All Things Eco Blog Carnival Volume Sixty One

Welcome to the August 3rd, 2009 edition of All Things Eco.

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Running a little late today, and I apologize. No real reason, just a slow sort of day!

Activism

River presents Vestas - 5 Things the Occupying Workers Are Teaching Us posted at River's Edge. River says, "At Vestas, wind turbine blade workers are occupying to fight for their jobs, seeing their plant threatened with closure just at the time when we need a massive expansion of wind energy. We're learning a lot from these workers..."

Alternative Energy

Benjamin presents Do It Yourself Solar Water Heater posted at Trees Full of Money. Benjamin says, "This environmentally friendly alternative energy project is fun for the whole family!"

Crafts

RecycleCindy presents Lining a Crocheted Plarn Purse posted at My Recycled Bags.com. RecycleCindy says, "A tutorial showing how to line a handmade crocheted purse. Featured in the post is a recycled plastic bag purse and how to add lining and a pocket to the project."

Frugality

Chris Baskind presents Feeling Guilty Because You Can’t Afford Green Products? Don’t. posted at Lighter Footstep.

...it’s not what you buy that makes you green, but what you don’t.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents True Frugal Living: Homesteading In The Wilderness posted at The Digerati Life. Silicon Valley Blogger describes this submission as, "Story of some of my relatives!"

Gardening & Food

Jacob Inman presents Home (Garden) Economics - How Gardening can Save You Money posted at Revive Your Life. A very thorough explanation (with charts!) of how much money can be saved by growing a garden.

Free Organic News presents Organic Chemical Free Gardening posted at Free Organic News. Free Organic News says, "Every year, thousand of chemicals are poured into the environment and millions of gallons of water are needlessly wasted. How? By growing plants. Sure, most of this is done by large agricultural producers, but some of it is still done in personal gardens. And that means that you can make a difference by changing your gardening practices. There are many agricultural producers who have done it, and you can use the same tricks to help your own garden, and the planet."

Mother Jones presents Should Kosher Veggies Be Organic? posted at Mother Jones Blue Marble Blog. Mother Jones describes its submission as, "A blog about how excessively sprayed veggies may lose their kosher cred."

ChristianPF presents Cooking asparagus? Here are some asparagus fun facts! posted at Natural Health Ezine. ChristianPF says, "Asparagus is nearly a super-food, since it is low in all things bad for you and wonderfully rich in all things good for you!"

00FF00 presents Mitchell & Webb: 2 funny clips spoofing vegetarianism & homeopathy by Tepsy posted at ooffoo. 00FF00 says, "A member of the ooffoo community has published this article looking at a comedy sketch by Mitchell & Webb that parodies vegetarianism. As well as being hilarious we're wondering whether we can learn something from what they are saying. Check it out and do add your comments to the article."

Laurel presents YES, Organic is Better posted at Laurel on Health Food. Laurel says, "A new UK report concluding that there's really no difference between organic and conventional food is flawed. Let’s help spread the truth and get Americans healthy!"

Green Fun

Tyler presents Lessons From Children?s Tales: The Tortoise and the Hare posted at Frugally Green. Tyler says, "There are many lessons we learn very young only to forget about as we reach adulthood. What better way to re-learn them than from some of the children's stories that taught them to us in the first place?"

Health & Beauty

ChristianPF presents The health benefits of raw honey posted at Natural Health Ezine. ChristianPF says, "Honey has been used for thousands of years and has numerous healing properties and health benefits!"

Home & Family

Mike Rogers presents Gas leaks and Carbon Monoxide Problems in CA posted at GreenHomes America. Mike says, "In our new location in California, we're seeing a lot of gas leak and combustion safety problems. Historically in other locations we see gas leak and CO issues in 20-25% of the homes we visit. This is a serious health risk. Have your equipment checked--and make sure your home is safe for you and your family."

Autumn Beck presents Weehuggers Bamboo All-In-One: Review posted at All About Cloth Diapers. Autumn says, " Cloth Diapering makes being eco friendly easy, fun and healthy for your baby."

Gabe Swinney presents How to Buy Baby Clothes posted at Organic Baby Wearhouse. Gabe says, "So you would think that with all of the crazy super important decisions that you are called to make while having a baby that buying baby clothes would be a piece of cake, well guess what, it’s not. Buying the wrong baby clothes can potentially stunt your child’s growth, lead to difficult teenage years, and cause diabetes. Now, while none of those things are true it is still an important part of preparing for your child’s time in this world."

istylethis presents Top Tips to Stay "Green" on Your Wedding Day posted at Para ti Novia. istylethis says, "A green wedding? Is it possible? When you think about it, it really isn’t that difficult to employ the same principles: Reuse, save and be creative."

News & Media

Laurel presents Wal-Mart Planning Green Labels posted at Green Thinking Blog. Laurel says, "Have you heard that Wal-Mart is planning to offer a green-labeling system to its customers? I just found out this morning and wanted to share with you."

Other

Guffly presents What are Green Jobs and How Do I Get One? posted at Guffly. Guffly provides us with a list of 4 green employers and why you should work for them.

Our Impact

Katie presents Back to School: Are you Shopping for Hand Sanitizer or Handsoap? posted at Kitchen Stewardship. Katie says, "Be wary of back-to-school lists that ask parents to buy antibacterial soap and alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Make sure you understand the dangers and alternatives, and tell your child's teacher about it too!" I strongly recommend reading Katie's other articles that are linked via this one.

Technology

Anthony Kuo presents Smart Grid + Smart Home = Zero Net Energy Home posted at Smart Home Automation Guide. Anthony says, "You’ve probably heard plenty of buzz about the smart grid. GE has been touting it for a while, and they have an entire fancy site set up about it, but what exactly is a smart grid?"

Travel & Transportation

Jon presents Washington DC SmartBikes - The Smart Bike Sharing Program posted at The DC Traveler. Jon says, "Save the planet while enjoying Washington, DC withthe only European bike-sharing program in the country. Hopefully, it will be duplicated in major cities across the US."

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