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Nov 30, 2011, 3:28 pm
Very exciting news!
“Consumer demand for safer products drives fastest-growing market segment”
Yes, the cosmetics game is changing! 321 Companies have passed all of the Compact for Safe Cosmetics compliance requirements and 111 are in process!
Here is a list of the champions.
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Nov 23, 2011, 8:59 pm
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In this economy the vast majority of Americans are struggling to pay the bills. The following are some great links with smart ways to save. Sending this one out with love!
FOOD!
FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
WIC SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT NUTRITION PROGRAM women, infants & children under... Comment - Like
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Nov 10, 2011, 7:44 pm
BTW: Do you know about Global Green’s “I am” campaign? The following video includes some of the most visible people who are fighting to protect our earth, our health, and our future: Mark Ruffalo, Adrian Grenier, Orlando Bloom, Serena Williams, Ed O’Neill, James Cameron, Nia Vardalos, Kyra S... Comment - Like
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Nov 9, 2011, 11:26 pm
Iceland wins again! World Economic Forum’s 6th annual Global Gender Gap Report is out and Iceland is number 1 for the third year in a row. It is one of the first countries to give women the right to vote in 1915. Iceland currently has 43% female parliament members and has had a female head of stat... Comment - Like
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Oct 15, 2011, 2:24 pm
So, my singer/actress/teacher sister Susannah,
(seen above amidst terrifying gang of stuffed animals),
and I took a trip to New York City recently on our usual starving-artist-style, shoestring budgets!
We are so grateful for wonderful friends who offered us beautiful, cozy accommodations and a d... Comment - Like
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Oct 9, 2011, 6:13 am
Jeffrey D. Sachs is the Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. He is also Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. From 2002 to 2006, he was Director of the UN Millennium Projec... Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2011, 2:44 am
The message about toxic chemicals in our environment is gaining momentum and strength and a growing force for change is fighting back. See http://www.toxicbaby.com, the documentary by Penelope J. Chaffer!
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Oct 5, 2011, 2:34 am
Progress in the green world! Amazing things are happening out there! Check out NASA’s new Sustainability Base!
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PRT @elaineishere: Big news! Living Future Inst. just launched new certif. prog. for Net Zero Energy Bldngs: http://ow.ly/6NBqW #GBNext
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Oct 3, 2011, 6:34 pm
Throughout October a daily green challenge is on ProjectGreenChallenge.com and in an email delivered to each participant who has signed up .
Meet Project Green Challenge’s extremely cool founder, Erin Schrode!
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Oct 3, 2011, 3:15 am
My hero, and the hero of so many, Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and the amazing and honorable Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu talk with each other for the first time at the Clinton Global Initiative. Hosted by Charlie Rose.
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Sep 29, 2011, 2:15 pm
The Future of Food – Introduction
There is a revolution going on in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America, a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patent... Comment - Like
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Sep 28, 2011, 7:17 pm
Simply a beautiful video.
2000+ events. 180+ countries. A single day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels. 350.org’s 2011 day of action, Moving Planet, brought together Moving Together.
Photos and Videos submitted by thousands of organizers and activists around the world!
Music by Alex Forster: http://... Comment - Like
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Sep 25, 2011, 7:53 pm
Eleven Voluntary Initiatives
http://www.visionsmc.com/2011/03/25/ted-turners-voluntary-initiatives/
By Ted Turner
1. I promise to care for Planet Earth and all living things thereon, especially my fellow human beings.
2. I promise to treat all persons everywhere with dignity, respect, and f... Comment - Like
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Sep 24, 2011, 7:11 pm
http://www.missrepresentation.org/home.html
From the Video’s Youtube Information:
Trailer Courtesy of Girls’ Club Entertainment.
Like drawing back a curtain to let bright light stream in, MISS REPRESENTATION uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Directed by Jennif... Comment - Like
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Sep 23, 2011, 7:15 pm
WHAT: Moving Planet is a worldwide rally to demand solutions to the climate crisis.
WHERE: All over the world.
WHEN: September 24, 2011
FIND OUT WHAT ABOUT EVENTS IN YOUR AREA by entering your location: http://www.moving-planet.org
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Sep 15, 2011, 4:14 pm
Glass Microwave popcorn popper by Catamount Glass (no wasteful bags or chemicals! ) $19.95 from mightynest.com (via non-toxickids.net)
Cold Beverage Jar with Stand. $59.99 Serve drinks from glass instead of plastic! from crateandbarrel.com
Weck glass food containers. $21 for this Leftove... Comment - Like
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Sep 14, 2011, 11:08 am
The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has convened a panel discussion to explore the challenges and opportunities in a world of 7 billion.
Tell them that you are “Attending” the event by visiting the Facebook event page.
