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AKA I’m Dreaming of a White (Green) Christmas from Behind Bars After all the excitement of gift opening is done what do we do with all that used wrapping paper? Well in the spirit of eco-friendliness and originality I have come up with a few fun ideas for re-using wrapping paper – even better than composting the biodegradable wrapping paper …

Morning mill in Oud Zuilen © Jeroen van Daal It’s always fun finding new photos for Earth Friendly Photo Friday especially when you find a new artist when you aren’t even looking. This gem of an artist was a delightful surprise while I was looking for featured photos for yesterday’s post on ending rural hunger. This month’s photo comes all …

Did you miss out on the free Sigg return program for their bottles containing BPA like I did? Well, don’t fret you have the chance to win an even better water bottle from ThinkSport. (plus BPA Sigg’s make a great vase for flowers) I’ve been reading about the thinksport bottles made by thinkbaby and they sound like a much better …

Anybody Home? Welcome to another edition of Earth Friendly Photo Friday, and what better way to celebrate Friday the 13th than with a spooky iridescent photo. I love the lighting in this photo and the spooky vibrant green. It is certainly reminiscent of any number of those classic horror films like Friday the 13th. (Hello, Anybody there…) You’ll have to …

Show Off Your Green Machine – Eco Sticker Style Did you know In 2008, the combined fuel efficiency for passenger cars and light trucks in the US was approximately 24 MPG, while it is already 44 MPG in Europe and 47 in Japan, almost double that of the US! (Source: pewclimate.org) When I read that statistic I almost dropped my …

Green beer step aside here comes Green Root Beer! Now I know you’ve heard of green beer, even those without a lick of Irish blood may enjoy a pint or two on St. Patrick’s day, but yesterday we had the joyous surprise of finding green root beer.  Not in the literal sense but just another fine example of green business …

Hello internet land, it is a glorious sunny Sunday with birds signing and the smell of Spring tickling my nose hairs. Um, what, too much information you say? And too spunky for this early on a Sunday morning too? Well, maybe I shouldn’t have had that St. John’s Wort brownie before breakfast. Regardless of the your level of morning spunkitude …