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BuyGreen.com Double digits and greener birthdays

This week, my daughter (my little girl) is turning 10. Yes, double digits – what the heck?! I’m freaking out about this and I’m not sure why. It’s not a case of “wow, if I have a ten year old, I must be old”. It’s just that I’m enjoying my kids so much at the age they are right now, I don’t want them to grow up. My husband and I always say to them, “Can you do me a favor and please stop growing?” Which we are kidding about, sort of… Some unsolicited advice I would give to moms with younger kids… Continue

Added by BuyGreen.com on November 11, 2009 at 11:50am — No Comments

Jessi Give me a chance

My life has been thrown some serious curve balls over the last couple years. And now that I'm moving away and starting a new life next year in a new town with new people I am looking at my life and I am at a point I never saw myself at. I thought I would have a boyfriend when I got to college. That I would be engaged or something. I didnt know my personality would make me into a leader of my church and one of God's employees. I never saw myself hanging out with the people I do and I never saw my… Continue

Added by Jessi on November 10, 2009 at 6:47am — No Comments

Moni Trying Again

The last time I wrote a blog and I spoke about how our recycling committee at school was doing an amazing job doing their part for the environment. Unfortunately, when school restarted the city refused to pick up the recycling, thus placing us in the same position as we started at the beginning of last year. The city refused to pick it because it was inconvenient and not on their pick-up plan. All the heard work that we did last year was wasted. We are trying especially hard to restart the recyc… Continue

Added by Moni on November 8, 2009 at 3:47pm — No Comments

BuyGreen.com Are toxic cleaning products contaminating the air in your kids’ classroom?

The Environmental Working Group just released this new report titled “Can Cleaning Supplies Contaminate Classroom Air?”. The answer, as you can imagine, is a resounding yes. Although I use natural, non-toxic cleaners at home, it didn’t really occur to me that my kids spend a… Continue

Added by BuyGreen.com on November 4, 2009 at 8:16pm — No Comments

Chris Bennett WHY NOT L.E.Ds

L.E.D are the most safest most expensive lights there is on the market today but they are 100% safer then the CFLs because the LED lights containe no mercury in them also it use less energy by at least 80-90% and saves you a lot more its worth spending your money and investing on if your going to go green you tree huger/hippies/environmentalist why are people soo stupid on making these dangerous lights please email me at i_am_stupid13@yahoo.com if you have hot mail or gmail it might go into spam… Continue

Added by Chris Bennett on November 4, 2009 at 12:54pm — No Comments

Ron Zwerin The Greater Good Program Launches November 12th Featuring Key Colorado Sustainability Leadership

The Progress Group, a Denver based consulting firm, announces the launch of The Greater Good Program, a comprehensive business development initiative designed to bring triple-bottom-line thinking to entrepreneurial businesses from under-served communities throughout the Front Range. To celebrate the launch, leaders and entrepreneurs from the community will gather for a half-day kick-off event on November 12, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Mi Casa Resource Center at 360 Acoma Street, Den… Continue

Added by Ron Zwerin on November 4, 2009 at 10:02am — No Comments

BuyGreen.com What I’m really scared of this Halloween

Let me first say that I love, love, love Halloween, so I’m not trying to spoil the fun. But lead in face paint, toxic costumes, high-fructose corn syrup and mounds of trash can make Halloween not so sweet. With a few simple changes though, we can enjoy the holiday while protecting our kids’ health and our planet. Here are some suggestions for a Halloween that’s not so frightening: Forgo the face paint – The Environmental Working Group tested… Continue

Added by BuyGreen.com on October 28, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Mr_Grant Is this how your city does Bike Lanes?

Another great video from Streetfilms: Continue

Added by Mr_Grant on October 22, 2009 at 8:50am — No Comments

Mr_Grant Anti-whaling effort picks up speed

Fifty knots worth. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society today announced its acquisition of the Batboat-like Earthrace -- renaming it the Ady Gil, and announcing plans to use it as (what else) an interceptor.

