This pre-BlogHer discussion was moderated by Cheryl Contee of Jack and Jill Politics. Cheryl was joined by Elisa Batista, founder of Mothertalkers, Joanne Bamberger, aka PunditMom and author of Mothers of Intention, and Dominique Browning, blogger at Slow Love Life, former editor-in-chief of House & Garden, and lead blogger for the Moms Clean Air Force. …

This piece was cross-posted at Writes Like She Talks I first spotted this on Progress Ohio’s blog, where they ask, “AEP: How Many Lives Are Your Polluter Profits Worth?: Join the on-the-ground fight against AEP’s outrageous dirty air bill, which would block life-saving clean air standards and cause 17,000 premature deaths every year! Over the …

This piece was cross-posted at Proactive Black Parenting A very informative exchange happened in the Mom's Clean Air Force community this month. We held two events surrounding the topic, African American Asthma Rates and What Moms Can Do About It.  First there was a Blog Radio discussion moderated by Blogher’s Renee Ross, an African-American colleague of …

We're thrilled to welcome Franklin Goose to the Moms Clean Air Force. As an MCAF partner, Franklin Goose publicly stands with moms, dads and others in defense of clean air and our kids' health. MOMS CLEAN AIR FORCE By Michelle L., Franklin Goose With 4 months until elections and the finalization of the EPA’s first-ever …

Event: Change the World | Malcolm Gladwell is Missing the Point: This Revolution WILL Happen Online Because Parents Love Our Kids Date: July 27, 2011 Time: 2:30 PM EST Location: BlogTalk Radio Register here.

Event: Twitter Chat at #MCAF Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Time: 9:00 PM EST Topic: African American Asthma Rates and What Moms Can Do About It Register here.

This piece was cross-posted at Marcia G. Yerman. In New York, the tag line for the lotto ticket that folks line up to buy is, “You have to be in it to win it.”  It’s a fair assessment of most things in life…even clean air. Right now, our country is at a turning point on …

My two children amaze and inspire me everyday. My almost 5-year-old is always coming up with the most incredible ideas. Out of the blue, she’ll say stuff like, “Mami, why don’t we visit the North Pole tomorrow so I can see real penguins?” I love that about kids. So I was really looking forward to …

This piece was cross-posted at Spanglish Baby I admit I feel very weird referring to myself as an activist or advocate of any sort.  I come from a society that believes that as a woman “calladita te ves mejor” (the quieter you are the better you look). I believed it my whole life. I’ve never …

This piece was cross-posted at Milspouse Mutterings AEP is American Electric Power – EPA is the Environmental Protection Agency.  Now recently AEP decided to make an announcement that because of the Clean Air Act rules – they are going to be “forced” to shut down some plants… setting off some concerns that their customers are …