Tree Hugging Family - Living Green

May 18th, 2008

World Environment Day 2008

World Environment Day is coming up soon - June 5th. This year’s slogan is “Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy.”
The goal behind this year’s slogan:
“Recognizing that climate change is becoming the defining issue of our era, UNEP is asking countries, companies and communities to focus on greenhouse gas emissions and how to […]

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April 20th, 2008

Weekly Green News Just for You…

Sometimes I like a little rhyming title with my news :)
Here’s what’s cool and new in green topics around the web this week. Oh, and a totally random picture I like. We can all use a little rural farm field now and then.

Why You Should Wait Until 2010 to Buy a New Car - […]

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April 7th, 2008

And without much fuss, it’s World Health Day…

You know, I spaced World Health Day (which falls on April 7th) this year until the last minute. I used to write on lots of health topics and followed WHO obsessively. Sadly, not this year. The theme of World Health Day this year is, “Protecting health from climate change.”
Obviously this would be a great topic […]

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February 9th, 2008

Earth Day Is Coming: What Can Youth Do To Get Involved?

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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October 25th, 2007

Green News for Tree Hugging Families

Sorry I’ve been MIA. It’s been one of those weeks. I do have some quickie news flashes of note.
Be a non-consumer:
In re-news (as in each year it comes around) Buy Nothing Day is quickly approaching. This year it falls on November 23rd in North America and on the 24th internationally. For those of […]

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