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Sep 13, 2011, 9:47 am
Please spread the word!
The Climate Reality Program will be broadcast via USTREAM starting 7PM EST Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 14th, right here climaterealityproject.org
Read their fantastic blog here Climate Reality Project Blog
The Denial Ends Sept. 14 (osocio.org)
Join Al Gore for 24 Hours of... Comment - Like
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Sep 9, 2011, 8:24 am
Weekend Cardigan – Indigenous Designs $90
Fair Trade Certified
100% Organic Cotton
Low Impact Dyes
One day, hopefully in the not too distant future, we will no longer call it “eco fashion”. There will be one symbol on the tag showing that the materials are eco-friendly and the company is f... Comment - Like
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Sep 9, 2011, 3:30 am
Photo from thegreenshows.com
The Green Shows, New York Eco Fashion Week started yesterday! See information and videos here: The GreenShows, New York Eco Fashion Week, Sept 8th – 15th 2011.
Check out their BLOG for daily updates
Check out their great FIBER GLOSSARY
A Little about The Gree... Comment - Like
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Sep 7, 2011, 11:36 pm
Bliss!!
I cannot lie. I have a huge thing for beautiful fabrics and fabric prints. A couple years ago I fell head over heals, madly, deeply in love with Amy Butler’s bright, passionate, joy-filled designs. I knew then and there that we needed Amy Butler on Team Organic. So…
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Aug 25, 2011, 8:23 pm
DemocracyNow.org – Fifty-two environmental activists were arrested Monday in front of the White House as part of an ongoing protest calling on the Obama administration to reject a permit for the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline project, which would deliver Canada tar sands oil to refineries in Texa... Comment - Like
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Aug 5, 2011, 11:04 am
In nature nothing is ever wasted. When a plant dies it decomposes and becomes the nutrients for new life. Upcycling mimics this natural process.
Upcycle TerraCycle® definition: Using every aspect of waste as value… Typically a piece of waste can be seen as two things: the material it’s mad... Comment - Like
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May 8, 2011, 8:02 am
You probably already know about my favorite doctor, Dr. Greene. If not, look below for further links.
drgreene.com
Other Dr. Greene Videos:
Chemicals In Your Environment
“Moms-To-Be Go Green for Baby” – Good Morning America Now
“Raising Baby Green” – Fox & Friends
“Detox Your Medici... Comment - Like
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May 8, 2011, 7:19 am
Robyn O’Brien tells the story of how she started paying attention to what’s in food. The answer may surprise you and it will certainly inspire you to be more deliberate about your food choices.
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May 8, 2011, 6:41 am
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A very profound interview with Kuniko Tanioko, a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). She is a member of the Research Committee on International Affairs, Global Environment and Foo... Comment - Like
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May 7, 2011, 3:12 am
A Conversation with President Clinton
April 2nd, 2011
President Bill Clinton, Founding Chairman, Clinton Global Initiative; 42nd President of the United States
http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/
Kennedy Odede, President and CEO, Shining Hope for Communities http://shininghopeforcommunitie... Comment - Like
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May 7, 2011, 2:02 am
Barack Obama with family on Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, ME, USA
Growing up NOTHING was more fun for me than our family outdoor adventures. I loved hiking up a mountain and eating lunch at the top. I loved the discovering the wildflowers and wild blueberries and whittling pieces of wood... Comment - Like
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May 7, 2011, 1:01 am
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The Story of Tom’s Shoes
From their website
Giving Is Catching On…
The TOMS mission of giving shoes has attracted other brands, resulting in unique and successful collaborations. Ralph Lauren sold co-branded Polo Rugby TOMS, giving a matched pair with every pair s... Comment - Like
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May 2, 2011, 8:43 pm
She had me at, “I want to be a zoologist.”
Olivia and her friend Lucy…
Things you can do to protect the wildlife:
There is a wide range of conservation organizations working to protect endangered animals and habitats.
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Apr 28, 2011, 6:21 pm
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Mark your calendar MOVING PLANET DAY: September 24th!
I just received the following notice from 350.org:
Circle September 24 on your calendar–that’s the day for what 350.org is calling Moving Planet: a day to move beyond fossil fuels. Click here to join in. “On 24 S... Comment - Like
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Apr 22, 2011, 1:14 am
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“At the Cradle to Cradle Festival in Berlin, Jan Michael Hess interviewed the two C2C co-founders William McDonough and Michael Braungart who know how we can create the Cradle to Cradle Economy. Waste is food. Materials in the technosphere should be reused like biodegradable nutr... Comment - Like
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Apr 6, 2011, 9:40 am
Profound. A must see.
