These Moms Are Taking Action! 

Yakima CoolMom Wins Recycling Hero Award Elise Cardenas, Yakima CoolMom Coordinator received a Yakima County Recycling Hero Award on April 20, 2010. The CoolMom group was honored for helping their community reduce, reuse and recycle. Congrats to Elise and all the Yakima CoolMom members! Full Story

Give the Gift of Warmth This Mother's Day Give the Gift of Warmth This Mother's Day. Kristy Royce, Co-founder of CoolMom is volunteering with a local organization called Yurtcozy. They are asking moms and families this Motherʼs Day to give the gift of warmth, energy savings and clean air to Mongolian families. Instead of giving flowers, why not help a mother improve her family's life?  Full Story

The Story of the Home Energy Audit A Day in the Life- I contacted Charlie Rogers after hearing him interviewed on KUOW, the local NPR station. Our house is old - built in 1918, and it's always had a stale old house smell that has bothered me - especially when I was pregnant. We’d had our ducts cleaned, and that made a difference, but the smell was still there. When I heard Charlie talk on the radio, he mentioned that a lot of people are basically breathing the air from their basement, and a light bulb came on in my head: THAT's the old house smell! I emailed him that same day.  Full Story

New Year's Resolutions Out of ideas for a New Year's Resolution in 2009? Bainbridge Island mom Jessica Henderson, who has two daughters and is expecting her third child, has successfully achieved her New Year's Resolution for 2008 - significantly reducing her consumption!  Full Story

A Day in the Life - Does your clothes washer drink too much? A Day in the Life- Does your clothes washer drink too much? Have you tried an Energy Audit lately? Carrie Barnes did and what she discovered was that her clothes washer had a drinking problem. Find out what her family did to dramatically reduce the amount of water and energy used to wash their clothes.  Full Story

Taking the Low Carbon Commute Challenge A Day in the Life- Lexy discovered that riding her bike was not only a great way to get back into shape, but also a great way to cut down on her carbon footprint. Check out her story on taking the low carbon commute challenge.  Full Story

Voting to Help Change the Climate CoolMom Kimberly Christensen didn’t set out to write a voter’s guide, but after failing to find political endorsements that included information on global warming, she did!  Full Story

A Sustainable Journey: Lifestyle Changes to Political Activism Sonja Fritts, Bainbridge Island mother of three, made the leap from small lifestyle changes to climate activism and attended a Green Jobs rally with her two year old. Full Story

Pick a neighborhood school West Seattle mom Sandy Lennon wants her kids to walk to school. Sandy is switching her kids to an elementary school in her neighborhood. Choosing a neighborhood school within walking distance not only reduces emissions, it also saves families money! Full Story

Mother's Milk is Green When Betsy talks about feeding her children local produce, she's not talking about buying locally grown apples. Betsy reduces her carbon footprint by breastfeeding. Full Story

Paper or Plastic? Neither, thanks! Gabriel's mom Abby Suplizio has a fun way to remind moms to shop with reusable bags: she wraps birthday presents in reusable grocery bags! Full Story

No More Commuting Leah Kyle is a Seattle CoolMom whose commute is zero miles - and zero emissions - most days of the week. Leah is a telecommuter!  Full Story

Count your food miles Cool Grandma Marian Thomas, of Kansas City, knows how to eat well and stop global warming: Marian buys locally grown food at the Farmer's Market!  Full Story

Less Is More Gina Diamond says that in order to adopt lasting lifestyle changes, one must tackle one change at a time. "I set one realistic goal and once that choice becomes habit, I move onto the next." Full Story

Renewable Energy in Your Backyard Susanne Wagner-Fischer, a Seattle mom of two energetic boys, hangs her laundry outside to dry. Full Story

The Walking Schoolbus Nancy Spraggins, a Seattle mother of three, keeps the planet and kids healthy by leading a walking school bus.  Full Story

Save our Planet the Good Old Fashioned Way West Seattle mom Toni Wells and her family are helping to save our planet the good old fashioned way -- recycling, reducing and buying local. Toni has recycling bins all over the house and they're learning to grow their own food, a few veggies at a time. Full Story

Perennial party favors Take note of Ballard mom Jen Keeler's clever party favors: perennials! In lieu of buying bags of plastic waste, Jen thought it would be nicer to gift something that would help the earth and make kids really happy.  Full Story

SPOKESPEOPLE Connects Seattle for Cyclists Wallingford mom of two, Cathy Tuttle, founded SPOKESPEOPLE - a monthly biking group that supports safe and convenient bike routes between urban centers all over Seattle and will showcase Seattle's newly adopted Bicycle Master Plan. Full Story

No More Car Naps Amy Eby of Seattle no longer drives around to get her kids to sleep. She also prevents greenhouse gas emissions by taking the bus, and turning off the car while idling. Full Story

Every day, moms make the choices that count!  Each month we feature a mom taking action in her daily life -- actions that protect her children's world. 

How are you taking action to stop climate change?  Tell us here!