Dear readers,

We recently came across a wonderful site that we know would be of great interest to a lot of you. Its call Eco Mom Alliance. According to their mission they,

The EcoMom Alliance is a global network of mothers, working together to create an Environmentally, Socially, and Economically sustainable future.

Its really great to hear about sites like these. I know many parents and moms in particular share the same values as the Eco Mom Alliance. Take a look at their site and consider joining!

Cheers,
Corey

This morning I came across Ted Wells’ blog about schools who are canceling catalogs across the country. Its quite staggering to see how much paper and trees can be saved by having a class or green team undertake such a simple initiative.

You can check out Ted’s blog at http://www.parkschool.org/blogs/ted_wells/home/

Definitely a model that can be easily replicated. Could work as a great Earth Day initiative this year!

Cheers,
Corey

Hello Readers!

For the next 20 days I will be passing on these lovely tips I received on “Things I can do to protect the Earth”. I will be providing one tip a day ! They will be very easy to do and if practiced will certainly make a difference.

Tip 1: Unplug lights, TV’s and other electronic equipment when not in use. When plugged in, even if not in use, electronics still draw phantom power. Meaning they still pull sometimes as high as 50% of the energy it takes to power them when they are actually in use! By unplugging not only will you save electricity, but you will save a ton of money!