“Eric Whitacre began his music career singing in his college choir, with no previous musical experience. By 21, he had completed his first concert work, Go, Lovely Rose, and soon advanced to Juilliard where he studied under Oscar-winning composer John Corigliano. Today, hi... Comment - Like
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Apr 5, 2011, 6:26 pm
Remembering the miraculous side of humanity.
Matt Ridley‘s most recent book is The Rational Optimist. He is also the author of Genome and Nature via Nurture.
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Apr 5, 2011, 5:22 pm
Create energy without pollution!
The Copenhagen Wheel:
Copenhagen Wheel
This wheel, developed by a team at MIT led by Christine Outram, won the U.S. round of the James Dyson Award. It generates electricity during braking (similar to the regenerative braking you find in many car hybrids). It then ... Comment - Like
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Mar 4, 2011, 1:56 pm
I’m in love with this video and I am passing it along because it is precious, NOT to encourage anyone to interact similarly with an elephant seal. Thank you to @simplyhealthy !
NOTE: Do NOT try this at home. Read the comments below.
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Mar 1, 2011, 8:03 pm
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Van Jones, globally recognized, award-winning pioneer in human rights and the clean-energy economy, co-founder of three successful non-profit organizations: the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Color of Change and Green For All, best-selling author of the definitive book on g... Comment - Like
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Feb 26, 2011, 1:24 am
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emceed by Ms. Juju Chang, news anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America
“United Nations, New York, 24 February, 2011 – Luminaries from the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, the media, music and film are joining the United Nations today as it celebrates the birth of... Comment - Like
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Feb 24, 2011, 12:01 pm
Have you ever felt like this?
“Conferences, outdoor poster blitzes and video appeals are the means by which the Speak Out Against Discrimination campaign has brought its message to Europe.
The Council of Europe believes that the media can make a crucial contribution to raising awareness of d... Comment - Like
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Feb 24, 2011, 2:43 am
OPTIMAL FOOD FOR HEALTH
SIMPLE GREEN NON-TOXIC LIVING
NEW WAYS TO SAVE MONEY!
EMPOWERING WOMEN
HUMAN RIGHTS
TOXICANT RESEARCH:
EXPOSURE & BODY BURDEN
TRUTH
RESILIENCE..
COURAGE!.
INTEGRATIVE HEALTH
Differences are resources! Unleash potential.
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Feb 20, 2011, 12:08 am
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Quite the wit, Madeleine Albright gives as good as she gets!
http://www.ted.com Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talks bluntly about politics and diplomacy, making the case that women’s issues deserve a place at the center of foreign policy. Far from being a ... Comment - Like
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Feb 18, 2011, 9:37 pm
The Cradle to Cradle vision and concept is vitally important. It is not discouraging as some may suggest. It is wildly encouraging, motivating, and empowering.
The State of Green Business 2011 keynote interview.
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Feb 18, 2011, 11:10 am
After the Khmer Rouge killed both her parents, Theary Seng and her surviving family trekked across the border for Thailand (November 1979) and emigrated to the U.S. one year later. She wrote the book Daughter of the Killing Fields, (London 2005). Fierce, highly intelligent, courageous, and beautifu... Comment - Like
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Feb 16, 2011, 4:57 pm
Doctor, award winning investigator, and hero, Samuel S. Epstein, MD has dedicated his life to cancer prevention. His new book, Healthy Beauty: Your Guide to Ingredients to Avoid and Products You Can Trust, is just waiting to be dog eared, underlined, and highlighted (will be by me!) I have no do... Comment - Like
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Feb 15, 2011, 4:39 pm
Brené is the author of The Gifts of Imperfection: Letting Go of Who We Think We Should Be and Embracing Who We Are (Hazelden, 2010) and I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power (Penguin/Gotham, 2007). Her next book, Wholehearted: Spi... Comment - Like
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Feb 8, 2011, 2:50 am
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Feb 2, 2011, Ed Norton, two-time Academy Award-nominated actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador for biodiversity speaks for the forests for the global launch of the International Year of Forests 2011.
http://www.un.org/forests
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Feb 6, 2011, 5:45 pm
Pediatrician, father of 4, Clinical Professor of pediatrics at Stanford, Child Health Hero, Dr. Greene is the leading edge of medicine and prevention. Here is what he has to say about ending childhood obesity.
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Jan 29, 2011, 8:48 pm
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“One of the funniest films of recent years.” -New York Magazine
I am such a proud distant ex-girlfriend of a friend who was good friends with a person who was born to be the superstar Power. Yes, that’s right folks. I knew the insanely sexy writer-director-lead actor i... Comment - Like
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Jan 27, 2011, 7:07 pm
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“Apparently Nordic countries provide the greatest equality for women when it comes to economics, educaton, politics and health. Equal pay, labour force participation rates, literacy rates, enrolment in tertiary education, female representation in parliament, life expectancy an... Comment - Like
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