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Tips for an Eco Friendly New Year
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| Now that 2011 is here, we’ve made some green new year’s resolutions that we’ll be following. Try it yourself for a very green 2011!
Put some clothes on for pete sakes: Rather than turning up your heater, put an extra layer on, or snuggle up under a blanket. Hot drinks such as tea will also help you warm up (try to use a microwave more than an oven as much more heat will be saved). You’ll appreciate it the next time your gas bill comes.
Birds need water too: It’s hard for our little flying friends to find sources of drinking water during the cold months. When all the water is frozen, take a few minutes to break the ice in your bird baths, or put out a fresh bowl of water. You may make some pretty “fly” new neighbors.
Your first name doesn’t have to be ‘Robert’ to plant: If the ground isn’t too hard from frost, you can plant your seeds early to see a beautiful garden of color by spring time. Butterflies, bees and hummingbirds will thank you.
Walking is so hot right now: Ditch the car and take a hike! Walking your kids to school, or with neighbors in your area will help you do your part in cutting gas fumes and emissions. Who doesn’t love some fresh air?!
Whatever you plan to do in 2011, make a few steps to become more aware of the environment and lead a happier, healthier life.
For More healthy lifestyle approaches check out Ricki Lake's new success programs!
www.allstride.com
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| bgreen is proud to be part of Coastal Cleanup Day, an international event that will take place on Saturday, September 25th from 9am to noon. It is the largest, single-day volunteer event on the planet. Heal the Bay is the Los Angeles County coordinator for the event, and this year they have over 60 cleanup locations to choose from! Last year in L.A. County they had over 14,000 volunteers come out & clean up over 300,000 pounds of debris. It’s a really fun way for individuals, neighborhoods, schools, communities and company volunteer groups to get involved and demonstrate their commitment to healthy water.
While cleaning up our beaches, there will be a contest to find the most unusual thing. bgreen is sponsoring some of the contest prices. Here is a list of items found in previous years:
• Wedding dress
• Suitcase full of graham crackers
• Skull
• Mannequin Leg
• Cow’s head
• Orthodontia head gear
• Home pregnancy testing kit
• Breast pump
• Village People doll
For more information please visit: Heal the Bay
See you at the beach! (Or river, park, lake, or creek...)
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UCSC Global Medical Brigades Summer 2010 Trip!
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| It was our pleasure to be able to support UC Santa Cruz Global Medical Brigade in their medical and dental relief to over 1,400 patients in Honduras.
UCSC Global Medical Brigades is one of the many university chapters of Global Brigades, Inc in North America and Europe where volunteering students are dedicated to the research, design, and construction of socially responsible, environmentally sustainable solutions towards problems in the developing world. Ultimately, extended relationships between brigades and communities will result in not only the implementation of a variety of projects, but also the accumulation of a vast wealth of knowledge from which future students and communities can learn.
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| Organic cotton is a superior product worth the effort and the expense. Planet Earth is the only home we have and we share the land, the air, the water and it's other limited resources. Each of us ought to contribute everything we can to protecting and preserving our delicate planet for this generation and many more to come.
As a company I believe it is our social responsibility to offer the consumer the choice of buying a superior product with sustainable future in mind.
Mike Farid,
Founder
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| • Cotton uses approximately 25% of the world's insecticides and more than 10% of the pesticides (including herbicides, insecticides, and defoliants).
• The Environmental Protection Agency considers seven of the top 15 pesticides used on cotton in the United States as "possible", "likely", "probable", or "known" human carcinogens (acephate, dichloropropene, diuron, fluometuron, pendimethalin, tribufos, and trifluralin).
• According to USDA in the United Sates in the year 2000 over 2.03 billion pounds of synthetic fertilizers were applied to conventional cotton fields (142 pounds/acre), making cotton the fourth most heavily fertilized crop behind corn, winter wheat, and soybeans.
• These harmful chemicals pollute the air, deplete the soil and contaminate our fresh water resources (ground water, rivers, lakes, etc)
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| "Just wanted to let you know that we absolutely LOVE the graphic tees we have ordered from you. The feel, fit, color and designs are fabulous. Thank you for caring about a quality product. Buying organic and/or sustainable clothing is a priority for us but I'm also not willing to settle for clothing I don't like or doesn't fit well.
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