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Added by Mr_Grant on October 20, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

BuyGreen.com Join me for No Impact Week

This week, I’m participating in No-Impact Week hosted by the Huffington Post and Colin Beavan, better known as No-Impact Man. It’s a week-long carbon cleanse, designed to help you live a better, happier, and healthier life by reducing your consumption and buying l… Continue

Added by BuyGreen.com on October 20, 2009 at 1:54pm — No Comments

Bumper Union workers and environmentalists clash over proposed Linden coal power plant

Union workers and environmentalists clash over proposed Linden coal power plant
Vocal union workers upstaged a campaign kick-off by New Jersey environmental groups who oppose a coal-fueled electric plant proposed for Linden. The plant would capture its carbon dioxide and then pipe it off the coa… Continue

Added by Bumper on October 15, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

BuyGreen.com Reduce your plastic use

In my two most recent posts, I discussed the problem with plastics and how to use plastics more safely. The last step now is to reduce plastic use. As a start, here are three items that I carry with me every day. Each is small and inexpensive, but has… Continue

Added by BuyGreen.com on October 13, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

madison ward Free eBook: Social Network Marketing, 12 Steps for Success

I got this one from a friend last night and read it cover to cover. This should help us all get to the next level in regards to marketing on social networks and social media. You can download it here: http://tinyurl.com/ybbbdo9 Continue

Added by madison ward on October 9, 2009 at 2:29pm — No Comments

3BL Media Be Green Packaging LLC Presents Its Sustainability Scorecard

What does our tree free, compostable packaging have to do with your healthy lifestyle?...EVERYTHING. We knew this on a gut feeling level – but scientific proof and ‘the bottom line’ are often easier to track and convey in business conversations. Therefore, in the 3rd Quarter of 2009 we prioritized creating an internal Sustainability Scorecard with the help of a top consultant from the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at UCSB.… Continue

Added by 3BL Media on October 9, 2009 at 12:10pm — No Comments

Erik Black Eyed Peas “Youth Voices” PSA Empowers Youth Through Digital Arts

The Adobe Foundation and The Black Eyed Peas Peapod Foundation today unveiled a new public service announcement called “Plant Inspiration.” The PSA promotes the launch of Adobe Youth Voices, a non-profit that stresses the pow… Continue

Added by Erik on October 7, 2009 at 3:19pm — No Comments

Erik Alliance for Sustainable Colorado Roundtable Prompts Cross-Sector Engagement in Community Agriculture

Over 65 community leaders in northern Colorado came together this week to discuss sustainability opportunities at the latest in a series of regional roundtables by the non-profit Alliance for Sustainable Colorado (“the Alliance”). The meeting,… Continue

Added by Erik on October 5, 2009 at 1:05pm — No Comments

madison ward Free Ebook on Social Networking and Leveraging Social Media

I ran across this free ebook yesterday on social networking and was very impressed by what I learned. The sections on Facebook and Twitter were by far the best. Here is the location where you can download it from: http://tinyurl.com/ya2xyqo Continue

Added by madison ward on October 5, 2009 at 10:20am — No Comments

3BL Media Five Inspiring Finalists Selected For the “S Contest”

The top five finalists have been selected in SDialogue’s $10,000 “S Contest,” and voting has now begun. Over 40 entries were received and narrowed down to the list of five finalists. Perry Goldschein, partner at SDialogue stated: “It was a tough job choosing finalists due to the high quality of the responses, and moving stories. Our main criterion was the amount of positive, ongo… Continue

Added by 3BL Media on October 5, 2009 at 7:36am — No Comments

BadWolf John Cornyn: fossil politics for fossil fuels.

John Cornyn For those of you who don't know who John Cornyn is, he is a US senator from Texas, and is the chair for the National Republican Senatorial Committee. He was ranked the fourth most conservative senator by the National Journal in 2006, but considering the direction the Republican Party is going these days he mi… Continue

Added by BadWolf on October 3, 2009 at 12:39pm — No Comments

Mr_Grant Carbon storage - how it could work

Last year we had a good laugh at politicans who were saying America could be powered by "clean coal." What they were talking about, what they are still talking about, is carbon capture and storage (or sequestration). CO2 would be captured at the source, then -- disposed of. Somehow. Of course this does nothing about the other part of the coal idiocy, the input side. The environmental disaster caused in the course of mining coal is… Continue

Added by Mr_Grant on October 2, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

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