Nov 30
PassionateGreen Christmas Ornaments
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Crossroads Trade

Etsy

Lucuma Designs

Ten Thousand Villages
Eco-artware

NOVICA

Gifts With Humanity

Expo Peru

Marbles, Globes & Gifts

Kokopelli's Green Market

Global Goods Partners
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Nov 30
And So It Begins
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If you are looking on how to break into the new green movement but are not sure on how to start.  Well, the Mitchell Technical Institute is providing a training course, it is located in Sioux Falls,...

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Nov 29
With the odds of autism being 1:150 here in the US, it cannot compare to the now epidemic proportions of the disorder currently found in the UK.  The rate of autism in the UK is now 1:88 or I in every 54 boys. The belief that autism is solely genetic is unverifiable.  Environmental factors must [...]
Nov 29
Lindsay Olives WreathLooking for a beautiful wreath to hang on your front door for the holidays? I've got one to recommend: the Lindsay Olive Holiday Wreath. The wreath is handmade of olive ... [visit site to read more]

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Nov 29
Lemonade Award
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Thank you very much to Infoscian at It's all about our home, the Earth!, Stefanie at Focus Organic, and Solar Girl at Solar Energy - Green Lifestyle for You for giving PassionateGreen the Lemonade Award! This award is passed from blogger to blogger to recognize websites "which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude." Awesome!

I would like to bestow this award on the following blogs that I find to be particularly gracious:

1. food with kid appeal!

2. A Much Better Blog

3. Global Patriot

4. Spreading the love around

5. A Little Greener Everyday

6. livelife365

7. Earth Harmony Home

8. Green Phone Booth

9. Eco-Office Gals

10. eat! craft! live!


 Please pass it on! The rules:

- Put the logo on your blog or post.
- Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude.
- Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
- Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
- Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.





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Nov 28
This entry is part 25 of 25 in the series Eco-Friendly Friday

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Christmas Trees: Stuck between choosing a real Christmas tree or a fake one? Here is some information to help you decide.
Nov 28
Architecture 2030
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Rapidly accelerating climate change (global warming), which is caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, is now fueling dangerous regional and global environmental events. Data from the U.S. Energy...

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Nov 27
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Just a quick note to say Happy Thanksgiving to our U.S. readers! Hope everyone gets to spend some quality time with their families today. And don't forget to enter our giveaways: Jumpstart to Green kit and ... [visit site to read more]

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Nov 27
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Ambrosia for Evergreens If this seems a little early, some folks do have a tradition of buying their Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving.  So…… To prolong the green and beauty of...

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Nov 27

"Our very survival will demand invention and innovation on a scale never before seen in the history of human civilization," Van Jones writes in his book The Green Collar Economy.

"Only the business community has the requisite skills, experience, and capital to meet that need...in the end, our success and survival as a species is largely and directly tied to the new eco-entrepreneurs--and the success and survival of their enterprises."

Jones has spent the better part of the past few years calling for "green jobs." A call that is fast becoming part of president-elect Obama's early agenda that may chart the course for his first term.

As founder of Green for All, Jones identifies what he calls "one solution that can fix our two biggest problems." Green jobs.

Jones has written an important book. In part because it puts his message of change and transformation into context as it relates to the great movements of social and environmental change of the last century -- while suggesting a path forward for change in the 21st century.

To Jones, green jobs can help transform our economy, put people to work, and create opportunity for those who have been neglected. He suggests that the new green economy can also help provide pathways out of poverty for many of the disenfranchised.

"That is good news for people who are being thrown out of work in the present recession," writes Jones. "That is good news for people in urban and rural communities who are suffering from chronic lack of work. That is good news for our veterans coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan. That is good news for people returning home from prison, looking for a second chance."

He also surveys the range of platforms for dealing with climate change, energy, and economic crises, including those of organizations with which he is involved, such as 1Sky and the Apollo Alliance.

