I finally posted the beginnings of the greenpages, which was one of my main motivators for starting this site nine years ago -- to show some appreciation for and promote local businesses and organizations that follow green practices or sell environmentally-friendly products (well, that, and to show off what a person can do with a database and an Internet connection). If you have any information to add to the greenpages, I'd love to hear from you.

Susanne Brunhart-Wiggins is my heroine in this department, for her energetic and thoughtful promotion of an environmentally-conscious way of life. She runs the County's Behind the Scenes class on recycling and waste management (highly recommended, especially the trip to the waste-to-energy incinerator at Dickerson) and has collected reams of information that is enthusiastically imparted in the class and at her Talkin' Trash blog.