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Pants to PovertyYour eco-friendly and socially responsible under pants! Can you smash your underpants?

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Excuse #2 Global warming reductions will drive oil and gasoline prices even higher.High energy prices are the result of status quo energy policies that heavily rely on a single fuel—oil—for a single use—transportation. Oil companies have seen record profits under the current approach—more than $650 billion from 2001 to first quarter of 2008. This year alone, oil prices have so far increased by 44

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Branch, a San Francisco-based sustainable design company, makes children’s toys out of natural wool and bamboo. Their products are hand-knitted by women who belong to a collective in rural Kenya that is connected to the East Africa Hub, a non-profit organization of socially responsible businesses. Nest and ChildTrek are similar companies offering natural toys made out of wood and other

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Check this video out! Celebs going green...Part 1Smells Like FabulosityPart 2

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Hello Everyone,I was doing some Green e-net surfing and found some really cool and fun websites that are totally worth checking out. There is so much information out there and many websites are filled with spam or just plain overcrowded and overwhelming. Lets face it most of us do not have enough time to be in front of the computer looking through hundreds of websites just to find some useful

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May is National Bike Commute Month and Bike to Work Day is today May 15. Bicycling is a fun, sustainable and healthy form of transportation. On Bike to Work Day, events took place throughout the nine-county Bay Area to celebrate this fun and active way to commute. Energizer Stations were strategically located along several routes in the Bay Area between the hours of 6:30-7:30 a.m. or 7:00-9:00

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So there has been a debate in congress passing an energy bill that will affect the largest auto makers, general motors, ford, and Chrysler. These three companies are spending millions so that this bill will not be passed. I think that this would be a great idea but it would cost these companies a lot of money that they are not willing to spend. It seems like the year 2020 is so far away and that

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Our family is discovering new ways to protect the planet and is having a great time doing it! Yesterday, my husband and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary. We decided that as an alternative to an expensive evening out, we’d celebrate the day in a “green” way by going out on an eco-adventure. We slipped on our walking shoes and went for a long day’s walk. Where we would go or end up, we

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Saving the environment has become more of a stylish seasonal trend to celebrities than an actual life style for a good cause. It seems that if some celebrities are only claiming to go "Green" in order to be included in the "cool list" of people who are actually making efforts. Many may call these celebrities a bunch of hypocrites that pretend to care, but in fact the environment its the least of

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Maybe if we start using pond scum we can save the corn for picnics and barbeques!--Lucy

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Are you living in a cave? Then by now you know there are several EASY things you can do to go green. I happened to "Stumble Upon" a really FUN site called UnScrew America. It was the best 15 minutes I'd had all day. From learning how to plant your own bulb tree and watch it grow (I won't tell you..you'll just have to check it out for yourself) to"further unscrewing," this truly musically,

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So the new craze seems to be using ethanol for fuel. It seemed like such a good idea in an effort to solve the fuel crisis, but now people are starving. Growing crops for ethanol is a great alternative, but the amount of wheat and crops used for fuel is incredible. The price alone for wheat has gone up an amazing amount in the past year and many people around the world are suffering. Now we have

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It seems to coincide that being frugal many times also benefits the environment. A friend of mine recently went to an Earth Day event to promote carpool and vanpool in the San Francisco Bay Area. He met up with the folks who work for Green Zebra who were generous enough to give him a copy of their 2008 publication. I'm ashamed to admit that I had never before heard of this charitable organization

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Check out this event this weekend called the Swap-O-Rama. It's a place where you can go to swap your old clothes for other old clothes-recycle! Bring some, leave some, take some. This event will take place at the San Mateo County Fair May 3-4 from 11-5 pm. Also they will be having workshops to teach you how to create a new piece clothing from your old clothes or the new ones you've swapped

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Eco-friendly fashions designs soon to be placed in New York’s upscale Barneys may appears (to me) more like a marketing strategy than a genuine concern on the environment.After all, if the clothing designer wants to design apparel while minimizing his global footprint on the environment, why test? I suggest do it on moral judgment. Nonetheless, whether you pay $12.00 for a t-shirt at Target or

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The 2009 venture that Disney has planned, Disneynature, is on board with nature documentary film makers. Movie-goers that enjoyed the film, March of the Penguins or Happy Feet are the target audience for this type of genre in documentaries.I think this powerhouse will attract audiences young and old, rugged and domestic. With the new line of consumer products that are planned from their “

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Check this out everyone, this is a really cool way to have many sandals, all colors, styles, textures, by just buying one pair. All you have to do is be a little creative and change the straps to what ever color you like. This is what they look like, the bottom pictures shows the sample heel heights you can choose from. Plus think of how much closet space these shoes can save you. For more info

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Check out this music video by ATB "Made of Glass". I LOVE the beautiful polar bears and other amazing images of the arctic melting. This great music video reminds us that our everyday activities that come from living: transportation, electricity and manufactruing are just a few culprits of global climate change. Let's do what we can to lessen our global footprint. --Lucy

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Polar Bears may not be in danger of extinction (NOW), but the uncertainty of their future is a reminder to us that our actions are affecting habitats of these beautiful white mamals and of other animals affected by warming waters and shrinking ice. While we should all be comforted that the polar bear does NOT make the list, let's not forget that they OUR home is changing and therefore can be in

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Check out this cool video produced by a television show called "Thread Heads." Their show series is based on being and acting green for the younger generation. It's a pretty trendy show, if your into beauty and fashion you will like this. Also check out this web page featured on the show, it sells beauty products all made from organic materials. http://miessenceproducts.com/home.aspCiao, Liz

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The new trend in Hollywood is to go green. Celebrities are being spotted wearing eco-friendly fashion. Jessica Simpson, Hayden Panettiere, Tommy Lee and Lauren Conrad are just a few caught wearing hats, shirts, and dresses made from recyled material. The Burning Torch seems to be one of the most popular brands worn by celebs. The Burning Torch is dedicated to recycling materials. Their clothing

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HAPPY EARTH DAY TO YOU :)The GREEN trend is strong and everyone is jumping on the environmental friendly train. Across the country people are taking Earth Day as an opportunity to increase global warming awareness and education on environmental efficiency.In the Bay Area there are many events dedicated to helping the environment. I encourage you to check out some of these events, take a date or

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511 Rideshare launches Rideshare Rewards 2008! As Earth Day approaches (April 22, 2008) and San Francisco Bay Area commuters face gasoline prices soaring beyond $4 a gallon, solo drivers now have an added reason to carpool - $100 in gas. 511 Rideshare kicked-off Rideshare Rewards today, an incentive campaign for drive-alone commuters to try carpooling. Rideshare Rewards pays new carpoolers up to

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April 22 the country celebrates Earth Day! Make sure to keep it green and do something beneficial for our great home.Please take some time to fill out our survey and post some ideas or plans that you may have for your Earth Day contribution.Thanks :)

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As you may know one of the latest crazes in the media is the green movement. I think it started off after Al Gore's movie, "The Inconvenient Truth," came out. The media took notice of this and began to publicize mother Earth to the fullest. Vanity Fair recently put out it's annual green issue, 7x7 magazine (based out of San Francisco) has also done the same, and Giant magazine this month put a

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Child behavior is shaped primarily by their exposure in school, and in the media, but especially with the behavior they see at home. Not ground breaking news, I know. But, I've noticed that although my ten-year-old doesn’t fully understand the concept of carbon emissions or of a global footprint, she's certainly formed her habits and attitude towards recycling and conservation of energy.So it all

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