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A simple step you can take — Join Freecycle

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About ‘freecycling’ and The Freecycle Network
Freeycling is a worldwide grassroots movement of people banding together to recycle items by giving them away for free.
While there are a number of different freecycling groups around the world, the […]

Remember Beauty

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It’s easy when discussing all the problems in our world to forget how beautiful and wonderful this world is.
All around us is a natural beauty that’s there, waiting for us to stumble over it at almost every turn.
As you go through your next few days, try […]

A Simple Step You Can Take: Install a Low Flow Shower Head

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If you’re like most Americans, you probably take a shower every day.
Unless you’re already using a low-flow shower head, you have an opportunity to save some money in addition to cutting back on your family’s environmental impact.
Low […]

The Outsized Power of Young People to Change The World

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It surprises me how many people believe that their individual actions make no difference to the world.
In a recent poll on this site, 45% felt that their personal actions “make no difference” with respect to Global Warming. […]

Black is the New Green: 10 Energy Saving Search Sites

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Black is the New Green.
At least, that’s the message of a movement sometimes referred to as Black Google.
The idea first appeared in a January 20th blog post by Mark Ontkush, where he examines how […]

How Peanut Butter helps the planet

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One of the daily decisions we all face is what to eat. How do we eat well and in a way that’s good for the environment — and at the same time have meals that […]

Make It Real

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We can all envision the world as a better place. Each of us can imagine a better life — better government, better living habits, better environment. We can all imagine these — but can we make them real?
“When you do […]

A simple step you can take: Love Each Other!

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Love XOXO, originally uploaded by Pink Sherbet Photography.
A lot of the time blogging (and reading) about environmental issues and global climate change can be depressing. So let’s lighten […]

Global Warming and Personal Leadership: A Picture Essay

Our world is changing. The results of our consumption and over-population of the planet are being felt in many ways — and one the most dramatic and dangerous is that our world is getting warmer.
For example, one way to tell is that glaciers all over the world are melting…
While many of them have been melting […]

600 Naked People Can’t All Be Wrong

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Greenpeace has released a new YouTube video today focused on climate change. It’s an interesting film in which 600 people strip naked and lay beside a glacier to protest climate change.
It’s just one more instance where people are moving ahead of governments and speaking out. The governments won’t […]