Celebrate Earth Day with a Backyard Wildlife Program
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In honor of Earth Day, I am reprising a post about the Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary Program. Protecting wildlife and their habitat is an easy thing to do, and it repays us a hundred-fold. And best of all, it’s something that you can do all year long – no sense isolating your good works to just one day a year!
Over 35,000 acres of Washington wildlife habitat is destroyed by development each year. As you drive around the greater Seattle-Tacoma area, you can’t help but notice...
April 22nd, 2009 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: backyard wildlife, conservation, earth day, eco-friendly, Family Friendly, green, History & Information, outdoor recreation, Resources
Earth Day, A Celebration of All Things Green
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Get your green on for the annual Earth Day celebration, April 22nd. Help with beach clean up and recycling, learn about sustainability issues, admire eco-art, eat and drink organic, and support the continuation of Planet Earth. A few suggestions:
The 10th Annual Topanga Earth Day (www.topangaearthday.org) is actually a two-day event (April 18th and 19th) among the oak groves and sea breezes at the Topanga Community House Fairgrounds. Festivities include educational presentations, eco-development...
April 9th, 2009 | M. L. Johnson | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: earth day, eco-friendly, environmental, Events, Family Friendly, green, Outdoors & Recreation
Go Green for Earth Day in Edinburgh
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... all – they’re carbon netural. You’ll find two options – one on Broughton Street in the New Town and one in Tollcross.
Dress eco-friendly Fool, in Morningside, offers the latest fair trade fashions and eco-friendly couture. If you ever needed an excuse to wander over to this fantastic neighbourhood, this is the perfect timing.
What will you be doing for Earth Day?
Image courtesty Cayetano
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April 9th, 2009 | Andy Hayes | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eco-friendly, Edinburgh, Events, grass, green, green day, morningside, princes street gardens
Amsterdam Goes Green(er)
... part in Amsterdam’s green future, although more development is still needed.
Mr Cohen isn’t waiting for the future, he has already taken eco-friendly steps. Last month LED lamps replaced the energy-guzzling light bulbs that festoon Amsterdam’s humpbacked bridges on a trial basis on three bridges: Nieuwe Spiegelstraat, Leidsestraat and Vijzelgracht. Amsterdam’s most famous bridge, Magere Brug, will follow later. If all 12.000 humpback bridge light bulbs (4 Watts) are eventually...
April 9th, 2009 | Marianne Crone | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Announcements, eco-friendly, environmental friendly, green, LED lamp, taxi
Eco-Friendly Treehouses Heading to Sydney
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It’s a year away, but I’m already getting excited about Treelife. This new exhibition of cutting-edge sustainable tree houses will take place in Hyde Park and Martin Place in 2010 before heading around the globe.
It’s the brainchild of The Cool Hunter, a Sydney-based culture and design website. The site will invite the world’s leading architects, designers, and artists to showcase the last eco-designs here in Sydney.
The exhibition is set to feature up to 100 custom-designed tree houses made...
April 8th, 2009 | Lauren Katulka | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eco-friendly, environment, News, The Cool Hunter, treehouses, Treelife
Wearing the Green: Eco-Friendly clothing
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These days people are watching their spending and are aware of buying eco-friendly products, but how can you still be fashionable and also be eco-friendly?
Throw-away clothes can be turned into something “new” and stylish. if you can’t afford designer items from the boutiques in the shopping malls, check out the thrift shops for throw-aways that can enhance your wardrobe. But this isn’t just about buying “used” clothing, it’s also being careful not...
March 30th, 2009 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: clothing, eco-friendly, planet, Shopping, thrift shops, vintage
Seattle Green Festival Offers Practical Solutions
... about organic food and beverages, music and entertainment, and activities for the kids. And the marketplace floor features over 350 eco-friendly businesses.
Here are some highlights:
Undriving Stories: Getting Creative About Getting Around
What Does Green Art Look Like
Green Fixes for the Economic Mess
Composting for Apartment Dwellers
Organic Food, Beer & Wine Pavilion
Don’t Squish that Bug
Chef Alice Waters from Chez Panisse
Eco-tourism
There’s lots more being offered...
March 23rd, 2009 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: conservation, eco-friendly, Events, festival, green events, green festival, People - Interesting Local People, Resources
21st Annual Northwest Flower & Garden Show
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My favorite spring event rolls into town this week, with the 2009 Northwest Flower & Garden Show and this year’s theme “Sustainable Spaces. Beautiful Places.” The green theme will feature lots of educational and inspirational ideas to create eco-savvy, sustainable gardens.
Over 26 display gardens and 16 container gardens, ranging in size from container gardens for condo dwellers to estate size gardens, will be available for viewing and wandering through. The focus is...
February 16th, 2009 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: eco-friendly, Events, flowers, gardening, green, home improvement
Environmentally Friendly Earth Festival
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Centennial Park comes alive with eco-friendly vibes this Saturday with the inaugural Earth Festival.
This exciting event has something for everybody, with a giant Orb 360 degree cinema, the biggest drum circle in the Southern Hemisphere, a dazzling lattern parade, chilled out Chai tent grooves, thrilling trapeze classes, and Australia’s biggest group mediation!
Some of Australia’s best musicians including Abby Dobson, The Kahn Brothers, Kerrianne Cox, Steve Kilbey, and Declan Kelly will...
November 25th, 2008 | Lauren Katulka | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Earth Festival, eco-friendly, environmentally friendly, Events, Family Friendly
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