Welcome to the December 21st, 2009 edition of All Things Eco.

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Lots of holiday submissions for this week's edition, which makes sense! Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season!

Alternative Energy

Siddharth Garud presents Going Green in India - Story of Solar Entrepreneur posted at Indian Eagle's Diary.

Climate Change

Brian Gordon presents 12 (Mostly) Legal Things Individuals Can Do Right Now to Combat Climate Change posted at Go Green or Die. Brian says, "Here are useful, worthwhile things you can do right now to be the difference we need - beyond the usual 'Change your lightbulbs' stuff."

Ann Margrain presents Climate Change: Time for the Fat Police? posted at Heroin and Cornflakes. Ann says, "Obesity. What’s this got to do with climate change? Latest research (International Journal of Epidemiology 2009;1-5) indicates that a lean population of 1 billion people would emit 1.0 GT (1,000 million tonnes) less carbon dioxide equivalents per year compared with an overweight one."

Ann Margrain also presents Post Copenhagen: Slavery in a Disappearing World, saying "Global warming, for which the rich world is largely responsible for, will continue to be disproportionately paid for by the poor nations in the global south. As with all previous conferences on global warming, Copenhagen will mostly likely be remembered for the economic interests of the powerful."

Going Green

TaraG presents Sustainable Jewelry For The Eco Chic posted at Go Green Street.

Holidays

Wren Caulfield presents Quick Hack and Holiday Gift: Homemade Gourmet Tea Blends posted at True Adventures in Money Hacking. Wren says, "Besides tasting lovely, tea is said to have many health benefits including increased energy, reduced blood pressure, immune system strengthening, enhanced concentration, and even healthier, younger-looking skin."

Katie presents Decrease Holiday Disposables for a Greener Celebration posted at Kitchen Stewardship. Katie says, "More trash is generated in America in Nov. and December than any other time. Find gads of ideas for reducing your holiday waste."

Guffly presents Fun and Affordable Eco-Chic Gifts for Her and Stuff Your Stockings With Eco-Style! posted at Guffly. Not sure if Guffly provides shipping options to get this gifts in time, but worth a look anyway.

Justin Allison presents 7 ways to go green this christmas posted at Old Testament and Ecology. Justin describes this submission as "7 ways to reduce your impact this Christmas."

SVB presents Love Light Displays? 6 Ways To Trim Your Energy Costs, Not The Cheer posted at The Digerati Life. "Saving energy during the holiday season."

Home & Family

Wendy presents Eco-Glam your Room ... GREEN Style;) posted at Chanel Grantham Miss Earth South Africa, Greening in Stilettos.

Chris Lang presents 8 tips to cut your home bills posted at Home I Own.

Reduce Reuse Recycle

Annette Berlin presents FreeCycle posted at Stuff With A Purpose. Annette says, "When I needed to get rid of two bookcases, I posted an ad on free cycle. When I needed to acquire some packing boxes, I also posted an ad on free cycle. What is free cycle and how does it work?"

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