If healthy rich soil serves as the digestive system of the planet then, trees are the lungs. They play a major role in absorbing carbon dioxide, filtering air pollution and making oxygen. Trees help control erosion and support healthy soil, which sequesters even more CO2. But how often do you/we go out and plant a tree? Since many of us are responsible for cutting one down every year, what if this year's Christmas tree was alive and potted, to be planted after the Holidays? Sure, its just one tree, but with so many of us out there, enough people catching on to an idea like this, can make a big difference. Join us for info on how live Christmas trees can help create positive changes in the climate.

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Arbor Day Foundation

http://www.arborday.org/

http://www.livingchristmastrees.org/

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/trees/facts.cfm

http://pickyourownchristmastree.org/facts.php

www.adoptachristmastree.com

http://livingchristmastrees.org/outsideportland.html

http://evergrowchristmastrees.ca/

http://www.fuf.net/about/index.html

http://livingchristmas.com/index.php

With food prices going through the roof, folks across the nation are returning to an age old tradition, planting beautiful, money saving and edible landscaping. Instead of just colorful vegetation, growing beautiful and edible yard plants can save money on the food bill, provide a very local source for nutrition and help reduce one's food related carbon footprint. Find out how edible yard plants and trees offer a way that many consumers can get involved in shaping a better world.

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Rosalind Creasy

http://www.rosalindcreasy.com/

Michael McConkey

http://eat-it.com/

Charley Nardozzi

http://www.charlienardozzi.com/

http://www.sodgod.com/lawn-care-service/

http://www.rosalindcreasy.com/edible-landscaping-basics/

http://www.rosalindcreasy.com/edible-landscaping-basics/plant-recommendations-zones-3-5/

http://www.rosalindcreasy.com/edible-landscaping-basics/plant-recommendations-zones-6-8/

http://www.rosalindcreasy.com/edible-landscaping-basics/plant-recommendations-zones-9-10/

http://www.rosalindcreasy.com/edible-landscaping-basics/plant-recommendations-zones-10-11/

http://www.rosalindcreasy.com/ros-trial-garden-2008-2009/

If your gramma couldn't pronounce it, well, you might not want to eat it. With over 80,000 largely untested, man-made chemicals in use today, whole, organic food is still known as one of gramma’s best medicines. Non-organic factory foods, routinely made with chemicals known to increase shelf life and sales, damage our health and make good nutrition difficult for the average shopper. After decades of processed factory foods and man-made chemicals, alarming levels of long lasting, toxic synthetics such as pesticides, fertilizers, antibiotics and hormones are found in our bodies and the biosphere, promoting America's health crisis. The effects are self-evident. Join us to hear why reading labels is a simple, positive action we can take to help reduce the pollution that’s affecting our personal health and that of the planet.

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Organic Consumers Association

1832 Biltmore St., NW #4

Washington, DC 20009

 

Green American Magazine

www.greenamerica.org

http://simpleorganic.net/natural-and-organic-food-labels/

http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/Food-Label-Decoder-451003

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-read-organic-food-labels.html

http://organic.about.com/od/organiclabels/tp/10-Frequently-Asked-Questions-About-Organic-Labels.htm

http://www.activistpost.com/2012/01/carcinogenic-dioxin-set-free-epa-kneels.html

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nutrition-facts/NU00293

http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=2&tax_subject=273&topic_id=1318

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/organic-authoritycom/5-food-labels-that-mean-n_b_1202681.html

Since quality food is our best medicine and since children are the future of our species, when kids learn about the benefits of locally produced food, there is hope. Thanks to the Internet, farmer’s markets and widespread media reporting on the dangers of industrial food, consumers are starting to see the importance of seeking better food options - real values like superior nutrition and health, reduced pollution and local jobs. Educators are learning that teaching kids about healthy, local food can create pathways to a saner future. Join us to hear about Farm Camp, one woman’s effort to help create future leaders and stewards of a healthier world.

