13 Great Green Things 2011
13 Great Green Things 2011
1. The Ginger People : Delicious certified organic ginger in all shapes and sizes. Great environmentally consious company.
2. Shweeb : Monorail technology combines benefits of cycling, and public transit with the fun of a ride. Totally sustainable way to go!!
3. These three initiatives:
*Green America's Hershey's Campaign : Imploring Hershey to go Fair Trade
*Greenpeace's Chicken of the Sea Campaign : Imploring Chicken of the Sea to end its incredibly destructive fishing practices.
*Costo's decision to improve its fish sourcing practices! Yay!!
4. The Myth of Overpopulation: Divide the sq. footage of TX: 7,487,608,550,400 by population of earth: 7b. Everyone in the world gets about 1069 square feet. In other words, we could ALL have over a thousand sq. ft. each if we ALL squeezed into Texas. The world is not overpopulated, just horribly inefficiently configured. To justify pre-mature human death with an overpopulation argument is diseased misunderstanding and incredibly harmful to the soul. The facts show populations in prosperous nations grow more slowly. This is great news. If we focus on sustainably raising living standards for all, we will see population growth slow as well.
5. 20 Most Common Essential Oils Print : Color-coded system from The Aromatropolis concisely and comprehensively describes the properties of essential oil. The company is enviromentally excellent! (In full disclose, it is also mine.)
6. Soda Stream : Yum!! And FUN!!! Oh so much better for the planet than traditional soda production and distribution as well. Hallelujah!
7. Room to Read : An amazing charity doing great work to expand literacy and gender equality in the developing world.
8. Financial Transaction Tax :From Wikipedia 'A financial transaction tax is a tax placed on a specific type of financial transaction for a specific purpose.' It's also a critically important step the United States can take to move towards reparation of recent damage to its economy.
9. ProFounder : New crowdfunding tool designed specifically for business. From the site: 'We set out to innovate around what we called “community funding,” or utilizing social networks for investment capital in a way that would be simple, inexpensive, efficient, and legally compliant for all involved.'
10. WhiteHouse Direct Petition Site: https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions
11. Congress App : Real time application by Sunlight Labs gives in depth insight into what Congress is doing.
13 Great Green Things 2010
13 Great Green Things 2010
This edition's theme seems to be 'Info to Know'. The cutting-edge research and knowledge tools here are available to the global human population through the internet. We live in an incredibly resourceful time. And word is just in that The Beattles were right. To save us all, all you need is love. Check it out! Knowledge is power.
1. 
Gapminder.org AMAZING site! Check out the Gapminder Labs to see beautifully animated global statistical data over time.
2. Vanguard Series on Current TV. Some of the best investigative journalism I have ever seen on television. It's up there with Bill Moyers, in my book.
3. Real Change newspaper elevating the homeless with high-quality editorial work.
4. The Foundation for the Future Site excerpt: was established with the mission to increase and diffuse knowledge concerning the long-term future of humanity.
5. Black Earth aka Amazonian Dark Earth aka Terra Preta....and while looking into Black Earth, I found Green Charcoal!! Brazil is amazing.
6. 
Cradle to Cradle certification Look for this certification
7. GreenSeal.org From the site: GreanSeal is an independent non-profit that uses science-based standards and the power of the marketplace to create a more sustainable world.
8. 
Green-e.org From the site: What is Green-e? Green-e is the nation's leading independent consumer protection program for the sale of renewable energy and greenhouse gas reductions in the retail market. Green-e offers certification and verification of renewable energy and greenhouse gas mitigation products. It is a program of Center for Resource Solutions.
9. TED Compeition Riveting talks by remarkable people.
10. www.change.org raises awareness about important causes and empowers people to take action.
11. Twestival Twestival™ (or Twitter Festival) uses social media for social good. Twestival is the largest global grassroots social media fundraising initiative to date, raising over $1.2 million within 14 months for 137 nonprofits. All local events are organized 100% by volunteers and 100% of all ticket sales and donations go direct to projects.
12. EcoTuesday From their site: EcoTuesday is a structured networking event for sustainable business leaders that takes place on the fourth Tuesday of each month in cities across the country.
13. The Coconut Oil Miracle by Bruce Fife.
1 3 Great Green Things Spring 2009
1 3 Great Green Things Spring 2009
Amazingly comprehensive site featuring the world's largest free and editable international directory of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and socially responsible organizations, as well as the world's most detailed classification of issue areas related to social justice and environmental restoration.
