Earth911

Happy Earth Day! Today's website is called Earth911.org. It is there to help inform people about today's Earth issues, such as global warming, and how everyone can help to slow it down. You can search for local activities and information by entering your zip code. Earth911 also provides tips and helpful information for living green in your house. You can start small there. There are also lots of other links throughout the website that lead to similar helpful resources to use. This is a very informative website to help you help the Earth and the environment.
Here is another tip for living green:

Change your light bulbs! Use compact fluorescent light bulbs instead (also known as CFLs). They save a lot of energy, you will notice it on your electricity bill, and they last between 8,000 to 15,000 hours, compared to ordinary light bulbs that last 750 - 1000 hours.





Yes, I saw this on Friday's Oprah show as well.

Quoted from her site, Oprah.com:

GE Energy Smart bulbs use 70 to 75 percent less energy than incandescent light bulbs and last up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs. For example, by using a 26-watt compact fluorescent light bulb—equivalent to a 100-watt incandescent light bulb—users can save up to $59 on energy costs over the life of the bulb. Saving energy saves money and is better for the environment.

See, there are tons of things you can do to help out, and it's not really that hard! It's time to stand up and do something, if everyone helped out just a little, the results would be HUGE.
Live Green... today!

Care2

Our second edition of the Earth Day posts is about Care2. Care2 is a network for people who want to make a difference in the world.
They sign petitions, take action and help out doing a lot of things just by CLICKING. That's right. A part of their website is a Click to Donate section. There are 10 things you can help out, just by clicking once a day. One is to help slow global warming, another is to save endangered places like rain forests. Other websites sponsor these so they are the ones that fund for your clicks. Each click on something helps out, and you can keep track of your progress if you sign up. This is probably the easiest thing to do to help out, because it's free and quick. And it feels good. Thousands of people contribute every day.

Interested in donating MORE? Just by clicking? I have found some other sites to visit as well:

The Hunger Site (Use the top panel to access the other 5 click to donate sections)
TheNonProfits.com - A huge lists of click to donate websites.
EcologyFund.com - Save land

And if you are interested in making a bigger impact by donating actual money a couple of those websites allow that and it would be much appreciated!

Make a difference.

GreenDimes

Our Planet- Do you give a dime?

That's the slogan for GreenDimes.com.

In celebration of Earth Day, I would like to point out a special website. Each day until actual Earth Day, I will feature a website or tip urging people to get involved, and live a green life.

It's called GreenDimes. For 10 cents a day, GreenDimes reduces the amount of junk mail that you get. The money is for a good cause too. Well, technically their service is. Each month, they plant a new tree for every member they have. Also, by reducing your junk mail, you are reducing the amount of junk mail that needs to be produced, which reduces the number of trees needed for waste.

"Unbelievably, we chop down 100,000,000 trees and waste 28 billion gallons of water EVERY YEAR producing this stuff. Most of this goes straight to the trash or recycling bin.
For a dime-a-day, GreenDimes will reduce the marketing at your home, help you maintain your privacy and plant a bunch of trees on your behalf."

As said on their More Info page. I saw this on the Oprah Show today and decided to check it out. Do something useful, and get something back in return! Visit www.greendimes.com for more information.

It's time to live green,
Casey