Brummet's Conscious Blog

 This is the 2nd installment of a 2-part article offering resources for people looking for new careers or help for their intended career in the realm of green jobs. Part 1 was published on September 1st .  So here is Part 2 of: 50 Awesome Scholarships For Eco-minded Students * Written by Raj Prince   26. Blade Your Ride Scholarship - Offered to full-time undergrad and grad students at an accredited university or college in the US. One student will get $15,000, and two will get $5,000. 27. American Fisheries Society 28. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation - Called the Wildlife Leadership Awards, it covers a $2,000 scholarship, plus a one-year membership to the Elk Foundation . 29. American Ground Water Trust - Offers opportunities to college eco-students who wish to get into ground water studies 30. The Explorers Club - Awards $500 to $1500 to high school students and college undergrads. 31. National Wild Turkey Federation - Awards $250...

OK - here is a 2-part discussion on environmental or green jobs that may interest people looking for a career change toward something that makes a difference in the world. Check out the resources and feel free to pass on the link to these 2 posts. Part 2 will be published on September 3rd .  50 Awesome Scholarships For Eco-minded Students * Written by Raj Prince    For an aspiring university entrant who is also as passionate about environmental issues, obtaining a scholarship that is aligned with an organization that shares your personal advocacy can be quite a challenge. The more popular scholarship grants nowadays usually come from huge multinational corporations whose ecological advocacies are not wholly exercised. But that's where the misconception ends. In fact, there are thousands of eco-friendly organizations that also offer college scholarships. So if you're one of this crowd and would like some assistance to finish a rather expensive unive...

 -- Quote of the Day --  “…I learned that I could do more then I thought – Whenever there was a hurtle, I just always found the answer in time. …One of the things I was wondering about was how I would go about going through my editors proofreading because they had a lot of marks they would use like strike-through’s and different colored fonts – but when I got to that point I did a little research and found that my screen reader can be set in such a way that it would identify all that. It taught me to go for your dreams, don’t let anything stand in your way if you really feel that you should do something.   …Try to have a positive attitude, and go for your dream. If there is any disability that you are going to be around, educate yourself about the disability, most people don’t mind answering questions in fact we welcome the opportunity to teach you more about the disability.” ~ Konnie Ellis Today’s quote or...

-- Quote of the Day --   “ In life we tend to hear of or read of other people’s successes, not their struggles. So in listening and understanding their struggles, I believe that we can create a dialogue, and have insight into others. …What I’m seeing in society is that we are all being guided by what we see or hear on television. …The art of discussion is becoming a lost art. …A group of people having an insightful conversation can bring about a lot of answers to a lot of questions. ” ~ Klarque Garrison   Today's quote came from the Surviving Today’s Busy-ness interview that aired on the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show back on Oct 12. Check out the archived interview via the hyper-linked title, or visit www.brummet.ca for a full list of Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show archives.   -- Green Schools -- Results from a first-of-its kind school waste composition study provide valuable insight on the best targets for reducing waste and improv...

-- Quote of the Day -- " The drudgery of being a professional writer comes in trying to make good days out of bad days and in squeezing out the words when they won't just flow. " ~ Benjamin Cavell -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Todays featured guest on Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show was Therese Tappouni who shared information on techniques to Teach Green to Children . Check out the archived interview by clicking in the hyper-links above... or look to the right side of this page for recently aired Conscious Discussions episodes. Find Dave & Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio shows & free resources & articles at www.brummet.ca

-- Conscious Discussions -- This morning's Conscious Discussions broadcast (Jan 1) was another Positive Eco-News segment, where I shared inspiring environmental news, new technologies & positive actions being embraced by communities around the globe ! 2 more Positive Eco-News segments are scheduled in January (11 & 25th) :) Find the Conscious Discussions show by clicking on the hyper-linked show title here in this blog or click on the link to the right of this page for that radio program. -- Quote of the Day -- “…We thought another way to teach people (to live with loss and die with dignity) was to write a book about (cancer). Because we were both professors of communication we were very open about it. …She had a bald head and would walk into her classes and smile! …We taught our students more that year than in the previous 20 years of teaching. …What you need is support – even just an email to say they are thinking about you. …Some people would come over and want to do...