Welcome to the May 25th, 2009 edition of All Things Eco.

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Happy Memorial Day. Hoping here that the rain clears up because it's gray and nasty outside right now...

Carrie presents Unplug to Save Money on your Electric Bill posted at It's Frugal Being Green. Carrie talks about vampire electronics.

Catherine07 presents Mission: Avoid the Neighbors Snacks posted at Mission: Clean Kids. Catherine is keeping her kids chemical free.

Elizah Leigh presents When It's Worth The Extra Ka-Ching To Purchase Organics posted at Elizah Leigh's Instant Greenification. Talks about the current state of conventional food production and criteria of organic food production.

Julian Pollock presents Growing Herbs for Fresh Organic Salads posted at Organic Family Circle. Julian says, "This is the start of a joint project my colleague Chris Molnar (of http://goorganicgardening.com) and I are doing on creating practical guidelines on growing herbs for adding to food, but also highlighting their practical health qualities. My first article is on growing herbs for inclusion in salads."

Patrick presents Eco Friendly Lawn Mowers posted at Pays to Live Green. Downsides of gas mowers and the benefits of reel mowers.

Siamak Partovi-Deilami presents Eco-curtain offering an exceptional power saving performance and Innovative cultivation system for growing high quality Tomato posted at Japan Technology Information.

EE presents How to Recycle Shoes posted at Eco Friendly Fashion by Eco Empress. EE says, "Start being green and recycling your shoes with some of the many schemes available!"

Cindi presents In a Moment of Weakness, Don't Be Fooled! posted at All About Cloth Diapers. Cindi says, "What large companies mean by "natural" is not so natural."

Yanic Arsenault presents Rethinking recycling – When you move, donate goods and share resources! posted at Adventures into green. Yanic gives tips for donating household items.

Elaine presents Kate Called Me Kinda Crunchy posted at lipstickdaily.com. Elaine talks about what she thinks makes her "crunchy," and what she thinks doesn't.

Myscha Theriault presents Two Affordable Alternatives to Small Plastic Trash Bags posted at Wise Bread. Good to know, but for us, it's still bagless in the bathroom cans!

Free Organic News presents Organic Childrens Clothing posted at Free Organic News. Free Organic News says, "It stands to reason, that if you wish your babies to lead an organic lifestyle, you will want them to wear organic clothes. A baby's skin is five times thinner than that of an adult, making it far easier for dangerous and harmful toxins to enter their bodies."

Flea presents Composting posted at Be A Survivor. Flea talks about a compost routine and what you can and shouldn't compost.

Katie presents Minding the Microwave: Research Notes No. 2 posted at Kitchen Stewardship. Katie says, "Part of an initiative called 'Mind the Microwave in May' encouraging readers to slowly consider alternatives to microwave use, for the sake of their health and the environment. This article explores the possibility of microwave ovens emitting harmful radiation."

00FF00 presents My Top 15 Green Movies posted at ooffoo. 00FF00 says, "A member of the ooffoo community offers their personal top 15 of great movies worth seeing to educate and inspire you to build a better world."

Guffly presents Green Party Ideas posted at Guffly. Simple and useful tips.

Wren Caulfield presents DIY Project: Bike Panniers posted at True Adventures in Money Hacking. To help make your bike useful.

Samantha Fowler presents Organic Baby Clothes posted at Green as Wee Grow. Promoting Samantha's new products!

Sylvia Dickens presents How To Live Off The Grid - By Building Solar & Wind Options posted at Product Review in Real Time. A book review.

RecycleCindy presents Tee-Shirt Recycled into a Handbag posted at My Recycled Bags.com. RecycleCindy says, "If you have a few old tee-shirts, you can crochet them into a cute handbag purse. It's a great way to recycle your old t-shirts into something useful and it is a frugal project. The materials are free and so is the crochet pattern. Enjoy!"

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Curb Appeal: One Of My Best Investments Yet Or How I Turned $80 Into $5,000 With Minimal Risk posted at The Digerati Life. Silicon Valley Blogger proves that trees can be for more than just beauty!

Anika presents The sky could be green! posted at It's easy being green. Anika talks about an article from National Geographic.

The Smarter Wallet presents 8 Summer Fun Activities That Won't Break The Bank posted at The Smarter Wallet. We could increase this number quite a bit with all the possible outdoors activities!

Michal presents Gift Ideas for Any Graduate posted at Energy Saving Gadgets. Michal says, "Each of these green gifts are easy on the environment, and will represent a special gift for the hard work and dedication that made their graduation a reality."

Dana presents Frugal composting posted at A Very Nearly Tea. Dana learns some interesting things about composting.

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