Hollie Blake

Hollie is an environmental engineering master’s student at Georgia Tech. She did her undergraduate at the University of Florida. In addition to the environment, she is passionate about photography, music, blogging and traveling. She’s new to Atlanta and gets lost often so help her out if you see her wandering around aimlessly.
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Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone

Before I moved away from Florida I never realized how much I depended on good weather to motivate me.  I’d always believed that optimism...

The Paleo Phenomenon

It seems like every other day, a friend of mine declares a newfound dedication to the Paleo Diet.  Nicknamed the “Caveman Diet,” Paleo is...

Tap That

Conservation is not a commonly exercised word for most Americans.  A booming economy once offered us blissful ignorance from contributing our share of frugality...

Earth Day Festival Turns A Gray Day Green

In 1970, 100,000 people gathered in Washington DC to protest the Vietnam War.  The deaths of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin that year had...
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Let’s Get Physical – a pumpin’ playlist to get you moving

Picture a typical 1985 aerobic dancersize class at the local YMCA.  Bright spandex, side pony-tails, colored leg warmers, metallic leotards.  Lots of makeup, minimal...
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The Science behind ‘Frenemies’

High school can be very painful for anyone who is the slightest bit different.  Thankfully, I’m 5 years removed from it but my little...