Susan Seliger
RiverWired Editor-in-Chief
I am a lucky woman -- not only am I mother of two great boys, but my day job is devoted to thinking about how to help people live a little greener. Life is good.
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Susan Seliger is an award-winning writer and editor who has helped launch and re-launch four web sites before her favorite: RiverWired.com. Working as a top-level executive at a number of national magazines and organizations including Time Inc, Hearst, Dow Jones and Working Mother Magazine, she has honed a blend of editorial expertise and business savvy. She is the author of a health book, STOP KILLING YOURSELF: Make Stress Work for You (Putnam’s) and the ghostwriter of WONDERFUL MARRIAGE: What You Can Do To Make Love Last a Lifetime (to be published Spring 2008). Her work has been published in New York Magazine, The Economist, Travel & Leisure, Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel, Redbook, Self, McCall's, Ladies Home Journal, The Washington Post, , WebMD.com, to name a few. By night, she is an occasional storyteller who has performed original material in Manhattan theater clubs. (Don’t tell her mother.) She is a Clarion Award winner and holds an M.A. and a B.A. from the University of Chicago. (Her mother knows that.)
Blog
How to Green Your Jeans: 5 Tips To Cut Your Carbon Footprint and Save Money Oct 6, 2008
By Susan Seliger There is probably no single piece of clothing that has ever been as popular –around the world — as blue jeans. What’s not to love – you can dress ‘em up, dress ‘em down. And best of all,... more
Green Freebie: Save Money & Gas — Win a Stylish Beach Cruiser Bike Sep 29, 2008
By Susan Seliger Cut back on the high cost of gas – and cut your carbon footprint – win a bike and ride free. The company Sixthreezero has come up with a Scholar beach cruiser bike made especially for women. It... more
New Dangers Found in BPA Plastics: Add Death from Heart Disease to the List that Already Included Diabetes, Obesity, Breast and Sep 18, 2008
By Susan Seliger Here’s a BPA update. Just when you though it was safe to drink bottled juice and water and eat canned foods and go to the dentist, a new study from the Sept. 17, 2008 JAMA (the Journal of... more
Send This to Your Favorite Small Business Owner: Top 10 Tips to Green Your Small Business Sep 10, 2008
By Susan Seliger I met an inspiring small business owner recently – the founder and CEO of Pangea Organics – a skincare company – who is the perfect reminder of the “power of one.” Joshua Onysko launched Pangea with a simple business... more
Save $$ — Fire the Maid; Save Energy — Yours! Clean Your House Simply by Walking Sep 9, 2008
By Susan Seliger Yes, those are my happy feet, propped up, enjoying all the time and energy I have saved (OK, I didn’t really have a maid to fire — you’re looking at her feet right there) by following two simple... more
Clean, Green Freebie: Win an Energy-Efficient, Water-Saving Washer and Dryer Sep 8, 2008
By Susan Seliger Get off to a fresh, clean-green start this fall – you might win a free Duet steam washer and dryer from Whirlpool. Using steam, the washer eats up 77% less energy than traditional machines and 73% less water.... more
Send This to All College Students You Know– Save $500 by Renting Textbooks, Not Buying! Sep 3, 2008
By Susan Seliger The average college student spends an average of $500 per semester — $1,000 per year for those who couldn’t afford the math textbook — on college textbooks. And according to green math, that adds up to about a... more
Hey — Did Your Dog Do That? What To Do with Dog Poo — It’s Eco and Easy Sep 2, 2008
By Susan Seliger Scientists have found that one of the biggest sources of nasty and dangerous bacteria in streams and seawater — from Florida to Maine and clear out to California — is from dog waste. No fellow dog lovers, all... more
Worried about Skin cancer? New Study says 80% of Sunscreens Don’t Work and Some May Contain Hazardous Ingredients Aug 29, 2008
By Susan Seliger Hey—isn’t somebody out there looking out for our health? Anybody? The FDA, for instance? How can that possibly be that sunscreens don’t necessarily work as promised? And some may even contain ingredients that pose health risks? A new study... more
Free Stuff: Win a Freebie Eco-Vacation in Mexico or a Hip Recycled North Face Jacket Aug 26, 2008
By Susan Seliger Eco-luxury is fun any time anywhere. Especially in Mexico – where Polartec is offering a Grand Prize of a free trip for two to the Hotelito Desconocido eco-luxury resort. The hotel, 60 miles South of Puerto Vallarta, has... more
Parents can replace plastic toys like spelling games for kids with wood ones from family companies like www.TagToys.com that make all their toys in the USA.
It is also helpful to show results of the green efforts. This will engage co-workers and it is fun to see the benefits of greening up.
Bryan- Co-founder
www.ecogreenoffice.com
Editor-in-Chief, RiverWired.com
This is the best idea ever -- I just ordered two. I have been trying to figure out how to politely ask guests to the house to take off their shoes. Now I can supply them with slippers -- and they can clean my floors as they walk to the kitchen for a drink. I'll have to start doing more entertaining.
Susan
Editor-in-Chief, RiverWired.com
You are so right -- see what the heat does to your brain?? We removed a layer of clothing and corrected it. Thanks.
By the way, it's magnates, NOT magnets...
But what do I know? I'm just a stupid flat-earther.
Editor-in-Chief, RiverWired.com
I can just see those guys hanging in the trees -- and the soda bottles on the ground...you're so right, there's a lot of territory between what we say and what we do. Today's a day to remember bringing them both together. Thanks for your reminder.
It is my belief that all businesses and corporations large or small should be held accountable for their actions, as well as ensuring a greener, cleaner environment.
I heard of a company called Sustainable Land Development Int’l (SLDI), who team up with companies to teach them best practices such as how to prevent pollution, reduce energy consumption etc. without losing profit and promoting a green lifestyle. It’s good to know that there are companies such as SLDI who care about making changes in our world and inspire other organizations to do the same.
If you are looking for the purest water for your company and employees, look at the systems offered by Pure Water Systems, Inc. These drinking water filters are designed for residential use, and don't provide hot/cold water (only room temp) but don't have the risks associated with a contaminanted bottle cooler and they produce absolutely pure drinking water by using the same methods found in water purification systems used in laboratories.
Pharmacies. New board http://onlybest.us/
Drugstore: discussion of medication, pills, mixtures, etc. What to buy? How to cure the disease? - Answers to these questions can be found on the site and much more.
Editor-in-Chief, RiverWired.com
Please send us photos when your Earth Day watermelons ripen and your toddler gets to chow down. Should be sweet!