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Is The Edge Going Over The Edge?

I don’t know if you’ve heard about it yet, but California environment activities are all up in arms about a project that U2 guitarist The Edge is planning on undertaking. The short version of the story is that he wants to build five – not one, but five – eco-friendly houses on top of [...]

Join Bloggers in the Fight For Climate Change!

We ask all blog publishers to help bring awareness to the world today on the dire situation with climate change and the need for action!
Why Climate Change?
Climate change affects us all and it threatens more than the environment. It threatens to cause famine, flooding, war, and millions of refugees.
Given the urgency of the issue [...]

The Cost Of Global Warming

You’ve heard these people – they say that global warming is NOT real. That it’s all a myth created by alarmists, by people with vested interest. Even when Al Gore came out with his popular documentary, many people remained unconvinced that global warming is a real issue.
Those people should sit up and pay [...]

Greenest Schools Of 2009

Is your school part of the “cool” list? Sierra Magazine has taken the time to take a look at the country’s schools and check which ones have been engaging in efforts to help the Earth. The criteria they used takes into consideration the schools’ activities which contribute to the stopping of global warming. [...]

Know What’s In Your Bodycare Products

I love bodycare products and actually thought I was safe buying seemingly organic or natural brands available at my local shops. Not so, according to Organicgal’s List of Fakies and Non-fakies. Well, I did report on the carcinogens found in kid’s bath products, so this isn’t really isn’t a surprise.
My hat goes off [...]

Soap and Water vs Antibacterial Gels

One of the mantras in my household is “Wash your hands please”. When the kids get home from school, before mealtimes, before cooking, after playing, after touching the pets and so on. But when you’re out of the house, using water and soap obviously isn’t the most convenient thing. And the solution a lot of [...]

Feeding Your Pets Natural and Organic Food

Remember that awful pet food poisoning scare a couple of years ago? Luckily, none of our pets (5 dogs, 7 cats) were victims of the poisoning, but many people I knew lost their beloved pets because of it. One good thing to come of the tragedy though, was that organic and natural pet food [...]

How Earth Day Started: A Brief History

Not many of us know that Earth Day has been around for a while. Nearly 39 years, to be precise. The first Earth Day took place on April 22nd 1970, marking the day when the movement for modern environmentalism was born.
The beginnings though, can be traced back as far as 1963, when Senator [...]

Earthday Events: What Is Yours?

I think its wonderful that Earth Day is getting big around the world. Just a few years ago very few people even knew what it was, let alone celebrate it, but today, as early as March, I have been getting emails from people and groups to start planning for the event.
In my community, [...]

Carcinogens Found In Kids Bath Products

In the news again were some chilling findings that a slew of everyday bath products made for kids had dangerous levels of carcinogens. Like any Mother, my reaction is deep resentment and anger for these big companies that let things like this happen for years, and how lethal ingredients like formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane is found [...]

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