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Dear Governor Jay Nixon,
I am absolutely apposed to higher-than-actual-use electricity rates on individuals voluntarily choosing to conserve energy and live a more sustainable life. To charge a higher rate to Missourian’s who actively seek out appliances, electronics and lifestyle practices reducing electricity consumption and carbon footprint sends the wrong message. Take this measure [...]
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Get that skull and cross bones symbol off your cleaning supplies. No need to let all the labels highjack your attention, buy a bunch of supplies, fight with pirate chemicals, or wear an eye patch, unless you just want to. There is a strong, green,cleaning wind ready to set sail to a healthy clean house.
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I am green with laptop envy but, Greenpeace is harpooning Mac’s spouts about being green.
The new Mac Notebook family has gone green, and its not just the color of the unibody enclosure. To give the new notebook family a smaller carbon footprint Mac is striding forward with the following improvements:
Arsenic-free glass
Mercury-free LED-backlit display
Brominated flame retardant-free [...]
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Visiting Peruvian Fair Trade Artisan to Launch 2008-2009 Social Justice Speaker Series
The second annual Social Justice Speaker Series, launches Tuesday September 16, 2008 at 7 p.m. with the first of four no-nonsense speakers making dollars and sense of today’s economy. Topics in this year’s Economic Justice theme include Fair Trade, poverty in Africa, Health Care, [...]
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My company has launched several new enewsletters for: clients, socially and environmentally responsible business, conscious consumers and a media wire for reporters interested in those topics.
Go to the opt in page for P3 News Wire to select to receive one or all of the following enewsletters via e-mail. New options will be added as they [...]
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REDRESS: U R WHAT U WEAR
Schlafly Art Outside Fashion Show by Boutique Chartreuse 7PM Friday, September 5th at the Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood, MO
Forecast: partly cloudy, dry and 75 – perfect for a late summer evening outdoors!
It is Boutique Chartreuses’ second annual fashion show for Art Outside and they are doing a little wordplay with their theme.
Starting off with [...]
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Be The Green, the first article in my green Vital Voice newspaper column debuted this week. Pickup a free copy if you are in the St. Louis metro area.
Is green a new economy fact or marketing spin fiction?
Read the article and let me know what you think.
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If you have been thinking about the growing plastic bag issue – because Plastic Is Forever – here are some things to consider:
Each year in the US we use 91 billion plastic bags and 10 billion paper bags
The average family collects 60 plastic bags or 30 paper bags in just 4 trips to the grocery
The [...]
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Commenting on Elizabeth Spiers post Benefits of Buying Local; A great blog post about “Exploding the myths, presumptions, and pretensions of the bullies.”
Different models like buying local, Organic, Green, etc help organizations and individuals get at responsible principles more easily, but the onus is still on each of us to be asking alert and precise [...]
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Did you know there are several Green web site hosting companies who use solar or wind power to generate all the power needed to host your web site or blog? We know that reliance on fossil fuels requires destructive drilling, significant energy to refine fuels for consumption, and toxic emissions issues. Why not type “green [...]
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