A green food waster. What an oxymoron. I am not proud of what I am going to confess. As green as I think I have become, my family and I are food wasters. Our habits are hurting the Earth. We are contributing to Climate Change since food waste increases methane, a greenhouse gas. Does this [...]
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Watch this 3 minute video of This is Our Moment with Leo DiCaprio, Edward Norton, Forest Whitaker, Jason Bateman, Felicity Huffman, Chace Crawford, Emmy Rossum and Justin Long to tell our elected officials to vote for the American Clean Energy and Security Act pending in the Senate. This video was the brain child of the National [...]
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnorman/ / CC BY 2.0 In the last of couple of years, everyone is talking about our carbon footprint and its impact on the environment. Carbon dioxide has been the darling of the Climate Change world. However, it is methane gas who is the true villain in the climate change story. Like the character, Darth [...]
As many of you know, climate talks in Copenhagen are upcoming. Although the Big Boys will be there representing their interests, what about us? Can we be assure that our interests in the environment are taken into account when decisions are made? We need someone there to represent us. Huffington Post agrees and is sponsoring [...]
Imagine what the sound of one thousand alarm clocks was like when they simultaneously rang at 8:30 in the morning as a “wake up” call to the attendees of the last international climate meeting before the major climate change summit in Copenhagen in December? The wake up call was organized by the TckTckTck campaign which [...]
In my previous post, I mentioned that the group, the Green Moms of the Green Moms Carnival, won the Shorty Award for best short green content on Twitter. I am part of a group of about 30 women who blog about saving the Earth in some facet. Some are passionate about reducing plastic, while others are passionate about reducing toxic chemicals [...]
Is their a fever pitch to this message? You betcha. Our unborn children are being exposed to countless chemicals in the womb due to our industrial society. Previously, I wrote about the Enviromental Working Group’s cord blood tests that reveals over 200 toxicans in our newborns. I encourage you to read this article. It is [...]
Photo by Henry Heatly On this week’s You’ve Got Mail segment, I have included seven eclectic articles ranging from an amazing Solar-powered green slug to the USDA’s deregulation of an industrial genetically modified corn crop. If you would like to add a news item to this list, which can include one of your own posts, [...]
Photo by Henry Heatly Last week with the holidays, I missed the “Got Green Mail” segment. My cup overflowed with amazing stories for all green palates to enjoy. Remember, if you have a great green story (which includes your own), display the link in the comment section and give us a quick blurb of what the article [...]
