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Author: Lani

  • Close the Loop

    Did you know April is National Recycling Month?

  • Fresh Pet Food

    Give your furry friends healthy food without preservatives or fillers.  Try Freshpet products.

  • Save the Wolves!

    From Credo Action: To make up for the fact that rapid tar sands oil mining is threatening caribou herds by destroying vast swaths of rainforest habitat in Alberta, the Canadian government has called for strychnine poisoning and aerial shooting of thousands of wolves in areas of tar sands mining.1 Tell Prime Minister Harper: Stop Canada’s…

  • Ocean Conservation

    Learn more about ocean conservation on Sea Web.  Here’s their 2012 Super Bowl ad.

  • Meat Week NYC

    November 7 to the 12th is Meat Week in New York City!  Help celebrate those farmers, markets who help work towards providing sustainable meat products to the Big Apple.  According to Clean Plates, “Meat Week is organized by great folks at Food Karma Projects, in collaboration with Grow NYC, Food Systems Network NYC and Just…

  • Save Wildlife

    The Save Vanishing Species stamp is now available at all U.S. post offices. According to the World Wildlife Fund, “all proceeds raised from the premium will go to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Multinational Species Conservation Funds, which support efforts to protect wild populations of tigers, rhinos, elephants, great apes and marine turtles.”

  • Be the Light

    A great use for those plastic soda bottles, and a way to save on electric bills. Mabuhay!

  • C’mon Irene

    This September 25, 2011, help local farmers devastated by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene by eating out at some New York City restaurants. Participating restaurants will give up to 10% of their sales to Just Food and Grow NYC. Check out Dine Out Irene for more information.

  • Got Smog?

    President Obama continues his efforts to cave to the Republicans and disappoint his supporters. The White House has overturned the Environmental Protection Agency’s new rules on smog. Brad Plumer states in his blogpost that: ” Right now, most states are still operating under the old 1997 standards. The EPA had earlier directed states not to…