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Verfasst von Live Earth am 29 Dezember, 2008 - 06:36
We hope you had a wonderful holiday season and are surrounded by friends and family as we enter the New Year. With all the hustle and bustle, you probably haven’t had time to look around and decide what and how you are going to recycle all of the holiday paper products.
Don’t worry! It doesn't have to go to waste. Check out these facts and tips about recycling holiday stuff (like the tree, wrapping paper and greeting cards) during the holiday season.
Verfasst von Live Earth am 22 Dezember, 2008 - 21:41
As we come up with what we will try to do (or try not to do) in the New Year, the Union of Concerned Scientists have come up with their own list. The Union’s new resolutions are targeted for the new administration and are pretty impressive in their breadth and emphasis on the environment and climate change. Take a look:
- Protect the air we breathe by obeying the law and setting air pollution standards based on science. The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Science Advisory Committee should have a key role from the start in assessing air pollution threats and ensuring that air pollution standards are based on the best available scientific information.
- Safeguard our health by putting the Environmental Protection Agency back in charge of evaluating the potential dangers of chemicals without interference from other agencies. Roll back new rules that allow agencies with clear conflicts of interest such as the Department of Defense or Department of Energy to delay scientific assessments of the toxicological and cancerous effects of chemicals for a database known as the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).
Verfasst von Andy Sternberg am 22 Dezember, 2008 - 15:50
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Verfasst von Live Earth am 19 Dezember, 2008 - 21:59
In addition to the fun eco-gifts we posted in the past, we want to share with you a few more from the ecogift festival exhibitors I'm eco friendly, Revenge is..., Pangea Organics, Chill Pak and Zindea. Enjoy! I'm eco friendly This bag company produces bags that satisfy both the environmental and stylish
men, women and children. Some things to note: the bags are custom-made (not mass-produced), 100 percent certified organic cotton canvas, there are no petroleum products and are made ethically in CA. They also have hemp and organic cotton blend textiles coming soon! Check out the website, they make a perfect gift for the holidays.
Verfasst von Live Earth am 19 Dezember, 2008 - 21:13
The ‘green’ business sector and the environment just had a huge win! U.S. President-elect Obama recently announced Hilda Solis as the newly appointed Secretary of the Labor Department.
The current California congresswoman is a member of the House environment and commerce committee as well as the House select committee on energy independence and global warming. One of Solis’s biggest achievements has been the Green Jobs Act of 2007.
Verfasst von Live Earth am 18 Dezember, 2008 - 19:28
This year, Green for All is asking for your support in urging congress to fund the Green Jobs Act as part of part as "America's rescue package." The Green Jobs Act was approved in 2007, however it has yet to be funded. An economic stimulus and recovery package is still be proposed in the U.S. Congress and if Green Jobs Act is funded, thousands of good green jobs could be created in the new year. 
Encourage your congressperson to act now. Read below for more information and how you can help in green our future in a letter and video from Van Jones:
Verfasst von Live Earth am 18 Dezember, 2008 - 18:54
On average, 700 millions pieces of mail are sent everyday and during the holidays it’s closer to 830 million. Have you ever thought about how much of that is junk? According to www.donotmail.org, more than 100,000,000,000 pieces of junk mail are delivered each year in the US. That’s 1/3 of all the mail delivered worldwide!
Check out some of these facts from Do Not Mail:
- It takes more than 100 million trees to produce the total volume of junk mail that arrives in American mailboxes each year—that's the equivalent of clear cutting the entire Rocky Mountain National Park every 4 months.
- Every year American households receive a total of 104.7 billion pieces of junk mail or 848 pieces of junk mail per household, which requires 6.5 million tons of paper.
Verfasst von Live Earth am 17 Dezember, 2008 - 22:35
Looking for a grocery store or restaurant that’s walking distance from your home or work? Or trying to find the perfect place to live where you can have everything at your fingertips?Verfasst von Live Earth am 16 Dezember, 2008 - 23:16
In addition to the fun eco-gifts we posted about yesterday, we also found great eco-friendly goodies at the ecogift festival from: yogamatic.com, ecousuable, and The Inconvenient Bag
Yogamatic.com
This is such a great idea. Yogamatic.com is a costum yoga mat company who prides themselves on providing the highest quality print and the fact that they are
eco-friendly. On site, you can either choose from the hundreds of images they already have or you can download a photo of your own. Better yet, yogamatic donates a part of their proceeds to benefit Global Green’s progressive work on climate change and global accountability for the environment.
Verfasst von Live Earth am 16 Dezember, 2008 - 17:04
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama solidified his environmental team this week, naming leading experts and veteran Environmental Protection Agency officials to top posts. The top cabinet position -- energy secretary -- was given to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu, who specializes in the study of solar energy and is the first Nobel winner to be named to a U.S. Cabinet post.
The Obama administration is making quick strides in appointing personnel with an eye for green solutions ahead of next month's inauguration. The League of Conservation Voters called Obama's Environmental and Energy staff a "green dream team."
"We're not having to bang down the door at the Obama administration," said Melinda Pierce, deputy legislative director for the Sierra Club.
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