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Want your Voices Heard at Copenhagen? Send Diane!
Want your Voices Heard at Copenhagen? Send Diane!
green-talk.com — As many of you know, climate talks in Copenhagen are upcoming. Although the Big Boys will be... there representing their interests, what about us ? Can we be assure that our interests in the environment are taken into account when decisions are made? We need someone there to represent us. ... (more) Want your Voices Heard at Copenhagen? Send Diane!
Builder Dan Phillips’ Philosophy:  One Man’s Trash Is Another’s Home
Builder Dan Phillips’ Philosophy: One Man’s Trash Is Another’s Home
green-talk.com — Dan Phillips of The Phoenix Commotion is my hero. He builds low income housing made out of... salvaged, recycled materials. Recently featured on MSNBC , he talked about how his homes are not a hodgepodge of different materials. Instead his houses are whimsical, thought provoking, and ... (more) Builder Dan Phillips’ Philosophy: One Man’s Trash Is ...
Green Speed Links for November 29, 2009
Green Speed Links for November 29, 2009
green-talk.com — Photo by Fernando de Sousa . Usually my Green Speed Links for the week are an eclectic... group of green news. For some reason, green building news caught my eye this week. For those of you who are not as enamored with green building as I am, I sprinkled the links with other interesting ... (more) Green Speed Links for November 29, 2009
Could your Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes Kill You?
Could your Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes Kill You?
green-talk.com — Sorry to be so melodramatic, but I wanted to catch your attention. I know Thanksgiving is food... and football. It happens to be one of my most favorite holidays. I absolutely love sweet potatoes, turkey, cranberry sauce, and all the trimmings. So whats the problem? When I ask for Aunt ... (more) Could your Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes Kill You?
Growing Amaranth and Enjoying the Super Grain all Year Long
Growing Amaranth and Enjoying the Super Grain all Year Long
green-talk.com — By the time I was done reading about a food, I would be running to my computer... to find a source to grow the plant. However in Amaranth’s case, I saw the plant and it was love at first site. I jumped in with both feet without any knowledge of how to grow it, harvest it or store it.  ... (more) Growing Amaranth and Enjoying the Super Grain all Year Long
Shouldn’t America Recycles Day Be Called America Reduce or Reuse Day?
Shouldn’t America Recycles Day Be Called America Reduce or Reuse Day?
green-talk.com — Today is America Recycles Day , which is the only day nationally recognized to encourage people to... recycle. For the past eleven years, this date has been celebrated across the country increase awareness of recycling at our home and business. (See here as to events in your area.) As the ... (more) Shouldn’t America Recycles Day Be Called America Reduce ...
NJ Residents:  Recycle your Unwanted or Expired Medication Nov 14, 2009
NJ Residents: Recycle your Unwanted or Expired Medication Nov 14, 2009
green-talk.com — On November 14, New Jersey residents have the oppurtunity to clean out their medicine cabinets of unwanted... and/or expired medication through the OperationMedicineCabinetNJ.com program from 10 am to 2 pm . According to the program, Every day 2,500 youth age 12 to 17 abuse a pain ... (more) NJ Residents: Recycle your Unwanted or Expired ...
Amaranth: Cooking with this Super Grain
Amaranth: Cooking with this Super Grain
green-talk.com — A Young Amaranth Plant This year I decided to plant Amaranth, a highly nutritious grain. I saw... its ornamental cousin last year and flipped at how beautiful this plant was. My husband tells me that I grow to grow. It does not matter if I intend to eat it. I enjoy the pleasures of ... (more) Amaranth: Cooking with this Super Grain
InStyleBelly: Pregnancy Consignment with an Eco Chic Attitude
InStyleBelly: Pregnancy Consignment with an Eco Chic Attitude
green-talk.com — Photo courtesy of Fit Pregnancy-June-July 2009 and Maternity Designer, Liz Lange . I love consignment shops. Some... of my best consignment purchases have been for special occasions. Think about it. How many times do you wear the same dress to an event? When I saw an article in a local ... (more) InStyleBelly: Pregnancy Consignment with an Eco Chic ...