Welcome to the June 8th, 2009 edition of All Things Eco.

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Wenchypoo presents Examining Efficiency Again: About Those Dishwashers... posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo's Mental Wastebasket. Wenchypoo talks about the differences between more expensive and more affordable dishwasher models.

Jennifer presents Is it Easy Being Green's first giveaway! posted at Is it Easy Being Green?. Is it Easy Being Green is holding a DIY giveaway of home-baked organic cookies. Deadline is June 13th.

Tara Burner presents Be Green On A Budget ebook posted at Be Green On A Budget. Tara says, "Teaching ways that you can Be Green On A Budget with this blog and free ebook."

Aparna presents Energy saving fluorescent bulbs may cause skin rashes posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming. Aparna says, "In a bid to save energy and do our bit to the environment, most of us have installed those slightly expensive, energy-saving, eco-friendly fluorescent light bulbs in our homes. But it looks like these bulbs are not as picture perfect as previously thought."

Heather Levin presents How To Go Green and Save Money On Your Air Conditioning posted at The Greenest Dollar. Heather says, "Learn how to green up your A/C and save money at the same time."

SimplyForties presents Update on my Urban "Farm" posted at SimplyForties. SimplyForties updates us on a gardening project that started with toilet paper rolls.

Free Organic News presents Essential Oils To Match Your Skin Type posted at Free Organic News. Free Organic News says, "Choose essential oils that match your skin type." Includes ingredients to avoid, important to know.

Izmet presents Reconnecting with our natural heritage. posted at Izmet's Dream. From the article:

While I applaud the numerous global and national "days" dedicated to environmental concerns and awareness, we need to involve ourselves in these issues on a daily basis. We need to have a global "Shift Your Attitude" Day to impress on people the need to change the way we think about our environment and our place in it.

Tyler Tervooren presents My Journey to Become a Green Investor - Part 3: Researching Exchange Traded Funds posted at Frugally Green. Tyler says, "Part 3 of 4 in my journey to put my investing dollars to work in companies that actually align with my beliefs with hints about how to make the right investment decisions for you."

Marjorie Morgan presents The Joy of Sailing posted at GO! Girls Outdoors. Marjorie says, "Garage sales are a great place to acquire necessary bits and pieces, and are best of all a way of recycling and reusing our world's resources - as well as saving you lots of money. Here are a few tips about the 'joy of sailing' and some handy tips of getting the most out of your garage sailing experience!"

Mike Rogers presents Solar hot water video posted at GreenHomes America. Mike says, "The forgotten sibling of the solar industry is solar hot water. Today's systems are simple and elegant and cost-effective. Check out our first in a series of short educational video on home energy and energy-efficiency."

Julian Pollock presents Catnip: The Humble Prize in Your Organic Garden posted at Organic Family Circle. Julian says, "Continuing our coordinated series on organic herbs, Chris Molnar (of goorganicgardening.com) recently wrote this blog about the lesser-known healing qualities of the family favorite and particularly cat loving herb known both as Catnip a.k.a. Catmint. It can also often be mixed into other herbal teas."

Brian Young presents Blue-Ray Goes Green: Eco-Friendly Entertainment for the 21st Century posted at Retail Security Products. Brian tells us about the steps Blu-Ray is taking to becoming more eco-friendly.

Samantha Fowler presents Healthy paint comes from COWS? posted at Green as Wee Grow. Samantha says, "Super eco friendly paint and why you might want to try it!"

00FF00 presents Is Organic Food Sustainable? posted at ooffoo. 00FF00 says, "This month ooffoo is hosting a debate on whether organic food is sustainable, following reports of organic food sales dropping. Right now the vote is almost 50/50, and the cases for and against are coming in thick and fast. Click through to read what’s being said and to have your say."

Alice presents Don't Buy a "Green" Thing posted at Alice In Blogland. Alice's article raises some important questions.

ChristianPF presents Why do organic foods cost more than non-organic? posted at Natural Health Ezine. ChristianPF says, "These are just a few reasons that organic food costs more than conventional..."

Jim presents 5 Easy Ways to Save Money Going Green posted at Bargaineering. Some good thrifty green living tips.

Peter Jones presents On The World Environment Day posted at Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources.

The warning of climate change and its devastating effects was given over thirty years ago, in 1972, when the General Assembly established the United Nations June 5 as World Environment Day. And today more than ever the threat of climatic disaster is evident.

Make it from Scratch presents Firsts on the First - Making a Purse from Jean Legs posted at Make It From Scratch. Make it from Scratch's submission is about "new purposes for old jeans."

Mary Young presents Environment Friendly DVD Cases: The Greening of Music and Film posted at Security DVD Cases. About DVD cases that are made from recycled and biodegradable materials.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents 8 Lessons I Learned From The Cheapest Family In The Nation posted at The Digerati Life. Silicon Valley Blogger says, "This family knows how to conserve and consume less by being extremely well organized."

RecycleCindy presents Curled T-Yarn Trivet Hotpad posted at My Recycled Bags.com. RecycleCindy says, "This week I am sharing an exciting new recycled crafting project. It involves cutting an old tee-shirt into strips and then stretching it which creates a circular-type yarn that is now being called T-yarn. Here is the free pattern and tutorial on how to make T-yarn and a trivet hotpad from the recycled materials."

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