Alexandra Clyburn is chronicling her family's conversion from typically
wasteful oblivious American consumers to virtuous citizens of the planet
in her National Geographic Green Guide blog. As a freelance writer and
producer for the past ten years, Clyburn has written articles
newsletters, annual reports and other copywriting and marketing
communications for nonprofits and corporate clients, including AOL, VSA
arts, Discovery Channel, and Arrive (the magazine of Amtrak).

You can read more from Alix or subscribe to the new Green Guide magazine at thegreenguide.com.

Blog Entries by Alexandra Clyburn

Organic Gardening

Posted June 17, 2008 | 04:57 PM (EST)


It's funny how something so supremely green and natural can make people want to kill.

Last night, I took recycling to a new level. After Jeff cut off Dexter's curly locks, I gathered the clipped clumps and sprinkled them in my garden.

Recycling? Certainly. Organic? Absolutely. Composting? One could...

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How Green Is Your Love?

Posted June 10, 2008 | 04:23 PM (EST)


Go green and give your marriage a jumpstart

Talking about going green is good, but talking about couples fighting about going green is even better. Beth Teitell, the author of From Here to Maternity: The Education of a Rookie Mom, figured this out and just wrote an article about...

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