We recently had a fun giveaway here at Tree Hugging Family – Disneynature’s Earth Giveaway, where I asked readers to share their Earth Day plans. Some of the answers were really nice, so I wanted to share.

Mary: “My family and I are extremely energy and resource conscious so for Earth Day – no TV or un-necessary energy/electric consumption! In addition, we plant flowering trees, etc and recycle with a vengeance!”
Brian N: “In a way that makes a real difference – not just turning off a light switch – we are going vegan….for our health, for the earth, and for the …read more

Happy October! Are you enjoying the crisp fall days yet?
Blogtoberfest:
Blogtoberfest is a gigantic annual Lifestyles Channel event. This year we’re giving away over $7,000 in prizes – so there’s a good chance you could win something amazing. Wondering what you might win; check out our HUGE Blogtoberfest Prize List.
Blog Action Day:
We’ll participate in Blog Action Day by blogging on poverty on October 15. If you want to join in with your blog, register at Blog Action Day 2008.
Holidays:
Because they’re coming, like it or not. Check in with us all month for posts on Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and more. Start planning …read more

A while back at the b5media forum we got to talking about baby wipes. I don’t love them because there are better greener, non-toxic alternatives such as plain washcloths and water. Then the topic moved somehow to why it’s hard to be green.
It wasn’t a long conversation but Shai; one of the b5media team members got me thinking about how no one can be green all the time. Frankly, you’d have to a hermit in a cave to achieve perfect eco-sensibility and as I’ve mentioned before simply by being born you’ve used too much energy and you can’t take that …read more