All Things Eco Blog Carnival Volume Sixty Six

Welcome to the September 7th, 2009 edition of All Things Eco.

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Happy Labor Day! I hope the weather has been better for everyone than it has been here!

Activism

KatieTheMonkey presents What is Fair Trade? posted at Eco-Monkeys. KatieTheMonkey says, "Fair Trade is a system that not only benefits marginalized producers, but also sets standards for them as far as conservation and environmentally-friendly business practices."

Alternative Energy

Igor presents Imagination: The Path To A Renewable Energy Future and Renewable Energy: The Key To More Jobs And Less Dependence On Oil – ENERGY IDEALIST posted at ENERGY IDEALIST.

Mick Hart presents How To Make Solar Power Guide and How To Make Solar Energy in Easy Steps posted at Natural Energy Revealed. Mick says, "Let's make the big switch to solar, for a better life and a safe tomorrow for generations to come. Make your own solar powered energy, save money and feel good about it."

Climate Change

Vegetarian Star presents Moby Gets Inconvenient Truth About Al Gore And Vegetarianism posted at Vegetarian Star. Vegetarian Star says, "Moby asked Al Gore why he didn't include going vegetarian in his list of ways to help the environment in the film, "An Inconvenient Truth." Al Gore's answer was that it's easier to get people to drive hybrids than to eat less meat."

Crafts

Acraftshop presents Homemade Jewelry Is All About Choices and Which Is the Best! posted at Acraftshop. Acraftshop says, "Shells of all shapes and sizes are assembled into jewelry to make the wearer look beautiful, native and exotic."

RecycleCindy presents Floppy Plarn Hat Pattern posted at My Recycled Bags.com. RecycleCindy says, "Crochet yourself this cute little floppy hat from recycled plastic bags. Add some ribbon if desired to create a unique sun hat."

Frugality

The Smarter Wallet Yahoo presents Shop At Online Auction Sites For Savings and Profit posted at The Smarter Wallet. The Smarter Wallet Yahoo says, "Recycle by working with online auction sites."

Gardening & Food

Guffly presents Out on the Town for an Eco-friendly Date posted at Guffly. This submission lists a few organic and vegan restaurants.

Bobbie Whitehead presents Fall Cabbage Plants Selling posted at The Backyard Grower.

Free organic news presents Organic Food and E.Coli posted at Free organic news.

Going Green

Katie presents A Must-Have Supply for Camping posted at Kitchen Stewardship. Katie says, "Shaklee H2 is such a versatile product. We use it for camping and as mosquito repellent. Which of the 1,000 uses fits your family?"

Josh presents Foot Wear For The Eco-Conscious posted at Eco-Monkeys. Josh says, "I am beginning a search for vegan footwear and have included several places that I intend to look to find the perfect pair of cruelty-free shoes."

paystolivegreen presents Saving More by Shopping? posted at Pays to Live Green.

Health & Beauty

NHE presents Bee Venom Therapy posted at Natural Health Ezine. An interesting idea, but not one I'd say I support, since the bees give their lives for this practice (right?).

Home & Family

Alex presents Homemade Oven Cleaner posted at Home Life Weekly. Alex says, "Oven cleaner can be toxic, however it easy to make your own eco friendly oven cleaner. We show you how in this post."

Tania Reuben presents Diva Guide - Use less plastic in your home posted at Pure Natural Diva. Tania describes this submission as a "guide to using less plastic in your home."

Katie presents Analyzing Aluminum in Vaccines posted at Kitchen Stewardship. Katie says, "The decision to vaccinate is not one decision, but many. There is not just one issue to consider, but many, including the aluminum that is added to vaccines. Are you informed?"

Mark Donovan presents Eliminate Hornets with an Organic Insecticide posted at HomeAdditionPlus. Mike says, "In this article/video Mark Donovan of www.HomeAdditionPlus.com shows how to remove a hornet nest quickly and safely using an Eco friendly Organic insecticide from EcoSmart."

Reduce Reuse Recycle

Cindi presents Make-It Monday.... posted at Rustique Art. Cindi says, "Make it something, anything! Just stop throwing it away!"

Thank you for reading!

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