Inspired to act, destined to educate.

As a student of environmental hazards, I became keenly aware of the consequences global warming was having on our environment. I was immediately inspired to make my own lifestyle more environmentally friendly.

While I initially found it difficult, and at times overwhelming, to distill all the information available into practical changes, I eventually found my choices to be easier, healthier and often less expensive than the ones I was making before.

In hindsight, it would have been nice to have someone help me get started. And that’s how Green Life Eco-Consulting was born. If I can make it easier, maybe more people will go green. And if more people make even just a few small changes (think: changing a light bulb), we could make some amazing strides toward protecting our planet. After all, we’ve only got the one.

Lauren Maples holds a Texas Teaching Certificate and has been teaching in the public and private sector for more than nine years. She earned her Masters of Science in Environmental Geography from Texas State University with a concentration in Environmental Hazards, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Concordia University Austin, where she majored in Education and minored in Spanish. Lauren walks the green walk with her husband and children in Austin, Texas.