Melissa McGinnis with Greenopolis TV run into Leo DiCaprio, Jessica Alba, James Cameron when they hit the green carpet to support the pre-oscar Global Green party on March 3rd in celebration of Global Green's 7th annual event, themed "Greener Cities, Cooler Planet. Global Green is working to address some of the greatest challenges facing humanity. In the United States their work is primarily focused on stemming global climate change by creating green buildings and cities. Their 7th annual pre-oscar event was supported by some of the biggest names in Hollywood.

Olympian Gold winner Greg Louganis says "It's the little things that make a difference." He should know, he is considered the greatest diver of all time, Greg Louganis won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games on both the springboard and platform. He is the only male and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games and he was the first diver to receive perfect 10’s on a dive in international competition when he did so at the 1982 World Championships.

For the first time in Olympic history, the medals at the Olympic Games contain gold, silver and copper that has been recovered from electronic waste (e-waste). Each medal was made with a tiny bit of the more than 140,000 tons of e-waste that otherwise would have been sent to Canadian landfills. More than 1,000 medals to be awarded at the Vancouver games this year.

The recovery of medals from e-waste is important, because it reduces demand for scarce metals such as gold and copper. Check in your community for e-waste recycling centers and drop off points and go for GOLD..

Because I carry a tote most places I rarely see or get gift bags. But this year I received a early Valentines gift, given to me in a gift bag. I have to say that I am glad that this gift was not re-wrapped but given as is to cut down on more useless wrapping. The bag had pink tissue paper stuffed inside and although I thought the gift and bag were beautiful I knew I had to think of ways to re-use these materials...so I came up with a brown and pink heart theme for the kitchen, my own recycled Valentines Hearts!