Hi! My name is Donna.
I chase clean air.
In July 2006, after repeatedly observing black soot build on my windowsill, I chose to stop accepting poor Los Angeles air quality, and start exploring clean air destinations, products and advocacy work, instead.
My journey started on a mountaintop veiled by city smog when winds whispered, "Let's go! Out of Los Angeles and into the world, chasing clean air, beauty, and a sustainable life!"
At first, I fumbled onto the clean air road. Tripped over climate change. Wrestled fear and fought back big black flies.
It turned out that the cleanest air occurred in The Bush where bored residents routinely came up with crazy ideas that involved guests signing liability forms.
In case of loss of life.
Or limb.
Big city skills never came in handy. Nor make-up.
Or spiked-heels.
Chasing Clean Air tells my story: From fear to exhilaration and clean air.
To date, I've written over 1,200 articles highlighting:
- Clean Air Getaways
- Adventures
- Smog & Your Health
- Solutions to Air Pollution
- Starting Over: From Perfume to Bug Spray. High Heels To Hiking Boots.
According to the American Lung Association, over 186.1 million Americans breath toxic air. Asthma, allergies, sinusitus, headaches, cardiovascular disease and cancer sufferers are on the rise. So build your defenses. Eat your veggies. Exercise to stay strong and read Chasing Clean Air to learn where people breathe easier.
Reporting from the clean and dirty air road, I'm the "canary in the coal mine" telling the truth about air quality as I breathe it. I interview locals & experts about natural and man-made pollution, and share my findings on Chasing Clean Air.
Armed with information, we're better prepared to plan healthier vacations and next moves. Otherwise marketers and even NGOs may lead us astray, even toward environmental pollution.
At times, my findings may be incomplete when winds blow, water flows, and polluters move next door, but I identify current pollution challenges and explore solutions.
Join tens of thousands of clean air seekers for suggestions on places to go, things to do, and surprise toxic hot-spots and hidden gems found along the clean air road--that mostly only locals know.
If you've ever said, "Enough smog. Enough traffic. Give me clean air!" check in with the Chasing Clean Air community, and turn your adventure on!
In 2012, I'll continue to climb, glide, & jump into new adventures!
Let's go!
Live a great adventure and breathe easy!
Chasing Clean Air's "Clean Air British Columbia" series was nominated for the 2009 Tourism Media Award for outstanding contribution to BC tourism. Chasing Clean Air is also offered at Amazon's Kindle Store.
Chasing Clean Air Mission Statement To inform, engage, and inspire sensitive individuals to reach beyond the world's growing Smog-belt to breathe clean air.
DONNA'S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Clean Air Advocate - I am an outsider, not part of one organization. Therefore, my perspective is steeped in appreciation of man and nature's whole, the interconnected parts: air, water, trees, and wildlife.
I use my voice to inspire change for cleaner air. I've testified for stricter ozone standards at California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearings.
Communications Consultant for the clean air industry and powerful change agents like S. David Freeman, developing environmental initiatives.
Lecturer, Cal State Fullerton "Feature Story Writing" "Art of Blogging"
Reporter, Forbes Magazine (worked for auto journalist/managing editor Jerry Flint)
Reporter/Stringer, CNN "Good News Show"
Ghostwriter, Risk to Win: A Woman's Guide to Success published by Macmillan.
Founder, The Barnett Company, a public relations boutique agency representing over 50 companies in technology, health care, and consumer goods industries.
DONNA'S EDUCATION
Masters of Professional Writing, University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts, Literature, University of California at San Diego
HOW TO USE THIS SITE
- Search function: Research an area you'd like to explore or topic of concern by typing keywords such as "Palm Springs" "Air Quality Maui" in search box located on the upper right panel. If I wrote about it, article(s) shall appear.
- Categories on right side panel include clean air getaways, travel gear, environmental pollution and your health, clean cars, clean energy, clean books (spiritually and otherwise) and starting over.
Access my most popular categories under top banner, such as:
Clean Air Getaways, Health, (impacts of transportation, agriculture, pulp mills, burning, and natural sources like vog), Clean Cars (hybrids, all-electric, high-fuel mileage, and clean diesel), Ask Donna (Q & A about air pollution challenges) and TV.
To date, Chasing Clean Air represents my search through the West, Southwest, Pacific Northwest, British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. Guest bloggers have reviewed Singapore, Greece, and Austria.
I love to capture beauty in the bush and everywhere else with my Nikon DSLR and HDTV camcorder. Nature photos.
This clean air blog has been self-supported and 99.9% written by me--unbiased and original.
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Several of my favorite clean air photos are available for license and sale
All content on Chasing Clean Air is Copyright © 2006-2012 Donna Barnett. WRITTEN PERMISSION is needed to republish any material on chasingcleanair.com.
All photography on Chasing Clean Air Copyright © 2006-2012 Donna Barnett unless indicated otherwise.
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Speaking engagements can be requested by email. Topics include: Chasing Clean Air, Finding Dirty Water; Environmental Pollutants and Your Health: What You Need To Know; Climate Change: Illustrated Stories On the Road to Clean Air
Disclaimer:
All products and destinations on this site were chosen by me. Most product, transportation, and destination reviews were paid for by me.
Occasionally, I am introduced to a product or destination by a company or tourist bureau with whom I barter but I only review products and destinations I deem worthy for Chasing Clean Air. This broadens my reach and offers readers additional clean air options.
