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Or, Cap This! Perhaps you watched The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard and came away with the notion that Ms Leonard is a raving liberal hell bent on destroying capitalism and Democracy as we know it. Well if that was the case for you then the Story of Cap and Trade will make...
RecycleBill
The wife and I that is. We make a heck of a team.You see, she comes up with these great ideas for how we can make use of a particular area, and I build the solutions for her. Then, When I'm done, and there's this kinda OK looking piece of wood sitting in some room, she comes...
PaulGardener
If you’ve got a specific health problem you’d like to address in your yoga practice, you might play around with Yoga Journal’s pose finder. You can search by anatomical focus or by therapeutic focus. It’s a great resource, whether you’re looking to overcome a one-time...
glueandglitter
It’s January 27 and do you know where your New Year’s resolution is? Remember, that goal you’d set for yourself in a drunken fit of festive cheer just before the clock struck midnight, back when 2010 was just a distant dream…? Yes, that resolution. So imagine being Robyn Okrant...
roseanne
Corner Drugstore by Orin Zebest The 3/50 Project is a project which emphasizes supporting local business, something we all need to do for a green community. It’s about keeping money in your local community and it’s about commitment through one simple action. Here’s What You Do...
Alison Kerr
I have been reading more about paper wasps today and had no idea there were so many species. When I first tried to identify mine, I was looking, mistakenly, under the Polistes genus. It was at wonderful Bugguide.net that I eventually found my little friends in the Mischocyttarus...
artimundi
January 15th's Tip Bill Paying: For bills that the option is available, turn off paper statements and either pay the bills online or set up auto payment. For a record of your bills, check to see if there is an option to save your statements to PDF, then you can organize them...
focusorganic
I’m sure that by now everyone has heard about the devastating earthquake in Haiti. I couldn’t stomach a light-hearted roundup of cute things from Etsy while reading elsewhere about folks who were suffering so much. Instead, I’ve listed a few places that are working on relief...
glueandglitter
Looking back at the first decade of the 2000s... Despite the odds against it, we managed to survive the first decade of the new millennium ~ described by The Globe and Mail as “a decade that began in earnest with a huge terrorist attack, followed by two intense wars and more...
roseanne
What are a family of Green’s to do for their new year resolution? In 2008, we reduced our weekly landfill by as much as we could. I tentatively thought we might be able to reduce it to one carrier bag per week. After the first week of creating 1 SWING BIN liners worth, I was...
Myzerowaste
Emmett Miller
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My life's goal has been to heal the planet. This has been the central motivation for my medical practice (I am an MD), my music, my publications, and my networking. My site is www.DrMiller.com. Internationally acknowledged as one of the...
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RecycleBill
1 hour 7 min ago
Or, Lazy Pigs?

RecycleBill surveys his little corner lot in Greensboro, North Carolina almost every day and rare are the days I don't pick up other people's trash from my yard. At my business we currently spend $1,000.oo a month hauling away other people's trash. And that's after we fill the giant green trash can that is collected by the city owned garbage truck each and every week. That's a thousand dollars I could be putting towards hiring another worker or buying a new piece of recycling equipment that would allow our little company to buy and recycle things we can't currently recycle. And if we were to buy a machine we'd most likely have to hire and train someone to run it.
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RecycleBill
3 hours 12 min ago
Or, Making Big Bucks In LED?

While the government continues to tout toxic mercury filled Compact Fluorescent (CF) light bulbs to save energy and replace the soon to be outlawed Incandescent Bulbs most of us are still using, a few companies are leading the way with Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that save even more energy than CF bulbs and will probably never have to be replaced. Even the Environmental Protection Agency is unable to tell us how to protect ourselves from mercury poisoning cause by broken CF bulbs and unlike Fluorescent bulbs, LEDs will even work in extreme cold as they require no heat to make light.
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derekmarkham
3 hours 32 min ago

Twitter

As a blogger, I thought I really understood social media and knew the potential for using it for doing good things in the world, but it wasn’t until I became the focus of a social media campaign myself that I felt the true power of it.

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roseanne
3 hours 49 min ago

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Liara Covert
6 hours 28 min ago

It is human conditioned nature to pinpoint a linear path, to orient the self using time and space and get bearings.  One perspective would say such action actually distracts you from present awareness.  Some people use the mind and others feel with the heart.

Consider how you respond as you realize that no words can describe it, no example or analogy can identify it.  To sense where you are is not deluded or hidden except by something within.  To sense the implications of no limits suggests where you are and how you truly feel does not fit into any category. Progressive revelations are all part of your growing awareness of true Cosmic Synchronicity

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guffly
6 hours 30 min ago

love1Oh Valentine’s Day, how you creep up at the beginning of every year and put the pressure of finding the perfect way to tell people you love them. Never fear, friends, we have a great idea to simplify your Valentine’s Day – stay in, have some fun, and save yourself some cash!

First thing is first – get the gift now! No really, planning ahead will allow you to find a thoughtful gift that your sweetie will actually like instead of rushing at the last minute to find something that kinda works. It’s ok to stay away from the “typical” chocolates, flowers, and jewelry. Go for a unique gift or check out fair trade chocolate, eco-friendly or organic flowers, and ethical or recycled jewelry. Oh and ladies, don’t forget your man this year – they need to feel the love too!

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fishgirl
7 hours 10 min ago
February is Black History Month. We're celebrating in North Carolina with the grand opening of a new $24M museum in the original Woolworth's building in Greensboro where four brave young college students made a decision that changed the face of our nation forever. It was in 1960 that these four students staged a sit-in at a Woolworth's...
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bethbot
7 hours 47 min ago
Homemade cleaning supplies and eco-friendly bath mats are all well and good, but are these products really revolutionary enought to change the world?With climate change and a world water crisis becoming more serious everyday, it's good to know that in...
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MommyMellie
8 hours 7 min ago

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. I’ve written about how my husband makes a greener choice for Valentine’s Day before – shopping at the Organic Bouquet. However, a Connecticut-based morning news show takes it a step further and encourages everyone to have a green and local Valentine’s Day celebration.

I Count for myEARTH
9 hours 43 min ago
Ferdinand's Ball is an annual fundraiser created in honor of Ferdinand, the 1986 Kentucky Derby Winner sent to slaughter in Japan after making millions while racing and becoming horse of the year. I'm excited to be part of it
TaigaCompany
10 hours 26 sec ago
What's most fun about the Super Bowl?  The game or the commercials?  Both!  As is the case after the Super Bowl, people often discuss more than just the aspects of the game.  For many, the commercials are often as big of an attention draw as the game itself.   During yesterday’s game, one advertisement especially grabbed my attention.

By far the best commercial of yesterday’s Super Bowl -  Audi’s Green Police advertisement.     Taken to the extreme for the sake of humor, the ad sparked enthusiasm and eco awareness around sustainability concepts, but more importantly, demonstrated that green is a mainstream concept. 
glueandglitter
10 hours 20 min ago

RAD Studio Cruise

If you need to squeeze in some last-minute Valentine’s day shopping, you might come hit up the RAD Studio Cruise in Avondale Estates on Saturday!

The historic Rail Arts District is having its annual Studio Cruise this Saturday from 2pm-10pm. Here’s a blurb about the show from their site:

An intown neighborhood overflowing with artists opens their doors for a spectacular night of open houses, arts exhibits, live demonstrations, art sales, refreshments, performances, and all the makings of an unforgettable night.

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Alison Kerr
10 hours 59 min ago
Chickadee by auburnxc

Chickadee by auburnxc

I have a special guest for you today, a guest who is keen to learn about birds. Enjoy!

Dear Mama,

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