other good news, I’ll be writing on business topics for an upcoming eco-friendly and environmentally focused site - The Mother Nature Network.  Once the site is live, I’ll be sure to update my MHO Writing blog.

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Then today happened.  At just after midnight I checked my stats and the article had received several hits.  I woke up and that number increased by three.  Yes, three.  So I used the Google search term that I had previously ranked #1 for (out of over 3 million hits) and I wasn’t on page one, page two or even page three.  So I took my opening sentence from that article and Googled it using quotations.  Turns out the article isn’t even indexed in Google right now.

In the past I have had situations where Google eats an article.  In one instance the article was back within about 24 hours.  In another instance it took nearly a month.  As I sit here and watch Alexander Artemev on the Olympics, one of the gymnasts I wrote about in my article, I am hoping that this is merely a quick omission from the index and tomorrow I’ll find myself back on page one.

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The Green Motorist is your guide to eco-friendly vehicles. We want to help you achieve and maintain a green lifestyle by providing articles and information about hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles.

I have written several articles on electric vehicles and wanted to gather them in one post. If you’re interested in electric vehicles of today and the future, check out one of these articles.

• The Danger of A Quiet Electric Vehicle
• Chrysler’s Two Mode Hybrid
• The Zap Alias and Zapino Electric Scooter
• Will 2010 Be the Year of the Electric Vehicle?
• 2009 Honda Hybrid Spy Photos
• Hybrid Supercars - The Tesla Roadster and Ferrari F430
• Five Hybrid Concepts That Should Be Produced
• The 2009 Chrysler Aspen Hybrid
• Three Reasons to Love the Chevy Volt
• Pros and Cons of Buying a Used Hybrid
• Luxury Hybrids by Lexus

The Green Motorist isn’t dedicated solely to electric vehicles, it takes a look at anything that will create a more eco-friendly drive including high fuel efficiency vehicles and changing the way you drive to increase fuel efficiency in your current vehicle.

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I just updated my Suite101 page with my newest articles for the site.  I am closing in on 100 articles and I have an ambitious goal of reaching that by mid-September.

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I have updated my Suite101 page to reflect my newest submissions to Suite. I added my Father’s Day Around the World article to compliment my series of articles on international holidays. I have always been fascinated in other cultures and traditions so writing these articles has been quite fun.

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In addition to writing for Suite 101, I have also submitted a few projects to Demand Studios. Right now I’m kind of feeling the site out and so far I like it. I’ve also picked up two new projects for one of my existing clients, Two Gun Media. Oh, I almost forgot, also have a new gig blogging about poker - check it out at Poker Mom. I’m definitely diversifying!

I’ve updated my Suite 101 page to reflect my most recent submissions there.

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The three stores that I included in the article, PoshTots, The Little Seed and Sandbox Couture, all offer designer clothing and unique baby items.  PoshTots, one of my favorite sites, sells the most extravagant items.  A personal favorite is the $47,000 Fantasy Coach Bed.  No I don’t own the bed and no I will never be rich enough to justify a bed that costs more than some luxury automobiles.  However, it is always fun to look and dream. 

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In addition to my feature article, I also stepped back in to the Partners and Parents section of Suite 101 and wrote an article on The Top Internet Toy Stores and Kids Natural Personal Care Items.  The online toy stores I spotlighted are FAO Schwarz, Fat Brain Toys, Rosie Hippos and Toys R Us.  For the personal care items article, I chose to discuss the benefits of using products by California Baby, Burt’s Bees and Dr. Bronner’s.

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