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Grant Money for Water Communications in Massachusetts

August 31, 2007

Heads up Massachusetts readers. The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has grant money available to improve the condition of Narragansett Bay and its major tributaries — the Taunton, [...]

Wetlands 2007 Presentation

August 30, 2007

I had the pleasure of delivering the closing plenary presentation at the Wetlands 2007 conference today, hosted by the Association of State Wetland Managers. I used the occasion to make [...]

Digital Word of Mouth in Action, Take 2: Blog Action Day

August 27, 2007

Here’s another example of digital word-of-mouth in action: Blog Action Day. Thousands of bloggers have committed to posting about the environment on October 15th. If you have a blog, you [...]

More Money For You to Spread the Good Word(s)

August 27, 2007

Some Water Words readers have alerted me that they find it helpful when I post relevant funding opportunities… so here’s a good one and I’ll be posting more in the [...]

Digital Word of Mouth in Action, Take 1

August 27, 2007

Here’s a great example of both the behavior and the message that we should be focusing our efforts on encouraging. My friend Ari sent a personal recommendation to his buddy [...]

Writing to Be Read #3: The Other Jargon: Bureaucratic Writing

August 23, 2007

Blogger’s Note: This is the third installment in the Writing to Be Read” series of guest posts by Eleanor Ely, editor of EPA’s The Volunteer Monitor, which facilitates the exchange [...]

Mott Foundation renews commitment to water issues

August 23, 2007

The Mott Foundation (disclaimer: A client of Beaconfire Consulting, my employer), a major charitable foundation, has decided to “stay the course” on its investments in freshwater protection and cleanup activities, [...]

Back to the Future: Save Barton Springs Animation

August 21, 2007

The Save Our Springs Alliance are the guardians of Austin’s Barton Springs, a giant spring-fed pool where families gather to swim, wade, escape the otherwise oppressive summer heat. The alliance’s [...]