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The Virtural Forest (Bosquevirtual.com) is using the internet to raise money for natural resource conservation.
For each visitor that takes an energy consumption survey, site sponsor Union Fenosa (the 3rd largest electricity producer in Spain) will donate 1 Euro to Acciónatura, a Spanish organization that uses the money for reforestation projects in Brazil.
The site is partnered […]
Wangari Maathai is pure inspiration. In October 2004, she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her environmental activism. She founded Kenya’s Green Belt Movement, a grassroots organization that encourages tree planting and other environmental initiatives.
She overcame clashes with the Kenyan government to become elected to the country’s Parliament […]
MarkMakers is a one-stop charitable giving site designed with kids in mind - the place for young people making a difference.
From the site:
Our charitable gift cards enable kids to make a mark in the world… their way…Using our gift cards, kids can shop at the MarkMakers store for goods & services in need around the […]
Chris Jordan is an amazing digital artist whose work reflects the problems of e-waste and mass consumption with startling images. Running The Numbers: An American Self Portrait is an incredible series that portrays unimaginable amounts of waste created in the US, like from plastic toys or paper cups.
For instance, what do the two million plastic […]
Remember Project Is It In Us? The biomonitoring study that tested people from around the country for 20 toxic substances in three classes of chemicals: phthalates, bisphenol A, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs. Well a new study, published recently in the medical journal Pediatrics, focuses on the presence of these hormone-altering chemicals in infants […]
This is a case of more is better, lots of b5ers are feeling the love this month and running contests in the name of Valentine’s Day, love and all sorts of good stuff. Here’s the roundup…
It’s Contest Time at Help My Hurt (prize is a comedy DVD, all you have to do is submit […]
One of my fellow b5 bloggers has a great contest running this month: Loving Moments with Your Child.
Share a funny moment, something done for you unexpectedly, an accomplishment your child worked hard for… anything that made you say “I JUST LOVE YOU SO!”
It’s all in the spirit of Valentine’s and it doesn’t have to be […]
I missed this one in the The New York Times but caught it over at TreeHugger, it’s the paperless home and all the digital gadgets that are replacing print and production. I work paperless and most everything I do is digital these days so the trend is intriguing to me.
The downside of paperless, mentioned by […]
I’m on a food kick this year, as in trying to kick bad habits and get a healthier, more sustainable food lifestyle going. In that, I’ve been doing a lot of research. More a re-search on ideas and facts that I’ve let fall out of my daily food routine. Part of this is related to […]
Solar power is cool and Select Solar makes solar toys that are fun and teach kids about the power of the sun. This company has everything from solar-powered airplanes - modern and classic varieties - to solar robots, wind turbines, and the classic solar-powered summertime favorite the hat fan.
There’s solar-powered race cars, hoppity frogs, crazy […]
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