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Solar Cooking - good for the environment and people

Please click the following link to support Solar Cookers International and the work they do in 3rd world countries.

Green Cars of the Future -

I was looking over the Yahoo Green Center this weekend and found some interesting resources. Listed below are some of the hybrid cars of the future. It was interesting to see how Volkswagen retrofitted the 1964 Deluxe Microbus . Please click the following link if you'd like to view the Yahoo Green Center.

Is making your office energy efficient, cost efficient?

A show I watch on MSNBC called Your Business had a segment this weekend with the founder of Green Order, Andrew Shapiro. Green Order shows companies how making your office more energy efficient is actually cost efficient. Some of the items they discussed were:

* Hybrid Solar Charger (by Solio) - Solar charger for for cell phones, MP3 players and GPS (learn more)

* Solar backpack - Energy cells in your backpack energize your mobile media (learn more)

* CFL Light Bulbs - Everyone seems to know that CFL light bulbs last 10 x longer then normal light bulbs but most people don't go out and buy them. If you haven't please click the following link to learn more about CFL light bulbs.

* Indoor plants help clear air of pollutants...

* Cellulose tape doesn't use petroleum...

* Use unbleached coffee filters (learn more) or buy a gold coffee filter that requires no filters.

* Ask your utility company for an energy audit. They are usually free and can help save you lots of money.

* Get off junk mail lists...

* Use paper more efficiently by setting your printers to print double sided.

* Want some more ideas on leaving a smaller carbon footprint? (click here)

POWER UP your iPod with your backpack?

Solar powered panels are showing up on bags now and this particular one can actually charge your iPod with natural, solar energy! It's made by voltaic systems and you can click the following link to view the voltaic systems website.

NUMBER ONE cause of global warming is.....

The number one contributor to global warming? It might surprise you to learn it's not that SUV you're driving (although that's a big problem too) but the number one contributor to green house gases is actually what sits on your dinner plate. A united nations report and a prior university of chicago study have both concluded that industrial farming is the the main contributor to global warming. That might not shock an animal activist but to most it's probably a surprise.

You can read some of our past blog posts about:

eating organic

buying local produce

renewable energy

riding a bike

energy efficient light bulbs

environmentally friendly bags

adding vegan and vegetarian meals to your diet.