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Bamboo-Hugger

Environmentalists are often called Tree-Huggers.  Sometimes it's not meant to be a compliment, but I always take it to be one.  I love trees and I'm not ashamed to hug them. In public.  I'm all about Tree Public Displays of Affection...TPDA for short.
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Carbon Offset to Replenish Damage

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to make it through the winter without heating? What about walking 30 miles to work? I don't know about you, but I find such questions very challenging.

Our ancestors, even a few decades back, could not imagine the technologies that would invade our lives--and ultimately change the way we live and even those primal of decision, such as how to eat or where to live. Today, we cannot live without many conveniences... » read more

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Rising Costs Inspire Lifestyle Changes

Rising gas prices are changing every part of life in the United States. People are losing their jobs at the thousands and have less spending power at the same time that the prices of all goods are increasing because of increased transportation costs. Families are increasingly hard-pressed to make ends meet and pay mortgages, let alone pay for higher education or other "optional" expenses. It feels like our culture is finally facing the costs of our wasteful ways and our foolishness at creating an economic system that depends upon fossil fuels.
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BlogHer Conference Green Commitments

Bloggers across the globe are preparing to converge on San Francisco at the end of next week to attend the fifth annual BlogHer conference. Conferences are wonderful, and there is no replacement to face-to-face time to meet others and share ideas. But conference travel, hotels and meeting places are notorious for producing landfills of waste and creating a huge carbon impact in their wake.
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