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Your Earth Day To-Do List! The bad news: Global warming is real. The better news: there are real ways you can help. In honor of Earth Day, here are five things you can do to make a cleaner planet and a better tomorrow. The best part is they are low-cost or free -- but have a huge impact. 1. Reduce. Here's a bright idea: Swap out five standard light bulbs for … [Read more...] about Your Earth Day To Do List

New Free Range Movie: One Planet Life See the shocking environmental reality: We live like we have five earths. Learn how to reduce your waste: Live a one planet lifestyle. Have a big impact: Free Range is teaming up with Care2 to reach the masses Help get the word out: Send this to your friends! Check it out: www.care2.com/oneplanet … [Read more...] about One Planet Life

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http://organicearthday.org/AprilConsumerNews1.htm Organic News: Research findings show benefits of organic agriculture and products Many studies are currently being conducted regarding the environmental and health benefits of growing and consuming organic foods. Here are a couple recent highlights: • A three-year study in the United Kingdom, sponsored by the Organic … [Read more...] about Research findings show benefits of organic agriculture and products

http://www.earthday.net/Footprint/index.asp With Earth day approaching take this quiz! The results make shock you!!! ~*~*~*~*~*~ The quiz is based on national consumption averages and is meant to give you an idea of your Ecological Footprint relative to other people in the country you live in. It is not highly detailed, but should give most people an idea of where they … [Read more...] about Take the ecological footprint quiz

http://vitalvotes.com/blogs/public_blog/Why-Plastic-Shopping-Bags-Should-Be-Avoided-8116.aspx California frequently leads the way for other states in environmental legislation. Soon, for the second time in three years, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors will consider a measure that would ban the use of plastic shopping bags distributed at stores larger than 5,000 square … [Read more...] about Why plastic bags should be avoided

http://www.reusablebags.com/facts.php?id=4 Worldwide, an estimated 4 billion plastic bags end up as litter each year. Tied end to end that’s enough to circle the earth 63 times. According to the EPA, U.S. consumes over 380 billion plastic bags, sacks and wraps each year. Plastics are forever! Plastics do NOT biodegrade. Rather, they photodegrade. A process, where … [Read more...] about Plastic Bags

(from Prevention Magazine, April 2006) 1. Computers: Your out-of-date PC holds toxins such as chromium, cadmium,and lead that can contaminate food and water supplies if the computer getscrushed, dumped in a landfill , or incinerated. Those toxins can causeserious health problems including headaches, kidney damage and cancer. Instead of tossing your dead PC, send it back … [Read more...] about How to Recycle Anything