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10 Good Eco Habits for Green Kids

Mon, 05 May 2008 12:39:51 GMT

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10 Good Eco Habits for Green Kids

Many kids are naturally curious about the Earth and taking care of the environment. You can do good green habits as a family. You can make small, simple, easy habit changes that all add up to a more environmentally friendly lifestyle.

Here is 10 ways to teach your kids how to be green:

Keep your kids busy with activities that don’t promote consumption or waste

Make gardening a family activity.

Take the green lead.

Participate in cleanup days at a beach or park.

Take a walk or bike ride with your family.

Approach your TV viewing cautiously.

Participate to Earth Day.

Read your children books with Earth-friendly topics.

Take part in community “green” activities.

Encourage outdoor learning at home.

Good Environmental Habits = Easy Way to Save our Planet

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:21:05 GMT

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Good Environmental Habits = Easy Way to Save our Planet

We all want to help the environment, but many times we are too busy with our daily lives to make changes that we think are needed to develop a more sustainable lifestyle and a more environmentally friendly culture.
Therefore, you can make small, simple, easy habit changes that all add up to a more environmentally friendly lifestyle.

Eco Habit Tip 1: Drive Less.

Eco Habit Tip 2: Eco-Friendly Eating.

Eco Habit Tip 3: Recycle.

Eco Habit Tip 4: Energy Economy.

Eco Habit Tip 5: Eliminate as much trash as possible

Eco Habit Tip 6: Save water

Eco Habit Tip 7: Avoid environment pollution

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Green Choices: Give Valentines Day Gifts with the Planet in Mind

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:18:16 GMT

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Green Choices: Give Valentines Day Gifts with the Planet in Mind

If Valentines Day is an essential day for you or the one you love; then you can show a bit of love for the environment by carefully considering what you buy.

Here are a few distinctive gift ideas that make a positive ecological impact:

Give Organic Flowers

Give Natural perfumes and fragrances

Give cards that use recyclable paper, send e-mail cards, or make your own.

Give Organic Wine and Spa Set

Fair Trade chocolate is sweeter

Use your imagination
Romance is about spontaneity, inventiveness, and the personal touch. We have given you five specific suggestions for greening your Valentine, but there must be dozens more.

And don`t forget: use only reusable bags, bottles or recyclable containers.

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Green Christmas: How to Choose an Eco-Friendly Christmas Gift

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:05:11 GMT

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Green Christmas: How to Choose an Eco-Friendly Christmas Gift

Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, Americans throw away a million extra tons [900,000 metric tons] of garbage each week, including holiday wrapping and packaging.

However, the most environmentally friendly gifts are made from creative ideas rather than material packages. Pass on the eco-friendly spirit with these gifts!

Give recycled gifts.

Don’t buy Christmas gifts that are over packaged.

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Give homemade gifts.

Consider the power requirements for your gift.

Give a charity or environmentally friendly gift Sponsor an animal

Find out where the product comes from.

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Give sustainable gifts:

Plan your shopping trips

… and don’t forget: We can celebrate; we can be generous but let us also be kind to the planet where we live.