Jones identifies a need for a "Green Growth Alliance" to be formed between the five main interest-partners: labor, social justice activists, environmentalists, students, and faith organizations.

Jones suggests we can't buy and drill our way out of this dilemma. "We can, however, invent and invest our way out," Jones writes. "Choosing to do so on a massive scale would have the practical benefit of cutting energy prices enough -- and generating enough work -- to pull the U.S. economy out of its present death spiral."

There are countless books out there about going green, and tackling climate change and energy issues. What's different about Van's book? Simply put, it is his message that economic progress and environmental protection can be joined with social equity issues to forge a triple-bottom line solution benefiting all three.

"The necessary solution," Jones suggests, is "a crash program in conservation and renewable energy -- so that we can save our ability to survive on the only planetary home we have ever known."

And with president-elect Obama calling for an economic stimulus that includes investments in infrastructure and energy efficiency, Van Jones's message may be getting its green day in the sun.

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Nov 27
Earthlings, have a happy, green, frugal and Turkey-less Thanksgiving.

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Nov 27
Bee M.D.Following the post about Bee M.D. throat drops and just in time for cold and flu season, we have a giveaway for them! Five lucky winners will be randomly chosen to win 2 bags, one in each flavor (Natural Honey and ... [visit site to read more]

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Nov 27
Lemonade Award
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Special Thanks to Live Life Veg, for awarding Goal For The Green with the Lemonade Award.  Now I get to pass the award on to ten other blogs. The winners are: Solar Energy-Green Lifestyle For You Chasing The Wind Forced Green Focus Organic Kat’s Healthy Living Strawbale Homes My Autism Insights Abundant Alliance More Than Sew So My Tangible Wealth The rules of this award for [...]
Nov 26
Do you have a friend expecting a new arrival? Now is the perfect time to get a jump on buying for the littlest ones on your list.  BabyEarth has the skinny on the hottest baby gifts this holiday season, and we understand the need to be green!

Let's start with a BabyEarth favorite!  The <a ... [visit site to read more]

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Nov 26
Relax, reflect and enjoy! Consider this your Holiday Treat fro me….Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 26
It's been four year since I created "the green skeptic" blog. A lot has changed in that short span of time -- and we have much for which to be thankful.

Despite the collapse of our economy, increasing numbers of poor people, and even more dire predictions of climate change crisis, we are on the verge of real change in the world.

I refuse to be pessimistic; skeptical, but not pessimistic.

I believe that four years from now we'll be on our way toward making lasting progress on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and creating jobs. We won't be all the way there, but we'll be making progress.

It will take us awhile to weather this downturn and craft a thoughtful and pragmatic response. But I believe we will get there.

And there appear to be many others who agree that the next great wave is a green wave.

It's just slow-moving right now, which is good; slow-moving waves tend to build stronger and conserve their energy for the shore.

Happy Thanksgiving. And thank you for reading.

SEA
Nov 26

My favourite holiday movie is Christmas Vacation. There was a house about 30 minutes from where I grew up that was exactly like the Griswald's house in the movie. You probably won't see too many houses around that take their decorating to that level. Knowing my luck if we did have someone in our neighbourhood that had that many lights on their house they would leave them on all night and it would shine right into our window.


Lights
If you do put lights up on your house try out the new solar lights. No extension cords are required and they charge even when cloudy. They are pricey though so you could always opt for the LED lights that have been on the market for the last few years. Put your lights on a timer so that they come on and go off at a certain time.

Tree
Instead of buying more ornaments try hand making them. Use LED lights and turn them off when you are not at home and when you go to bed at night.

Decorations
Try handmaking a wreath with pinecones and berries. Avoid buying just one more cute santa figurine that will do nothing but hold hard candy and collect dust. Look for stores or holiday craft sales where you can pick up locally handmade decorations.
Nov 26

The Leakey Collection

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There are some myths running around out there that need to be clarified with some reasons why they are just that ….  Myths! Myth 1 - Replacing windows is a good investment. New windows will...

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