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1 3 Great Green Things Fall 2008

Definition: Green - adj. Healing Earth

1. Jubiliee USA - Coalition of religious and environmental groups working towards debt cancellation in developing countries.

2. Preserve Razor - by Recycline. Buy a recycled plastic toothbrush or razor from Recycline, and the company will take it back to be recycled again into plastic lumber. Recycline products are made from used Stonyfield Farms’ yogurt cups.

3. State's Energy Efficiency Scorecard - Once you hit this page, click View Entire Executive Summary to see the pdf.

4. Favela Rising - Incredibly well-made and important documentary on cultural revolution within Brazilian ghettos.

5. Curitiba, Brazil - The last chapter of Natural Capitalism describes this city in great detail. It's bus system, social programs, political organization, and spirit are a world model.

6. Earthpark - Desmoines, Iowa

7. Green Heart Shop - Great place to buy green Christmas gifts online.

8. Reusable stainless steel water bottles - Cool designs!

9. Berry Radical - Certified organic, super concentrated antioxidant supplement.

10. Awesome video on ending global poverty by Will.I.Am.

11. Project 10 to the 100th - Google is giving millions to help fund the ideas that will help the most.

12. Ashley Watson recycled leather bags. Move over Coach!

13. Share-International.org - Now I know what Esotericism is! Very interesting. =)

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1 3 Great Green Things Summer 2008

Now we have 13 great green things in honor of the Mayan calendar.

1. www.gogreentube.com - It the green YouTube.

2. www.ourplanet-retreats.com

3. www.carbonrally.com - Teams compete through this site, to reduce thier carbon footprints.

4. Solar Trees - from Groovy Green

5. EcoHangers

6. Free Energy & Free Energy Another Inconvenient Truth

7. The Onion Video Clip: George Bush Surveys Damage Of His Presidency

8. Credo Mobile

9. Natural Capitalism - This book is a bad-ass must read!! Totally engrossing and enlightening.

10. 2012 Link Fabulous! I've watched the 2002 talks, both parts 1 and 2 (about 3 hours total) and I'm going to watch the 2005 lecture now. This is one of the most fascinating things I've seen in my lifetime.

11. www.carrotmob.org - Carrotmob is a mechanism for making "sustainable" business choices also the most profitable choices. Carrotmob's consumer mobs set up competitions to reward businesses that agree to do more than their competitors to advance sustainability. The mob brings the winning business direct financial benefits and marketing value.

12. New miessence certified organic baby line.

13. Burning Man!!!!!!!!!!

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10 Great Green Things June 2008

1. This video on making deserts fertile. Here they are turning a small plot of super-arid land in the Middle East into an edible garden. Thank you Fungus! ---->

2. Project Pedal documentary. The 21st Century Roadtrip. Go Sista!!!

3. FallenFruit.org - I'm waiting for us to start giving trees, once they reach a certain age and maturity, long social security numbers and just legal protection. Sad thing is, by the time we start valuing and caring for our resources appropriately, this may not be an arduous task at all. But really I think it's a crisis of consciousness above all else that will drive us to this end... Spread the good word!

4. Co-Op America
It's like the green Yellow Pages.

5. BioPure. The safest and healthiest possible way to clean. It smells awesome! I love it!! See the video -->

7. Visit Amphibian Ark and check out the fabulous frog ring tones!

8. This is a great resource for finding the Socially Responsible Credit card for you. It truly amazes me how many good things are happening in the world sometimes.

9. For an excellent pictoral explanation of the plastic bag problem click here.

10. Biodegradable bags that attach to the leash! You will NEVER forget your doggie bags again. I hate it when that happens. I found these on eBay. This is the style we have and I love it! A black bone that matches the leash dispenses the biodegradable goodies. Very understated, very smart.

....or so I thought - until the dang bone dispencer thingy broke and now I forget the bags all the time again! Doh!! I'm searching for a durable one...

They were so close. =(

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10 Great Green Things May 2008

Top 10 Coolest Things I've Done or Found Recently:

1. Flock is the best browser I've ever used and has more features. It rocks! It is the coolest thing about my week so far. Click here to download it free or go to:

http://browser.flock.com/eco/treehugger/

2. Huddler.com - Awesome new site that has product reviews for green products. This site is frickin' fabulous!

3. Digg.com - Best source on the web for news.

4. G oodsearch.com - Socially responsible search engine. You choose the charity, they give per search donations to that charity. VERY nice!! I chose I Love A Clean San Diego (ILACSD).

5. Bought juicer, excellent juice book (The Juice and Zest Book - Anna Selby, Recipes for Healing & Vitality), and blender in anticipation of joining local organic CSA program.

6. Joined Be Wise Ranch CSA program and got second box of excellent produce last friday.

7. This pnn.com site is pretty cool and enn.com is an equally cool site with really good environmental news. It's the Environmental News Network.

8. Up with polyculture!! Down with monoculture!! Please check out this article I sent on polyculture recently if you haven't read it already. Click here to see article. We need to rapidly evolve from a primarily monoculture (one crop per field) based species to one that chiefly employs polyculture (planting many different crops in the same field) if we are to establish food security for humanity.

---Update: Taking P+L+O+W to the next (high-tech) level with Vertical Farms. Click here to read about it.

9. The Merry Hempster has a nice lip balm that is certified organic. Although ONE Group's certified organic lip balm is also great, I hear, it is 4 times the quantity so this is more appropriate as a stocking stuffer, I think. About the same price per gram.

10. Very disturbing French documentary on Monsanto. Click here to view.

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Green Contests

Project 10 to the 100. - Google is using $15 million to advance the ideas that win this contest. The idea entry deadline has passed, but voting begins on January 27th.

The Sophie Prize - $100,000 USD prize awarded annually for environment and sustainable development. The Sophie Prize is established to inspire people working towards a sustainable future. Nomination Guidelines Mission Statement

The Buckminster Fuller Challenge - $100,000 USD prize awarded annually for comprehensive solutions that radically advance human well-being and eco-system health. See the movie!

Be the change! Share the story! - $50,000 USD cash and prizes. School video contest. Open to students in grades 1-12 at schools in the US and Canada who develop and execute an environmental, human rights or social justice project. Daryl Hannah is a judge. See the movie!

KPCB Prize for GreenTech Innovation - $100,000 USD prize which recognizes ecopreneurs whose creativity and dedication result in substantial advancements in green technology.