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http://commonthreadsfarm.org/

http://truth-out.org/news/item/15601-farmers-and-consumers-vs-monsanto-david-meets-goliath

http://gmo-awareness.com/2011/05/12/monsanto-dirty-dozen/

http://www.naturalnews.com/039864_GMO_corn_nutrients_minerals.html

They do have a place in the modern world but just as lead poisoned the Romans, plastics, of all kinds, are toxic to every living thing. Widespread for less than 50 years, we toss over 30 million TONS of plastic waste, including bags, bottles and packaging for food into the ground each year. Made from oil and designed not to decay for up to 1000 years, plastics are a major cause of climate change, decomposing into poisonous molecular bits, affecting soil, water and air. And at sea, the UN estimates there are 46,000 pieces of plastic waste in every square mile of ocean. Swirling plastic gyres that dwarf Texas, daily strangle, starve and poison millions of creatures that support sea life. On land, plastics slow-poison our food chain. Join us for simple ideas on how you can reduce plastic use and waste in your life.

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Beth Terry

http://myplasticfreelife.com/

http://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Free-How-Kicked-Plastic-

Habit/dp/1616086246/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346024201&sr=8-1&keywords=My+Plastic+

Free+Life

http://www.buygreen.com/plasticfreethebook

bybethterry.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnUjTHB1lvM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

3JXWRVrFiKs&feature=youtube_gdata

http://blisstree.com/live/ways-to-use-less-plastic-242/

 

http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20110616/

NEWS06/706169981/Is-it-time-to-bag-plastic?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9A7Z3jltUU

 

Campaign Against the Plastic Plague

www.earthresource.org

 

Sources of non-Plastic goods/Info

http://www.badplastics.com/alternatives-to-plastics.html

http://lifewithoutplastic.com/

www.lush.com

www.environmentaltoothbrush.com

www.preserveproducts.com

http://lifelessplastic.blogspot.com/

http://loveyourearth.org/Plastic_Bag_Facts.html

www.roseofsharonacres.com

DIY Cosmetics

www.safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=233

 

Plastics and Health, Related Links

http://walking.about.com/od/hydration/a/bpa09-2008.htm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/15/bpa-narrowed-

arteries-coronary-artery-stenosis_n_1783354.html

http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/update

0706a.shtml

http://www.brita.com/filter-for-good/say-no-to-bottled-

water/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&

utm_term=Plastic+Facts&utm_campaign=FFG

http://plastics.americanchemistry.com/Plastic-Resin-

Codes-PDF

http://earth911.com/recycling/plastic/plastic-bottle-

recycling-facts/

http://www.saynotoplastics.com/plastic-facts/

http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/plastics.htm

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/

2007/06/will_my_plastic_bag_still_be_here_in_2507.html

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/

0,9171,1821664,00.html

http://www.algalita.org/index.php

Centuries ago, the Iroquois were among the early North American cultures who reaped the magic of a good garden. They discovered that certain sister plants thrive when grown together. Corn prospers inside a cluster of squash or pumpkins, creating a sustainable ecosystem as beans grow up the stalks for shade, support and protection. The prickly squash also helps deter rodents and deer from munching the goods. These gardens are historically called the Three Sisters. Join us to find out why today’s gardeners still enjoy the extra symbiotic productivity that Three Sisters offer.

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RENEE SHEPHERD

Felton, CA


[email protected]

Melinda Myers, LLC

Milwaukee, WI

http://www.reneesgarden.com/articles/3sisters.html

http://www.threes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2335:three-sisters-corn-beans-squash&catid=79:food-nutrition&Itemid=57

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(agriculture)

http://www.nativetech.org/cornhusk/threesisters.html

http://www.cornell.edu/video/first-peoples-first-crops-5-three-sisters-and-sustainable-agriculture

http://www.yummly.com/recipes/three-sisters-corn-beans-squash

While Washington's broken public systems have a profound effect on local people, corporations are free to fund politicians. Swarms of lobbyists for the power elite have a growing stranglehold on politicians who will put private interests and enormous profits, ahead of the public good. But all the while, folks are learning that real solutions for retooling, and creating cleaner living systems, exist on the local, community and grass roots levels. Listen in to hear how grass roots groups can empower citizens to get involved in creating the kind of world they want.

