Welcome to the December 1st, 2008 edition of All Things Eco.

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First, I want to apologize to Laurel and RecyleCindy. They both sent in entries for the carnival 2 weeks ago that weren't posted. I put all submissions into a new folder to organize them, and their submissions got put in the wrong folder, so I didn't see them until last night when I was going through that folder. Sorry ladies!

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Laurel presents Read “The Climate for Change” on NYT posted at Green Thinking Blog. Laurel says, "Al Gore recently published a new article for the New York Times called 'The Climate for Change.' In this two-page opinion article, Gore makes this powerful statement about the relationship between the climate, the economy, and energy security: 'Here is the good news: the bold steps that are needed to solve the climate crisis are exactly the same steps that ought to be taken in order to solve the economic crisis and the energy security crisis.'"

Laurel also presents Recycling Waste Cooking Oil. Laurel says, "Many companies are accepting donations of waste cooking oil to use to make biodiesel or other renewable fuels. Some companies are even paying you to drop off your oil! Cool, huh?"

RecycleCindy presents Yellow Barbie Plarn Dress posted at My Recycled Bags.com. Cindy says, "Check out Barbie's pretty new plarn dress. It's crocheted completely out of recycled plastic bags. Here is the free crochet pattern so everyone can help their Barbie been green!"

RecycleCindy also presents Crochet a Spike Stitch Plarn Tote Bag. Cinday says, "Repurpose those old plastic bags into a cool reusable tote. I offer the free crochet pattern to make the Spike Stitch Plarn Tote Bag. In case you are new to crafting with plarn or plastic bag yarn, I also have a few tutorial found here if you need to know how to make your own plarn."

AdmirableIndia.com presents Trip to Kanyakumari: Chapter 2: Wandering Monk Exhibition, Kanyakumari and Government Museum, Kanyakumari: Part 1 posted at AdmirableIndia.com.

Julian Pollock presents Organic and Humane Bedding Helps the Planet and its Creatures | Organic Family Circle posted at Julian Pollock. Julian says, "Enjoy the feelgood of ensuring you're sincerely caring for both the planet and our fellow inhabitants."

Ivory presents Snot Rags vs Planet Earth posted at Little House in the Suburbs. Tell me that title doesn't get you interested

Belle presents Homemade Laundry Soap: How to make it (tutorial) posted at Homesteaderbelle's Blog. Belle says, "This is a post about how to make homemade laundry soap. I beleive it is much better for the earth than commercial detergents."

Woman Tribune presents Ditch those Nasty Nappies posted at Woman Tribune. From the article:

Did you know that babies go through about 6,700 diaper changes? Did you also know that for every 10,000 babies who use disposable diapers, we are filling up 113 dump trucks by the time those babies are potty trained?

Jim presents 2009 Federal Energy Tax Credits posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity. Jim says, "A recap of the 2009 energy tax credits."

Danny Dagan presents Save the planet: No More Directories and No More Yellow Pages! | That Danny! posted at That Danny!. Includes an interesting response from "The voice of the Yellow Pages Industry."

Mama Bear presents T Shirt Bag - A Christmas Project #1 posted at I've Got a Little Space to Fill. Very neat idea, and Mama Bear chose a great t-shirt to use for the project!

David Gross presents The Picket Line — 23 November 2008 posted at The Picket Line. David says, "Maybe the best thing the government could do to protect the environment would be to stop doing anything. Here are some recent examples where the government worked to impede people who were trying to do the green thing."

Marilyn Terrell for Meg Weaver presents Wallace J. Nichols on Turtles... and Tacos - Intelligent Travel Blog posted at Intelligent Travel Blog. Marilyn says, "Interview with Wallace Nichols about protecting sea turtles in the Sea of Cortez."

Shortcut Sleuth presents 10 Easy "Green" Habits posted at Shortcut Sleuth. Shortcut Sleuth says, "This article uncovers easy tips for living a 'greener' life and will save you money, too!"

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