Read an Interview with one Mom Blogger who is seeking to do all she can to help with the global warming problem.

I found La Marguerite through Vanessa Can Petten's "50 Best Mom Blogs." When I found Marguerite, I knew instantly that she had something you all would want to hear about, so I approached her for an interview.

Her site is thorough and her experience in multiple fields more than qualifies her for more than just opinion, but I will let you check her out for yourself. Here is a brief interview I had with her last week.

Interview with La Marguerite's Marguerite

Your blog seems to be a personal journey through what so many of us seem to be striving towards: being more environmentally sound. Can you tell us a little more about what really provoked you to begin this journey?

Yes, I can remember that moment very well. It was December 2005. I had been invited to attend Al Gore's presentation of "An Inconvenient Truth" at Stanford University. I went reluctantly, as I was rather turned off by my new husband's environmental zeal. To my great surprise, I came out of the event a changed woman. I was so convinced by Al Gore's expose, that I swore to myself that I would do all I could to help with the global warming problem.

What were some of the first behaviors you began to try, as you were once a self-proclaimed 'Green Girl Wannabe'?

The biggest changes took place after I started my blog, La Marguerite, about a year ago. The act of chronicling my daily eco-sins, and later successes, was very instrumental. I believe it is very important to not rush one's process of 'self-greening.' We are talking about changing some deeply entrenched behaviors here, and there is a maturation that needs to take place.

Some of the areas I focused on were some obvious ones, such as unnecessary fashion shopping, riding the train instead of driving, remembering to take the reusable bags at the grocery store, buying local produce, turning off the power strip for my computer, and cutting down on laundry. I am happy to report that I made progress on all fronts. The support of my husband - aptly nicknamed Green Guru in my blog - as well as my readers, played a great part.

What other sites do you often write for?

For a while I was writing for Environmental Graffiti, and also Groovy Green. Over time, I have found it more and more difficult to spread my writing outside of my own blog. My posts do get picked up often by Reuters Environment Blogs, and also L' Atelier, a Silicon Valley French American business website. Besides writing articles, I also spend a fair amount of time commenting on other blogs, including Dot Earth, Grist, World Changing, and the Huffington Post.

How do you get your children involved with the messages you are speaking about the lessons you are learning?

I don't, at least not directly. My belief is you have to start children on the greener path while they are young. When they are teenagers like mine, I have found it is just too much to deal with. There are only so many battles I can tackle at once, and green is just not one of them. The best I can do is lead through example. As I have been cutting down more and more on my shopping, I have noticed that my daughters are no longer so eager to go to the mall. It is happening organically.

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