February 20th, 2008
A new study by French scientists shows that king penguins may be seriously affected in the coming decades due to global warming.
Get the details in this Time/CNN article, Is it Getting Too Warm for Penguins?
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February 12th, 2008
The grand prize winner of Core77’s Greener Gadgets Competition for 2008 is the EnerJar, an easy-to-build* power meter that accurately reports the power draw of electrical appliances.
Designers Matt Meshulam and Zach Dwiel hope the device will help users gain a better understanding of the amount of power appliances use, even in standby.
The device will not […]
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February 9th, 2008
Earth Day is quickly coming up (only 72 days to go). Many of the people involved in Earth Day events are youth. If you’re not already involved and you happen to be a child or teen; there are plenty of ways you too can get involved and make a difference, for both the planet and […]
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December 16th, 2007
One way to get involved in the green movement is to actually get a job that relates to green living. You can do something simple, say like run a green living blog :) or publish articles on green topics.
You can try to get on with a minor or major green organization but many are non-profits […]
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December 14th, 2007
A short post (I’ll be back in a bit) but wanted to share this in case you haven’t seen it. It’s a feel-good, people messing with nature, but then helping out story; in pictures.
I don’t think it has a title but I think the url noted something like, “Feel good about being alive.” The kiddos […]
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December 3rd, 2007
At Tree Hugging Family when I say, “One small step” it usually means that we try to something small to make a positive difference for the environment. Each small step when added up can create a world of change; no matter if it’s recycling your cans, using less paper, or just turning off a light […]
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