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Month: March 2009

  • Join the Global Effort This Saturday 8:30pm Your Time

    Visit earthhour.org to learn more. Or just simply switch off your lights for one hour at 8:30pm, your local time. This is your vote! To quote Earth Hour: For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch…

  • Wednesday for Fun Video: Reel Big Fish – Take on Me

    This video was recommended to me by Jennifer, my blogging pal from Tree Hugging Family and Green Beauty and Style Slices.

  • Sinupret for Kids Giveaway Package

    If you have the choice to use natural remedies, it’s always easier on the environment. Since it’s sinus and allergy season, I thought you’d like to know about a different and safe option for kids: Sinupret for Kids. It’s not a drug, but a natural remedy. Keep reading because you’ll…

  • Cadbury Going Fair Trade in the UK

    Cadbury Dairy Milk (a leading chocolate bar in England) is going to start using Fair Trade cocoa this summer. That means they’ll be supporting a better way of live for many farmers and communities, as well as the environment! Fair Trade practices are also sustainable. It’s the first major chocolate…

  • Drink to the Tap Project This Weekend

    For very little money you can help make a big difference in the lives of people lacking clean drinking water. According to Unicef, “Lack of safe water and sanitation is the world’s single largest cause of illness.” The Tap Project, March 22-28, collects donations through participating restaurants. You pay $1…

  • Eternal Reefs – Green Burial with the Fishes

    I’ve actually thought a lot about how I dislike traditional burial as we’ve come to know it in the US and around the world. All that embalming fluid, steel and concrete. There are other options, such as natural burial with a biodegradable coffin. Eco Coffins is one provider. But, I…

  • PlayPump for Clean Drinking Water

    http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/js/2.0/video/evp/module.js?loc=dom&vid=/video/world/2009/01/01/mckenzie.south.africa.playpump.cnnEmbedded video from CNN Video PlayPumps International has a fun solution to clean drinking water issues in developing countries. And it’s the kids who get to play! Sadly, a child dies of a water-related illness every 15 seconds. But companies like PlayPump International are trying to help change that. The…