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Shortage of LED lights?

Yep. You heard it correctly. There is a shortage of LED lights! Hooray! You know what that means? More and more people are catching on and using LED lights. Read this full story from PC Magazine…. Global demand for LEDs, especially backlights for PC displays and HDTVs, is stressing the available supply enough that there may be a “drastic” shortage in 2010, especially in big-screen LCDs. According to iSuppli, which [...]

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Dairy and Egg Free Vegan Pretzel Recipe

We are putting wheat back to our diet. But that’s it. We are still dairy and egg-free….among other things. Emily was d-y-i-n-g to have some baked goodies but most recipes contain dairy or eggs. She found this recipe that has no dairy or eggs and was so thrilled to bake these scrumptious pretzels last Saturday …… before we lost electricity. Again. Since some of you were salivating when I posted [...]

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Team Eco Etsy

I opened my first shop ‘ecogeneration’ on Etsy, end of October 2008. I had no idea what I was doing and I certainly had no direction as to what I was going to sell and how much to charge. But I was so flabbergasted when I had my first sale – a set of “Plastic Bottle Cap Birds Nest Magnets”. I couldn’t believe that someone actually liked what I made [...]

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Soda Stream Review and Giveaway Winner

I have to say, America really loves their soda because this giveaway attracted more entrants than any other giveaway I sponsored!! And as I type this in front of a library because I have no power, again, I am in awe of all those who want to try the Soda Stream because you want to reduce waste. Kudos to all of you! Without further ado, the winner of the Soda [...]

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Catching up with Erin Bried of “How to sew a button”

I had the pleasure of reading Erin Bried’s book, “How to sew a button”, cover to cover, for a review and a giveaway while back.  I was so impressed by her book that I even convinced the coordinator who organized my recent PTSA talk to raffle Erin’s book as a prize. When the giveaway ended, I wanted to find out why a successful yuppie, living in a city, would want [...]

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The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard

Did you see this video? It’s 20 minutes on the “stuff” we have, how they are made, what go into them, and where do they go when we are done with them by Annie Leonard. Go grab a cup of tea or coffee. Get comfortable and watch this informative video about the “stuff” we own. So what do you think about our “stuff”? Do you think we can live without [...]

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20 ways to save money while greening your life

I was honored to be asked to speak at a local High School’s Parent/Teacher/Student Association (PTSA) meeting on Wednesday on “How to save money while living green.” As you can imagine, I had so many ideas in my head whirling around, dying to be let out. I produced a comprehensive slide show and was able to keep the audience from falling asleep while I enthusiastically share my green ideas. I [...]

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Stop Antibiotic Abuse on Factory Farms

I signed this petition to “Stop Antibiotic Abuse on Factory Farms” According to Petitionsite.com where you can go to sign the petition, Factory farms use 70 percent of antibiotics in the United States, not for sick people and animals, but for healthy pigs, chickens and beef cattle. Why? The agricultural industry says it helps the animals grow to market weight more quickly. Antibiotics also compensate for the crowded, filthy conditions [...]

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