Living Green

Gear Up For National Bike Month

Summer is just around the corner and your diet sucks, your workout is non-existent, and you have zero time left in the day to remedy either one.

What's a workaholic like you to do?

Ride your bike to work!

Biking to work allows you to save time, get your workout in, cut down on the stress of traffic, and oh so much more.

And guess what...May is National Bike Month!

So what's the point of National Bike Month?

Well for one thing, it means The Fun Times Guide to Living Green is going to bring you lots of kick ass ways to have FUN on your bike!

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May is the Month to Beat That Meat...

...right out of your diet.

Geez, what'd you think I was talking about?

Chelsea Green, THE publisher of all books eco-friendly, and Your Daily Thread, LA's guide to having FUN living green, have teamed up to help you go Meatless in May.

Why would you want to cut meat out of your diet, even if just for a month?

Chelsea Green says,

"Cutting meat out of your diet entirely saves 5,000 lbs of carbon emissions per year. By cutting meat out of your diet for just the month of May, you’ll be cutting 420 lbs. of CO2 out of your carbon footprint."

Wondering how eating meat produces SO much CO2 and other greenhouse gases?

Check out the short video from the girls behind Your Daily Thread for an easy explanation.

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DIY Shipping Pallet Patio Furniture...and How to Not Die From It

Looking for some snazzy, comfy, and eco-friendly patio furniture?

If so, then you've probably been SHOCKED by the price tag while you've been out shopping.

I sure have been!

If you do, indeed, find yourself in that boat with me, check out this incredible how-to on building your own patio furniture from shipping pallets.

...and a few need-to-know tips to help you not die from it (because I hear that's pretty important).

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All the Green Features (and One Epic Fail) of the HGTV 2009 Green Home Sweepstakes

It's Monday. Blah.

What better way to cure a nasty case of the Mondays than to win a $700,000 LEED Platinum certified home?

Yeah, I think that'll work. HGTV began their Green Home 2009 Sweepstakes on April 17th and you can enter to win every day until June 5th.

Let's check out what makes this home so green...AND where it terribly misses the mark!

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Jim Carrey Shows How NOT to Celebrate Arbor Day

Happy Arbor Day everyone!

Since this last holiday of Earth Month happens to fall on a Friday this year, I thought we'd celebrate by indulging in some comic relief.

Check out this clip of Jim Carey as "Environmental Guy" in his early days on In Living Color...and then let it be a lesson on why eco-snobbery sucks!
 

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Discounts, Freebies, and Eco-Swag for Earth Day

W00t! It's Earth Day again!

Hopefully that means you're living as green as you do every other day...

But if living green is to Earth Day as church-going is to Easter in your life, welcome to that one day a year you give yourself a chance to learn to live greener.

That said, there are all kinds of eco-friendly goodies, deals, and specials you can get your hands on today.

Don't miss out...some of them are time sensitive!

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WE ADD UP: Clever Organic T-Shirts With a Purpose

Don't let anyone EVER tell you that you're not doing "enough".

Every little green step you take counts...big time!

Why?

Because small steps taken by a lot of people REALLY add up.

That's what WE ADD UP is all about...and that's why I like them.

WE ADD UP is mostly known for their incredibly awesome 100% U.S. grown organic cotton t-shirts.

At the time of this writing, they have 30 different "actions" you can display on the shirt of your choice. I like the "Shower Together" one you can see above...for obvious reasons.

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Recycling = The Anal Retentive's Dreamland

Apparently sorting your recycling is quite similar to getting aquainted with a new dog...if you were a dog too.

Ha ha.

I saw this ad at the FailBlog a while back and knew I had to hang on to it for some funny Friday comic relief.

Actually, the info on the ad is quite helpful...i just can't believe no one caught the, uh, angle from which it could (and would) be seen!

When I first saw this it actually reminded me of this great "Little Johnny" joke from my childhood--he he he.

I bet you'll never look at recycling the same way again.

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5 Fun & Cheap Earth Day DIY Ideas

Looking for a fun way to celebrate Earth Day this year?

What could be better than getting your hands a little dirty and greening your own home?

Yeah, I think that'd be a little more productive than simply screwing earth day.

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Screw Earth Day!

Green giant Grist has an idea for this April 22nd...

SCREW EATH DAY!

Why would such a gigantic source for all things green be so anti-Earth Day?

It might shock you, but they actually have some good reasons that might leave you asking yourself,

"Should I screw Earth Day too?"

I think I would start by first asking, "Why might you consider screwing Earth Day?"

Grist says,

"Screw Earth Day was born from mixed emotions about a day that we purists think doesn’t do enough to get the message across about what individuals can and should be doing to protect the environment."

Good point...or is it?

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