I have to admit that I have been concerned about the environment since Silent Spring, and you know how far back that goes.

But I think I had lost my spark, despite global warming, until I got an email from Eddie.

Eddie is the oh-so-cute spokesdog for Pets for the Environment, an offshoot of the Environmental Working Group.

I've been a lifelong animal lover and currently have three granddogs and three grandcats that I love almost as much as my grandchildren. Well, I'm allergic to the cats but still....

Eddie, with his blog, Cute Pets (for the Environment), his sad comic strip "story" about Feathers who succumbed to an overheated Teflon skillet, and a gallery of pet friends, has re-inspired me and opened my heart and pocketbook.

It's one thing to poison adults, but don't fool with my grandchildren...animal or human!