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http://academic.regis.edu/volunteer/ivan/sect10/sect10h.htm

http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/cwhn/swc-oped.html

http://www.acespace.org/

http://www.livingeconomies.org/

http://www.envirolink.org/

www.organicconsumers.org/

www.yesmagazine.org

http://steadystate.org/

http://www.arborday.org/

http://www.treesftf.com/

www.grassrootsinfo.org

www.planetfriendly.net/summerfest.html

Did you know that most wines are grown with petroleum-based fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides? These industrial chemicals poison the soil, water and ecosystems including birds, bees and fish. They often survive the wine making process and traces can be found in your drink and your body. Factory made sulfites, a toxic preservative that also affects our biosphere, are then added to most wines to extend their shelf life. Tune in to hear why organically produced wines, produced with no sulfites, are better for us, and the biosphere.

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Kit and Robin Holt, Organic Wine-Makers

http://www.granitecreekvineyards.com/

 

Eliza Frey

http://www.freywine.com/

 

http://www.organicconsumers.org/Organic/OrganicWine.cfm

http://appellationnyc.com/biodynamic_wine.htm

http://waterhouse.ucdavis.edu/winecomp/so2.htm

http://ttp://www.organicwinejournal.com/

http://www.organicwinejournal.com/index.php/2008/03/

what-is-organic-wine/

http://www.organicwinejournal.com/index.php/2008/03/

everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-sulfites-but-were-

afraid-to-ask/

http://www.wine-searcher.com/organic-wine.lml

Imagine, just for a moment, a world where man-made chemicals are safe for human health and the natural world. Well, if the Green Chemistry Institute has its way, this dream will continue to become reality. For years, proponents of green chemistry have been thinking about tomorrow while designing the next generation of products and processes. Join us to find out how this dream is fast becoming a reality of change.

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GREEN CHEMISTRY INSTITUTE OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en.html

Dr. Julie Haack

DR. PAUL ANASTAS;

http://www.chemistry.org

GREEN CHEM FOR HIGH SCHOOL

http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=educationcurriculumchemmatt.htmlEPA SITES

Corporate Presidential Green Chemistry Award Winners

http://www.epa.gov/greenchemistry/past.htmlhttp://www.epa.gov/greenchemistry/http://www.epa.gov/greenchemistry/presgcc.html

http://www.epa.gov/greenchemistry/programs.html

http://www.epa.gov/greenchemistry/index.html

ARTICLES:

Green Chemistry In Review:

http://www.sitestories.com/gc2005yir/

http://www.usatoday.com/news/science/2004-11-21-green_x.htm

http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/7929/7929greenchemistry.html

http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/8020/8020green.html

http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/resources?id=c373e9f7186084f98f6a4fd8fe800100

GREEN CHEMISTRY NETWORK

http://www.chemsoc.org/networks/gcn/

University of Oregon Sites

GEMS [Greener education materials for Chemists] for Chemists

http://greenchem.uoregon.edu/gems.html

http://www.uoregon.edu/~hutchlab/greenchem/

BOOKS

Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice by Dr. Paul Anastas

Green Chemistry-Stopping Pollution Before it Starts, by

Michelle La Merrill, Kathryn Parent, Mary Kirchhoff

Chemistry for Green Environment, by M. M. Srivastava

Thanks to documentaries like Food Inc., consumers are learning the truth about the climate impact resulting from unsustainable, industrial, food supply systems. Investigative food journalist Michael Pollan, reports that the amount of energy required by these hi-tech, fossil fuel based food factories, causes more greenhouse gases than our entire transportation sector. Have a listen to learn more about the amount of carbon pollution that comes from our industrialized food systems.

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Solar Energy International

PO Box 715

Carbondale, CO 81623

http://www.solarenergy.org

Polyface Inc.

Joel & Teresa Salatin

Lane
Swoope, VA 24479Daniel & Sheri Salatin

Lane
Swoope, VA 24479


http://www.polyfacefarms.com/http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_18688.cfm

http://www.energybulletin.net/node/5045http://www.organicconsumers.org/environment/ACF230.pdf

http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/eatlocal/http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/10/23/the_full_obama_interview/http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16573-eating-less-meat-could-cut-climate-costs.htmlwww.physorg.com/news157618216.txtwww.shelterrific.com/2009/12/.../post-off-and-poll-do-you-eat-meat/