All Things Eco Blog Carnival Volume Forty

Welcome to the March 2nd, 2009 edition of All Things Eco.

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March already... can you believe it? Did you have a green New Year's resolution? How is it going? If it's not going as well as you hoped, or even if it is, you might want to sign up for Ideal Bite, if you haven't already. For those who don't know, Ideal Bite sends a daily email with eco living tips, complete with resources to help you try out each tip. Today's tip is on green hotels, and includes links to a few options.

I'm very impressed with the results of this week's carnival! Let's keep this up

Ara Abraham presents President Obama Calls for New Energy Economy posted at Solar Insure. Ara says, "President Obama took a major step towards actualizing his New Energy plan by signing the stimulus package. This is great news for America and the alternative energy industry."

Janel W presents The Kid-Safe Chemicals Act posted at The Organic Mommy Weblog. Janel's article gives us information about the Act, as well as some scary statistics.

Katie presents 2nds of Food for Thought: The evil villain Triclosan posted at Kitchen Stewardship. Katie says, "An informational essay on triclosan, the nasty ingredient in antibacterial soap, with links for practical ways to get rid of it in your house."

Lauren Rose presents Seven Gardening By the Yard Tips posted at Own Home Style .com. Lauren Rose says, "Here are some hints on how to keep your garden by the yard looking smartened up and glamorous."

Carrie presents Take Your Own Cup to Starbucks and Eco-friendly Laundry Tips posted at Less is More. Some simple and useful tips from Carrie.

Izmet presents What's all the noise about? posted at Izmet's Dream. As always, Izmet's article on noise pollution is full of information and very informative.

Condo Blues presents How to Make a T Shirt Quilt posted at Condo Blues. Condo Blues says, "When life gives you too many t-shirts - make a quilt!"

Shortcut Sleuth presents Save Electricity - 12 Tips to Lower Your Usage posted at Shortcut Sleuth. Shortcut Sleuth says, "Follow some of these tips to not only save the planet, but to save money as well!"

Julian Pollock presents Using Organic Methods to Help Heal the Allergies of Your Pet posted at Organic Family Circle. Julian says, "For many of us cat, dog and pet lovers, it's a real comfort that the number of safe treatment methods and options to follow are expanding in organic directions."

Nancy Miller presents A Green Oscar Night? Nah, Not This Year! posted at Top Online Engineering Degree. Nancy questions why this year's Oscar Awards did not lend any emphasis towards green procedure, as did the last two.

Tru presents A New Ice Age? posted at True Science Fiction. Tru's submission references an article that talks about global cooling, rather than global warming.

Sara presents Green & Black's Organic Milk Chocolate with Caramel Center Reviewed posted at Naturally Recommended. These sound delicious! I tried Green & Black's dark chocolate and wasn't too impressed, but, to be fair, I'm not a big fan of dark chocolate to begin with.

Jeff Williams presents Recycle Your Wedding In The News posted at Wedding Dollars and Sense. Even weddings can be eco-friendly.

Julie presents Organic Lipstick – A Small Big Difference posted at Organic Lipstick. Julie says, "Why small organic changes make a big difference."

The Pet Chatter presents Avian Communication: The blue jays have their say… posted at Pet Chatter. "...Please hear our message and choose the lighter path before you bring darkness to our world as well. We want to see you reverse this trend before it takes over the planet and is much harder to reverse."

00FF00 presents A Farm for the Future posted at ooffoo. 00FF00 says of this submission, "to spread the word even further about a new BBC documentary that explores the shortcomings of industrialised agribusiness and gives a voice to advocates of permaculture and a return to 'natural order.'"

Lindsay presents How to Grow Bamboo for Privacy, Utility, and Food posted at Off the Urban Grid. Includes a few uses for bamboo and some easy to follow instructions.

ChristianPF presents The world according to Monsanto posted at Natural Health Ezine. ChristianPF says, "A sad and shocking documentary shining some light on how Monsanto has helped 'improve' people's lives."

Stephanie presents Handmade Cards From the Heart posted at Make It From Scratch. A very cute recycled card.

Stephanie also presents What to do with toilet paper tubes. posted at Stop the Ride!. An idea for reuse, plus some links for more ideas.

Sigrid Landau presents Read Helpful Information About Environmentally Friendly Cleaning Products posted at A1 How To. Sigrid says, "I suspect, you did not contemplate you could start changing your devastating actions on the nature by just changing your cleaning habits and start using environmentally friendly cleaning products." We did contemplate it, Sigrid!

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 says, "This post is about the value of trees."

Hall Monitor presents 12-year-old Makes Homeless Shelter from Trash posted at DetentionSlip.org. Hall Monitor says, "Making sense at such a young age. Let's all take a note from him."

Dianne M. Buxton presents How to Tell If Your Children's Bedding is Safe posted at Baby Boomers and Menopause. Dianne says, "Learning about the chemical content of conventional bedding shocked me. Fortunately organic family bedding is easy to get at a reasonable price."

The Smarter Wallet presents 11 Ways To Save Money On Crafts and Creative DIY Projects posted at The Smarter Wallet. The Smarter Wallet says, "How about working on DIY eco-friendly projects?"

RecycleCindy presents Colorful Recycled Motif Granny Tote Bag posted at My Recycled Bags.com. RecycleCindy says, "With Spring just around the corner, it's time to break out the Spring crafting projects. I offer the latest in recycled bags with my colorful recycled motif granny tote bag. The bag is crocheted from plastic bags and assembled into a cool tote bag. I offer the free pattern for all to try this fun and frugal craft project."

Peter Jones presents I Am Sustainability: How The Human Body Can Save The Planet posted at Bauu Institute and Press.

While competition can bring out the best in us, it also brings out the worst in us. For instance, it results in our overconsumption and exploitative behaviors toward the environment and other humans. Who we are, our "self", is almost entirely defined, maintained and lost in the competitive social groups we chose to belong to. As described in this book, the best way to sustain the self is to ground our individuality in the body. An individual in a healthy balance between their "self" in their body and their group is also less likely to be exploitative of others and the environment. So you get your self and save the planet too!

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