Find a walkable place to live.
3. Short article expounding on how the ultimate goal of the green movement is community.
An innovative method used to promote dialogue, reduce prejudices, and advance understanding.
5. Excellent article from Green America on building community with your neighbors by trading home improvement expertise with others while saving money and resources.
At its most basic level, Time banking is simply about spending an hour doing something for somebody in your community. That hour goes into the Time Bank as a Time Dollar. Then you have a Time dollar to spend on having someone doing something for you. It's a simple idea, but it has powerful ripple effects in building community connections. In addition to keeping an online directory of Time Banks across the US, TimeBanks USA provides a start-up kit, with Time Banking software, for $49 to communities wanting to launch their own.
7. Idealist.org
Idealist is an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives.
8. SERVEnet.org
Since its inception, servenet.org has enabled millions of youth volunteers to connect with local nonprofits to make a difference in communities throughout America.You can also use Servenet to find grants, jobs and service related news and resources.
VolunteerMatch is a leader in the nonprofit world dedicated to helping everyone find a great place to volunteer. The organization offers a variety of online services to support a community of nonprofit, volunteer and business leaders committed to civic engagement.
10. Green America's Guide to Fair Trade.
Learn where to find Fair Trade products using this extensive directory of almost 300 Fair Trade businesses and organizations. Take action in the Fair Trade movement by following the step-by-step plan for mobilizing your organization and local producers. This Guide is perfect to educate yourself, help with your Fair Trade campaign, and spread to other Fair Traders. You can download it or order hard copies mailed directly to you.
11. The Coop Directory Service is an online source of information about natural food co-ops.
12. CommunityInvest.org provides a Community Investment Center - a comprehensive resource for finding socially responsible community investment opportunities.
Community Investing provides resources and opportunities for lower-income communities, along with competitive financial returns. This website contains what you need to add Community Investments to your portfolio, and helps you choose from many high quality options in this expanding asset class.
13. Prosper.com
A revolution in lending and borrowing is upon us. This site pioneers peer to peer lending. Borrowing and lending from one person to another, bypassing the traditional financial institution altogether.
1 3 Great Green Things Fall 2008
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. =)
10 Great Green Things June 2008
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! Watch the video above.
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 above.
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. =(
Green Contests
Green Contests
St Andrews Prize is a $75,000 prize, recognising great achievements in environmental conservation.
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.
1 3 Great Green Things Winter 2009
1 3 Great Green Things Winter 2009
1. FLOW - Irena Salina's award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis. You can get it on Netflix!
2. Frontline documentary focusing on the crisis of large-scale pollution in our waterways. You can watch it online: America's Poisoned Waters.
3. Sustainable Seafood Resources - Including a sustainable seafood supermarket scorecard and an activist toolkit which harnesses consumer power to spur change in grocery stores and their seafood suppliers.
4. Two excellent articles on pollutants found in our common household products. Short, informative article about triclosan and why we should avoid it. Disturbing, enlightening article on the trouble with flouride.
5. Earthlust water bottles. I've got all three sizes. The 33oz usually sits in the fridge and the others I travel with.
6. 3 Water Related Books:
Electric Water: The Emerging Revolution in Water and Energy
Design for Water: Rainwater Harvesting, Stormwater Catchment, and Alternate Water Reuse
Reusing the Resource: Adventures in Ecological Wastewater Recycling
7. Article on the ecological impact of the modern toilet.
8. Separating Toilets aka Separating Composting Toilets, popular in Scandinavia and probably our best existing option for toilet design, are explained here. Note: MIFSLA (Mix First Separate Later)
9. World Toilet Organization - Now that's a WTO to get excited about!
10. charity: water I like the site and the transparency of this organization. You can also find this link on the comprehensive list of resources here.
11. PlayPump - An awesome invention that combines a merry-go-round and water pump. Brilliant!!
12. In Liven - Certified-organic probiotic supplement. Contains the complete lactobacillus family.
13. Expanding Earth Theory - Mind blowing! So this, if true, begs the question - where did the water come from? New research reveals that bacteria create rain, perhaps they can form the actual water molecules as well.
1 3 Great Green Things Summer 2008
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.
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.
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