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3 Things You (and the Planet) Don’t Need

When writing 50 Things Your Life Doesn't Need, my main goal was to help people find their passion by getting rid of nearly everything else that they didn't care about. But, as I began to challenge people to clean out clutter, a deep interest of mine reared its head (and this is a good thing). As it turns out, when you eliminate excess from your life, you do some good for Mother Nature. Best of all, you may be the kind of person who's passionate about our planet, and I firmly believe that … [Read more...]

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Happy World Fair Trade Day

Today is World Fair Trade Day, and Cool People Care has everything you need to make it a great one! They say, "From coffee to tea to chocolate to T-shirts, fairly traded goods are essential to many entrepreneurs, employees, and enterprises all around the world. To participate, see what events are happening near you. Or, pop into your local Ten Thousand Villages store (which has a lot of options for Mother's Day) and browse around. It's easier than ever to find fair trade items, … [Read more...]

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BoGo Solar Powered Flashlights for Haiti

Let's face it, those of us in the developed western world are selfish capitalists.SunNight Solar understands and harnesses that selfishness to do some good with their solar powered BoGo (Buy One, GIVE One) flashlights.Read on to see how you can help give light to the darkness of Haiti. … [Read more...]

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Free Non-Toxic & Organic T-Shirt From Cool People Care and Fun Times at the Green Living Expo

Last Friday I got to hang out at the Green Living Business Summit and Expo here in Nashville. After successfully ducking out of some HORRIBLY boring panel discussions, I ran into some great green friends (and made some new ones)...and got them on camera to share with you! First up is a video with Sam Davidson & Stephen Moseley, co-founders of Cool People Care, and Andy from Friendly Arctic Printing and Design. Don't miss the quick instructions on how you can receive a FREE … [Read more...]

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4 Fun Ways to Celebrate Earth Month

Earth Hour awesomely closed out the month of March and unofficially ushered in April, which is known as Earth Month.Why is April called Earth Month?As Lighter Footsteps says, it's because April contains 3 uber-eco-holidays:World Heritage Day, Earth Day, and Arbor Day!That's an awful lot of green for one month, eh (for our Canadian readers)?What are some FUN ways to celebrate and enjoy living green in Earth Month?Let us show you... … [Read more...]

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Calling All Kids: Guilt Your Parents Into Earth Hour

Ok kids, stick out that bottom lip, turn on the puppy eyes, and  guilt  encourage your parents to get your family involved in Earth Hour 2009! As I mentioned before, in my warning about the steel chair weilding panda bears, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has an awesome Earth Hour Kids website! I recently got to sit down with the man behind the Earth Hour Kids theme song (the one you hear playing on the Earth Hour Kids site), and he's got some great ideas to make Earth Hour 2009 FUN for … [Read more...]

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Challenge to Live Green from Earth Hour to Earth Day

Spring is always an awesome time for the planet. Earth Hour is coming up on March 28th and Earth Day won't be far behind, on April 22nd. So what does that mean? … [Read more...]

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World Water Day: Fix a Drip to Give a Sip

Looking for ways to conserve some precious clean water this World Water Day (which is today)? There are an infinite number of ways of simple, easy, and mostly free ways to do so. Sure, the purpose of World Water Day is to conserve the commodity of fresh water on this planet, but are you a bad person if you don't? Not in my opinion. I'm simply here to pass on some ways to accomplish the "how" if water conservation today, or any other day, is something that moves you to action. One … [Read more...]

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Today is the Day to Recycle…Even One Single Can

Did you know that today is America Recycles Day? Chances are you did not. Why not use today as the day to start taking simple steps towards living green--which we're all about here at The Fun Times Guide to Living Green. Did you know:Recycling a single plastic bottle provides enough fiber to make just over 10 t-shirts Recycling a single aluminum can saves enough energy to power a tv for 3 hours … [Read more...]

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Eat Fresh to Go Green

Did you know you can save the planet and yourself by eating fresh food? It's true... but I bet you don't how huge of an impact you can make, on both your body and the earth, by not eating pre-packaged. Sam Davidson, founder and president of CoolPeopleCare.org wrote a great article on the impact of eating fresh food earlier today. In his article he concisely addresses the environmental impact of packaging, shipping, preparing, and freezing all of that non-fresh food that we … [Read more...]

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