Author: Lani
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SAFE
Want to give your plush toys a second home? You can donate them to SAFE, Stuffed Animals for Emergencies. They’ll distribute them to hospitals, homeless shelters, and for paramedics to give out to injured or traumatized children during their calls. The organization also accepts books, blankets, and other toys. So do your part and help…
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Gone to the Dogs
Take a cue from these dogs and cats. Shut off your lights for Earth Hour tonight from 830-930 PM. Or longer.
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Recycling…flash mob-style
One person can make a difference.
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60+:Earth Hour 2011
Earth Hour is this Saturday, the 26th of March. Lights out at 830 PM, local time. This year, the challenge is for participants to go beyond the hour and commit to a sustainable way of life on a day to day basis.
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March 22 is World Water Day!
Today is World Water Day! Here are some reminders from our friends at BuyGreen.com: Conserve Our Most Precious Resource Greetings! March 22nd is World Water Day! Water is earth’s most precious resource. There are many ways we all can use water more responsibly. We each can do our part to ensure there is plenty of…
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Yo-yo-Yogurt!
Check out this fun Just Eat Organic commercial from Stonyfield Farm.
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Urban Oasis
Do you want a mobile organic smoothie and juice truck in the Big Apple? Support this young couple from Long Island.
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Maple Syrup Time!
Cecile suggested we check out Warrup’s Farm in Redding, Connecticut. Yesterday was the first day for collecting sap from the maple trees to make syrup. The farm is certified organic, and one can apply to their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) partnership program. The collecting buckets, or taps as they call them. That’s the sugarhouse in…
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Support the EPA
From Credo: Republicans have launched an unprecedented budget assault on clean air and public health protections — and Senate Democrats have two weeks to stop it. The House Republicans’ Continuing Resolution spending bill slashes this year’s remaining EPA budget by almost 60%, and contains numerous amendments that hamstring the Clean Air Act, block the EPA…
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All hail the king
We’re huge fans of Colin Firth here, so you can imagine how thrilled we were that he bagged the Best Actor trophy at the Oscars last night. Here’s something else to celebrate: He was wearing a Tom Ford suit that was made out of “ethical materials,” as Contact Music reports. His wife Livia was likewise…