Team Challenge & FUN-raisers!

September 19, 2010

You may remember this spring as I hoped to educate readers about Crohn’s & Colitis with the walk we did to help raise money to find a cure.  Well, Denise is at it again, with a much greater goal this time.  In addition to raising funds to help find a cure for Crohn’s & Colitis she [...]

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Recycling Mobile Phones

September 17, 2010

This coming week my friend is having a garage sale, it got me thinking of all the great treasures people have in their homes…I am sure she will turn up a few cell phones – maybe a bag phone, an old car phone, the Zach Morris version walkie-talkie phone - ah, the possibilities.  Remember when the RAZR [...]

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Carnival of Green Thinking Celebrates Chocolate! Volume VII

September 13, 2010

Today, September 13th, marks Chocolate Day in honor of Milton Hershey‘s birthday, founder of Hershey Chocoloate.  Let me just say, besides being a serious lover of chocolate, I feel I might owe a little gratitude to Mr. Hershey for all the fantastic memories in my childhood including: Halloween, Girls Scout camping s’mores, getting my first [...]

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Calling all Candidates!

September 12, 2010

Are you looking for a new job?  Every consider going green in the job market? Consider taking  a look at Eco.org.  Eco.org is a job site where you can post your resume, search resumes, and search jobs – all that have an environmental focus! Eco jobs can range from an engineer of wind power to [...]

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FREE WATER FRIDAY!

September 10, 2010

Free water Friday or any day! Want to test your geography skills? Want to donate water to countries who are in need of it? Wanna do it all from the comfort of your own computer? Visit Free Poverty and all of your wishes will come true – that is if all your wishes are #1-3.  Play [...]

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Eat Your Community

September 8, 2010

Is my appetite so big that I have to eat my community? No, I am not that hungry.  However, I will take a large serving of more folks jumping on the eco-bandwagon to take better care of our Earth I know, I am totally cheeseball. But seriously, I am fortunate enough that my circle of family and friends brings [...]

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Carnival of Green Thinking: Volume VI

September 6, 2010

September celebrates so many National Awareness or fun-time days that I thought it only fair the Carnival of Green Thinking bring light to some of those great blogs out there fighting for these causes! NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH Food safety covers every topic from BPA in your plastics  and even the great Iowa Egg recall.  [...]

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Feeling a Little Wild?!

September 4, 2010

Are you feeling a little wild? Let out your ROAR with an Eco-Safari! Florida EcoSafaris at Forever Florida offer zipline tours through hundred year old cypress trees, horseback riding tours if you prefer to see the sites on the ground, and coach safaris if you prefer to ride it out. Imagine floating through the skies to observe [...]

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Banking with the Environment

September 2, 2010

Ever consider banking with the environment? That is right! There is a Recycle Bank. You could get totally rich just by doing things you already do, such as  reducing, reusing and recycling. Seriously, do you recycle at home, recycle or electronics, or belong to the eBAy Green Club?  If so, you can easily earn points to add [...]

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Carnival of Green Thinking V: School is in Session!

August 30, 2010

Today marks our fifth installment of the Carnival of Green Thinking.  I feel like it is a little birthday or something   Before we get down to business, I know you have been on the edge of your seat for the answer to yesterday’s GeoQuiz question – so here it is: We asked:  True or [...]

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