Welcome to the August 24th, 2009 edition of All Things Eco.

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Jill over at Frugal Plus is running a giveaway for the book Smart Mama’s Green Guide by Jennifer Taggart. Check out her review and enter to win here.

A lot of submissions are coming in, under the "Frugality" category mostly, that don't relate to eco topics. This topic is for frugality articles that can somehow relate to being green - for example, saving money on your energy bill. If you send in a submission, under any category, and don't see it posted, please don't be insulted. A lot of the articles that don't get posted are wonderful, but they just don't quite fit into the carnival.

I received a submission from a regular contributor to this carnival that I don't think quite fits into any of the categories, but the story is so amazing that I felt the need to share it up here at the top of this edition rather than let fall under the "Other" category (it was submitted under "Frugality," but I don't think it quite fits there, either). Silicon Valley Blogger at The Digerati Life's submission Sell Your House, Downsize and Give The Proceeds To Charity? is about a family that is selling their home, moving into a more reasonably sized home for their family, and giving half of the profit "assist 30 villages and impact the lives of approximately 20,000 people in Ghana." Inspiring!

Alternative Energy

Katy Unitek presents Be Qualified in Solar Technology - Boots on the Roof posted at Boots On The Roof.

Ernesto Maitim presents Outside Solar Lighting - Go Alternative When Illuminating Your Homes posted at All About Solar Lights. Enesto says this article "tackles solar lights, the use of which are helpful in preserving the health of our environment."

Crafts

Kristy Medina presents Back to school - juice pouch pencil pouch posted at textiles 4 you. Kristy's submission is shows you "how to make a juice pouch pencil pouch."

Frugality

Condo Blues presents 10 Ways for College Students to Go Green on the Cheap posted at Condo Blues.

DR presents 20 Inexpensive Ways to Lower Your Utility Bills posted at The Dough Roller. DR describes this submission as "20 ideas that, for a reasonable cost, can help us reduce the amount we pay each year for water, electricity and heat/cooling."

Gardening & Food

Katie presents USDA Organic - What Does it All Mean? posted at Eco-Monkeys. Katie describes this submission as "everything you need to know to understand the USDA organic label."

Health & Beauty

Raw Radiant Health presents Raw Radiant Health » How To Make Natural Body Cream / Moisturizer, Ep38 posted at Raw Radiant Health.

Home & Family

Chris Lang presents Green homes explained posted at Home I Own. Chris says, "They say "green home" - but what does it mean? Here is the explanation."

Jim presents 5 Green Ideas For A Naturally Clean Home posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

Internet & Technology

DR presents Get Your Green On–13 Energy (and Money) Saving Gadgets posted at The Dough Roller. DR's article features 13 gadgets that can reduce your impact on the environment and save some money at the same time."

Our Impact

Jimmy Craig Hesser presents Get Your Hands Off My Nature posted at Green Home MegaStore. Jimmy says, "This hopefully will give you something to think about, and maybe change your ways?" He requests comments on this thought provoking article.

Beverly Saltonstall presents Home Car Washing Bans Considered posted at Pollution Blog. Some surprising study results.

DWSUWF presents Common Sense and the Sharp Park Golf Course posted at MW Mobile Blog. DWSUWF says, "There is a common sense answer to the conundrum of Sharp Park Golf Course. - Implement procedures at the course to further protect the endangered snake and frog where they have co-existed with golfers for 70+ years. If necessary, the plan could include closing the course for a month or two during flood season when the frogs are laying eggs. Other municipal courses around the country close for months at a time due to a weather condition called "winter". It is not a problem for a properly managed course. It is a reasonable compromise."

Katie presents How Much Energy do we use in the Kitchen? posted at Kitchen Stewardship. Katie says, "Do you know how much energy it takes to cook from scratch (not yours, but the fossil fuel kind)? Learn about the home cook's impact on the environment and what you can do about it."

Free organic news presents Ecology and the health of our world posted at Free organic news. Free organic news says, "A move towards responsible consumerism can help support ecology and the healthiness of our world. By making changes that increase the requirement for natural produce, we will be able to help to guarantee a sustainable future for our kids and our kids?s youngsters. These are some of the ways that organic living can make a difference."

Personal

Andi presents Misadventures with Andi: peek a green posted at Misadventures with Andi. Andi describes this submission as a "review of a green baby clothing line."

Pets & Animals

Dave Daniels presents Natural Homemade Dog Food posted at Advice and Stories for a Healthy Lifestyle.

Laurel presents Stewart The Dog posted at Green Thinking Blog. Laurel says, "My best friend Stewart and his first eco-friendly, organic dog bone (complete with squeakers). It's never too late to enlist your pet's help in preserving our precious ecosystem."

Reduce Reuse Recycle

Beverly Saltonstall presents Consider Starting a School Recycling Program posted at Recycling Blog. It looks like Beverly forgot to include the tips she mentions in this article, but the idea is still a good one.

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