RaeConover's blog

Posted: 1 year 2 weeks ago

There are a lot of green blogs out there and more popping up every day. If you do a quick Google search, hundreds will pop up. So I thought today we could try to sort through them and share the green blogs and communities that we like. I will get you started with a couple that I think are worth checking out, along with my favorites.

Worth Checking Out

TreeHugger: Perhaps the biggest green blog out there, TreeHugger has over two million unique visitors a month and over 50 writers. TreeHugger covers...

Cash for Clunkers: For the Environment?

Posted: 1 year 4 weeks ago

For those of you who are fortunate enough to live somewhere where you don't need a car to get around, or you have a job that you don't need to drive to, you are lucky. For the rest of us who do rely on a car, the new program passed by the Senate called the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), which is even more aptly referred to as "Cash for Clunkers", is maybe something you have been paying attention to. I have because I have a car that would qualify to be turned in as a "clunker". Now I have to admit, I think this program is a great idea in theory, but it needs a...

Astrology: Is It Accurate?

Posted: 1 year 4 weeks ago

Whether or not astrology is accurate is a debate that has raged for many, many years. Astrologers and lovers of astrology have always looked to the sky for answers and insight. They consider astrology a science with years and years of observations and records as proof that the solar system can in fact help us predict many things. On the other hand, many naysayers are quick to call astrology wishful thinking, superstitious and whimsical theories with no scientific proof. So the questions is: What do you think? Before you answer, let's look at both sides.

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Astrology Water Signs: Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces

Posted: 1 year 5 weeks ago

For the past few weeks, we have been learning about the elements in astrology and the three zodiac signs of each. If you need to refresh on the fire signs astrology, earth signs astrology or the air signs astrology, check out my earlier posts: Fire Zodiac Signs, Earth Astrology Signs and Astrology - The Three Air Signs. This week, to round out our knowledge, we will focus on the water signs...

Astrology - The Three Air Signs

Posted: 1 year 6 weeks ago

So far we have learned about the astrology fire element and its signs and the element earth and the earth signs astrology. Today let's explore the element of air and the air signs astrology.

The astrology element of air has several defining traits. The first and most important trait to air is freedom — air people literally cannot be contained.

People born to an air sign are also highly intelligent, very versatile and compassionate people. They...

Earth Astrology Signs

Posted: 1 year 7 weeks ago

Last week in my post Fire Zodiac Signs we learned about the element fire and the zodiac signs Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. This week we are going to take a closer look at earth signs astrology.

The element earth in astrology terms has the very defining trait of representing people who are dependable. Earth signs are also very serious.

People who fall under earth signs tend to be grounded, hard workers who never stop to question things; rather, they take things for what they are. They are resistant to change with the...

Fire Zodiac Signs

Posted: 1 year 8 weeks ago

If you read my previous post, Zodiac Sign Compatibility and Your Relationships, then you should have a basic knowledge of the four astrology elements and the three zodiac signs assigned to each of them, but let's dig a little deeper to get a better understanding. Today I want to talk about the element fire and the fire zodiac signs.

People in a fire astrology sign are highly energetic and enthusiastic, with a zest for life. They are upbeat, creative, ambitious and fun people who others are...

Zodiac sign compatibilty and your relationships

Posted: 1 year 10 weeks ago

To better understand astrology compatibility, let’s refresh the elements. There are four elements in astrology: fire, earth, air and water. Each element possesses many specific traits; here are the basics for each element and the three zodiac signs assigned to them:

Fire represents energy, adventure, drive, passion, ambition and impulsiveness. The signs attributed with fire are Aries, Leo and Sagittarius.
Earth represents restraint, seriousness, organization, practicality, stability,...