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For any of you Eco Warriors who are thinking of keeping bees, here’s a helpful link to get you started.
Posted in gardening, quick link
Looking to save money on your favorite eco products? Click here for an article that tells you how.
Posted in living green on a budget, quick link
Now that it’s January, Recycla has noticed more people warming up their cars in the morning, which is a truly wasteful practice. For more information, read this article.
Posted in quick link, transportation

Have some extra buttons in your sewing box? Check out this cute and easy-to-make wreath ornament!
Posted in eco holidays, quick link
Trying to figure out the greenest way to ship that sweater to Aunt Mildred? Check out this great post at Suddenly Frugal.
It’s a good time to give thanks for the good news on the environmental front. Easy enough to find the bad news — Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch, global warming, endangered species and bio-tech crops invading fields of organic food. But there are rays of hope on the horizon!
1. Population growth is down! Slower population growth means less stress on the planet’s resources, less pollution and more habitat protection.
2. The Siamese crocodile was nearly wiped out between habitat loss and poaching. Twenty years ago they were listed as extinct in the wild. Now experts believe 250 Siamese Crocodiles are living in the wild, thanks to a combination of efforts.
3. Climate talks in Copenhagen in December will involve over 65 world leaders. While it’s possible that they’ll continue to spin their wheels about resolving global warming, they’re willing to keep working at it, which is something.
4. The Dutch cabinet approved a driving tax that will attempt to keep drivers off the road, reducing emissions and congestion. The U.S. has kicked around this very idea, but the auto industry has lobbied heavily against it. Perhaps, if this tax is effective, the U.S. will reconsider it once again. At least other nations are actively dealing with traffic and transportation issues.
5. Speaking of good news for species, the grey wolf was taken off the U.S. endangered species list. A combination of efforts in several states helped the grey wolf rebound to numbers reaching an estimated 15,000.
6. While the economy and high gas prices are being blamed, emissions are down in America and holding steady. Hopefully people have adopted new habits and this trend isn’t temporary.
Looking to save on your grocery budget while also saving resources? Then check out this list of 50 ways to never waste food again.
Posted in food, living green on a budget, quick link
You’ve heard about the Pacific Garbage Patch, but do you know what it looks like? Take a look at this excellent photo essay in the New York Times to look and learn.
Posted in issues, quick link
October is a time to think about all the creepy, crawlies out there in the world and to embrace them with a little love. We may not usually think lovingly about spiders, snakes and frogs but now’s the time to point out a few problems we have in the planet today.
So many species have come and gone. It’s sad. We’ve all heard talk about endangered animals but have you ever looked into it?
Here’s a link that will show you ten of the most amazing animals that have gone extinct. But there are other animals out there that are in danger today. And, we can all do something about it.
Save the Frogs “STF”is a great example of one man’s quest to save the world – or, at least the frogs. If you’re at work, you’ll want to turn down your speakers before you click on this link to STF.
Even National Geographic has tried to increase the public awareness about the frog problem. You can read about it here.
I went to the Audubon Society in Portland to listen to Dr. Kriger speak about ways we can save the frogs in our own communities. He said we can volunteer and get involved in our own local groups to help animals.
So, I want to encourage everyone to get involved and, if you don’t have time to volunteer, at least remember this post and talk about it in your school, with your friends or even with your family because if we all do a little, it will do a lot.
Posted in fast facts, green around the world, issues, quick link, websites & blogs
Have a box or bag full of styrofoam packing peanuts? Don’t throw them away! Instead, click here to see 11 creative ways to recycle those messy little bits o’ foam.
Posted in 3 Rs, house stuff, quick link