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  • Save the Earth, Fight Cancer

    DKMS, the world’s largest bone marrow donor center, has partnered with Cell Phones for Cancer in the fight against leukemia and lymphoma. CPC recycles electronic items and donates a portion of its proceeds to help fight cancer. They also accept laptops, digital cameras, ink cartridges, mp3 players, DVDs, among other things. If you have 10…

  • The Green Chamber of Commerce launches second chapter

    The Green Chamber of Commerce, a network of businesses dedicated to sustainable business practices and focusing on pushing for greater public policy with regards to the environment, launched in 2007, with its first chapter located in the San Francisco Bay Area. This August, the Chamber is beginning its expansion, with the second chapter based in…

  • Energy Plus

    I got an email from Jet Blue encouraging me to switch to Energy Plus. The company supplies electricity in New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Texas. True Blue members can be awarded a one way flight, as well as receiving 5,000 points after 2 months as a customer. They’re also offering 2 points for every $1…

  • Oceanopolis

    Anybody here addicted to Facebook? Raise your hand *raises my hand* Rather than loving the site because it gives me the opportunity to stay in touch with people and see what they’ve been up to, I keep coming back to it because of the games; I’m particularly addicted to Mafia Wars and Restaurant City, and…

  • EPI

    Bass had a fantastic sale going on (70 % off most items; buy one pair of sandals, get 2 free; buy 1 luggage, get 2 free) so my co-worker/friend Paige and I decided to check it out. I not only got some new footwear, but found out that their plastic bags has an “EPI” additive…

  • Cleanse craze

    In case you haven’t heard, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are doing the Master Cleanse. Instead of a detox, I heard that this is mostly just fasting and an easy way to lose weight. The danger is that you won’t be getting enough calories and nutrients. The pounds also pile back on pretty quickly because…

  • Wii games now come in eco-friendly cases

    So Nintendo is reportedly making the switch to more eco-friendly cases for their Wii games, though I have yet to find out how it’s greener than the original packaging. It’s not winning over a lot of gamers, though, because apparently, it’s a lot flimsier than the original case, and makes the disc more prone to…

  • Thank you card

    From Environment New York: On June 10, New York Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand stood up to oil companies and other big polluters by helping defeat an attempt to roll back the Clean Air Act. The defeated resolution, sponsored by Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, would have stopped efforts to hold oil companies and other…

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