schoolpoolmarin.org
One of the great things about living a block from my son’s school is it is very easy (and healthy) to walk him to school everyday. As we walk our son to school, we see parents drive their kids to school.  There is schoolpoolmarin.org, a new online service to help these parents get their kids [...]

Posted in Green Marin, Marin Traffic, Our 101, environment 608Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2010/02/28/608/Marin+Finds+Green+Ways+to+School2010-03-01+07%3A10%3A42The+Maven

pg&e risk
Maven checked her snail mail box yesterday and hubby got a flier from the “Common Sense Coalition” that claims that they are “Taking a Stand for Marin Consumers.” If we ever get a glossy mailer, I instinctively look around for the small print as to the source of the information.
It reads: “This information [...]

Posted in Green Marin, Marin Politics, Marin Utilities, PG&E, energy, environment, global warming 557Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2010/02/14/pge-coalition-anti-marin-energy-authority-flier-hits-marin/PG%26E+%22Coalition%22+Anti-Marin+Energy+Authority+Flier+hits+Marin2010-02-14+17%3A18%3A10marinmaven

Thanks to rtlbeaton, for snapping a pic of a quintessential Marin county sign even though Marin County recently admitted that it violated its own rules in using pesticides in our parks — where our children play.
Marin Maven has joined the “Sea of Green” Twitter movement, turning the profile picture green and turning the Twitter time [...]

Posted in Green Marin, Marin Peace and Justice Coalition, PG&E, Pesticides, Twitter Operatives, environment 514Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2009/06/19/sea-of-green-edition/Sea+of+Green+Edition2009-06-19+12%3A29%3A46marinmaven

That’s Right, Spring F@$*&#! Forward
On 2 a.m. on March 8, 2009, we will be forced by the powers that be to turn our clocks an hour ahead and lose one hour of precious sleep. Maven does this under protest every year and it takes about 6 months to get used to it. Longer days are [...]

Posted in Green Marin, Marin Traffic, Spring F@$*&#! Forward, Twitter Operatives, WIFI Marin, economics, transportation 427Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2009/03/07/spring-f-forward-edition/Spring+F%40%24%2A%26%23%21+Forward+Edition2009-03-07+17%3A55%3A49marinmaven

Things I am working on while I am being a soccer mom, host to my mother-in-law, and backlogged on my laundry.
- “Oh, No She Didn’t! More Tales from the State Senate Debate.
- Video of Friday, May 9th State Senate Debate
- Observations from the Fundraisers (need to attend a Migden gathering to be fair)
- My thoughts [...]

Posted in Administrivia, Carole Migden, Green Marin, Joe Nation, Marin Politicians, Marin Politics, Mark Leno, Stop the Spray, california politics, elections 333Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/05/10/coming-up/Coming+Up....2008-05-10+15%3A41%3A59The+Maven

The much hailed April 24th “postponement” of the Light Brown Moth spraying by Migden and Schwartzenegger will only temporarily delay the spraying. Marin is still scheduled to be sprayed in August 2008. This means everyone is invited to attend a panel on May 5th and attend the rally on May 10th to protest the spraying. [...]

Posted in Green Marin, Pesticides, Stop the Spray 320Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/04/30/the-fight-against-the-spray-continues/The+Fight+Against+the+Spray+Continues2008-05-01+06%3A47%3A44marinmaven

The following sign is on our magnetic board in the kitchen:
SAVE!
- Coffee Grinds
-Used Coffee Filters
-Used Tea Bags
- Vegetable waste (incl. potato peels)
- Fruit waste
- Human Hair
- Egg Shells
- Plain Cardboard
- Moldy and Burnt Bread
- Lint from dryer

Posted in Compost Maven, Green Marin 318Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/04/30/compost-maven-my-journey-towards-zero-waste/Compost+Maven%3A+My+Journey+Towards+Zero+Waste2008-04-30+21%3A56%3A49marinmaven

While attending the North Bay Sustainable Business Green Drinks mixer this past February, I met Carrie Bachelder from The Away Station. The Away Station would provide a central place in the North Bay where residents and contractors to send their unwanted items and construction and deconstruction waste. The materials can be sorted, rehabilitated. and reused [...]

Posted in Green Marin, environment, global warming 283Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/03/20/the-away-station-a-way-to-achieve-zero-waste-in-marin/The+Away+Station%3A+A+Way+to+Achieve+Zero+Waste+in+Marin2008-03-20+14%3A45%3A39The+Maven

On February 28th, I attended North Bay Sustainable Business Alliance’s Green Drinks Networking Social. For twenty bucks, you get a drink ticket, finger food, the ability to enter yourself in a raffle, and the opportunity to network with local Green Business people. This is a monthly event held at the Marin Inn in Novato.
The organizers [...]

Posted in Green Marin 280Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/03/17/green-drinks-and-green-links/Green+Drinks+and+Green+Links2008-03-17+17%3A41%3A27The+Maven

Turn Yellow Cabs GREEN
Nancy Isles Nation reported in the Marin IJ today that a new taxi service in Marin will use hybrids. The conventional cab company in our area claims that they get 33 MPG which they say is competitive with hybrids (huh?). Studies show fleets like what they use are in the teens when [...]

Posted in Green Marin, global warming 277Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/03/12/green-maven-green-fleets/Green+Maven%3A+Green+Fleets+2008-03-12+17%3A14%3A09The+Maven

The North Bay Sustainable Business Alliance is going to have another Green Drinks Sustainability Networking Event on Thursday, February 28th at 5:30pm to 7:30pm. This social will be held at the Novato Oaks, 215 Alameda del Prado in Novato. The Novato Oaks is in progress to become a Green Certified Hotel, which is kind of [...]

Posted in Events, Green Marin 247Commentshttp://marinmaven.webjaw.com/2008/02/15/green-drinking-networking-for-sustainability/Green+Drinking+%26+Networking+for+Sustainability2008-02-15+22%3A15%3A19The+Maven