Deb Hubsmith, director of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, advocates for and promotes the practice of safe bicycling and walking to and from schools throughout the United States. So what are the benefits of walking and biking? Deb cites a new report that the Rails to Trails Conservancy released to Congress entitled Active Transportation for America: A Case for Increased Federal Investment in Bicycling and Walking that offers some pretty convincing evidence.

 

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Organic gardening columnist Annie Spiegelman offers tips on composting and container gardening. For more information, visit The Dirt Diva.

 

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Cool the Earth is a grassroots, school-to-home program that was founded by parents who were inspired to take action after seeing the documentary An Inconvenient Truth.

 

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More than a museum, the greenmuseum.org is a giant collaborative art-making tool. Sam Bower, the Executive Director, describes this fascinating website featuring an incredible variety of environmental art.  Check it out!

 

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Whether you’re retrofitting your current house or planning to build a new one, the articles and information at Your Ecological House  will help you create an environmentally friendly house that really works. The site’s publisher Philip S. Wenz recently offered us some tips for conserving energy. 

 

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Here’s a great tool for those who enjoy bird watching, bird photography or are just curious about what’s happening in their own backyards. You can capture bird photos and videos while you are away with this weatherproof, motion-activated digital camera. For more information, visit Wingscapes BirdCam.

 

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Solio, the world’s most advanced hybrid solar charger, is powerful enough to charge all of your handheld electronic products at home or on the move, anywhere under the sun. For more information, visit Solio.

 

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The rainwater from your roof represents a valuable commodity: with the Rainwater HOG you can catch and store your rainwater for reuse in your garden and even in your house. For more information, visit Rainwater Hog.

 

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One small act of giving can echo around the world.  For more information, visit ECHOage.

 

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World of Good partners with businesses and non-profits to build a stronger fair trade crafts movement in the United States, promoting clear transparent international standards for fair trade crafts, and investing in economic and social development projects in craft producer communities. And they have created an ethical marketplace launched in partnership with eBay featuring thousands of products, from hundreds of socially responsible sellers. For more information, visit World of Good.

 

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