After the depression caused by information overload was warded off with a good kick of willpower and a glance at my thriving tomato plant, I realized that yes, I am only one kid, but its not just up to me to try to save the planet all by my lonesome and lots of really interesting people are doing really interesting things to help us enjoy living better and living healthy lives.
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The real cost of living. A British man who looks like a sweater clad Jesus wanders around the consumer industry exploring the environmental impacts of many of our standard products (like a white cotton t-shirt and chocolate bars) and then shows us some amazing people doing it the right way.
http://www.sundancechannel.com/lazy/
This guy wrote a book. And then he made this show. Basically, he finds people in business and education and real life who are skeptics of the environmental movement. Skeptical? This show is for you. Why? Because he makes being a little bit green a little bit easy.
http://www.sundancechannel.com/big-ideas/
Design, Music, Eating, Architecture... thoughts from smart people and examples of other smart people bringing green concepts to everything from designing furniture and buildings to making dinner and recording music. Brilliant.
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How did I find out that my lotion could kill me? A fabulous little, well, huge, website database created by people concerned with the use of toxic chemicals in just about everything. www.cosmeticsdatabase.com This particular branch of the Environmental Working Group independently tests as many cosmetics as they can and gives each a safety rating. Be prepared to drop off quite a few of your products to your local Hazardous Waste collection facility - its shocking how much big business gets away with.
Yes, I'll point you Josh's direction again: http://www.lazyenvironmentalist.com/products/ How convenient! Want new jeans but not sure where to buy an environmentally conscious pair? He started making us a list. Sweet.
Sustainable Works Workshop. www.sustainableworks.org Nick and I just finished up this class and we miss it. All the information, the passion to live conscious of our environment and ways to get involved in greening up your lifestyle presented by a lovely woman named Nancy - inspiring. If you feel drawn to learn more, are skeptical about the science behind the Green Initiative or think you could squeeze out a little more green in your lifestyle, I highly recommend this class. Trust me, you will enjoy the process of illumination.
Globalfast. www.globalfast.org/gfx/index.php Give up one meal a week and give the money you saved from that meal to help provide water and freedom to those in need. This is just one of a million causes to get behind.
Toms Shoes. http://www.tomsshoes.com Buy a pair, give a pair. So simple, so good.
World Vision. www.worldvision.org It really doesn't cost much to send a child to school and provide medicine for them. I love sponsoring my kids and I'm so thankful for organizations like World Vision that help me give them what they need.
To sum up, I love living on Earth and I don't want to leave anything less than the best for my grandchildren and their grandchildren and I don't want to force them to live on a giant spaceship and get so fat they can't walk, thanks Wall-E.
