Articles tagged “Do-Gooding”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Stop Eco-Violators Online By Sara Novak IN Work & Connect Feb 23 2009 There is nothing more frustrating than a company or individual that knowingly violates environmental laws put into place not just to protect the environment, but to protect us. Now you can put an end to known eco-violators easily and unanimously. According to Natural Awakenings, the EPA has recently launched a new web tool that allows citizens to go online and give tips that help law enforcement find eco-fugitives. + READ MORE

Adopt Wildlife By Josh Peterson IN Travel & Outdoors Feb 12 2009 Hummingbirds rule. Anyone who says different better change their tune. How can you not like crazy little birds that hover, eat nectar and go into torpor? You can adopt a hummingbird. If your not a hummingbird fan, you can adopt a bald eagle, a monk seal or a bison. You can even adopt a beluga whale. + READ MORE

How to Rescue a Baby Bird By Josh Peterson IN Travel & Outdoors Jan 23 2009 Animals are always having misadventures in the movies. Look at the Fox and Hound or the Lady and The Tramp or the Muppets Take Manhattan. All those animals. All those misadventures. In the movies, misadventures can be fun and lead to a journey of heartwarming discovery. In real life, every misadventure can be an animal's last. + READ MORE

Meet Tom Callos, the Green Black Belt By Meaghan O'Neill IN Work & Connect Jan 15 2009 Within less than a year, Tom Callos did his first Judo roll and read Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. The two subjects-personal self-defense and environmental self-defense-quickly became intertwined in his mind and his life. That was 1970. Today, the sixth-degree black belt, who resides in Hilo, Hawaii. To date, more than 100 martial arts schools globally have also embraced Callos's Environmental Self-Defense Intuitive, which asks teachers to require their young students to perform 10 acts of environmental self-defense along with the physical requirements in order to earn the rank of "green belt." + READ MORE

7 Ways to Get Rid of Unwanted DVDs By Josh Peterson IN Tech & Transport Jan 12 2009 Putting something back in circulation is better than hoarding it or tossing it into a hole somewhere. When someone buys a used copy, it cuts down on the new copies that need to be made by one. When 1,000 people do it, it cuts down on the new copies by 1,000. Start the trend with your unwanted DVDs. + READ MORE

How to Spot and Report a Meth Lab By Josh Peterson IN Work & Connect Jan 6 2009 For each pound of illegal methamphetamines created, three to six pounds of toxic waste is also created. Methamphetamine production destroys trees, make houses unlivable and contaminates forests and farmland. Houses that are former meth labs confiscated by the state often sit vacant, unusable due to the numerous health risks. The average citizen can help put an end to this by keeping their eyes and noses open. + READ MORE

How to Dispose of Old Hearing Aids By Josh Peterson IN Food & Health Dec 31 2008 It is usually the aged who need hearing aids. Although quite a few younger people will surely lose their hearing from blasting Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch all day on their iPods, it is the elderly who most often suffer from the affliction. What can you do with hearing aids that you don't need? It seems like such a waste to chuck them in the garbage. + READ MORE

Donate Unwanted Christmas Gifts for Tax Breaks By Josh Peterson IN Work & Connect Dec 30 2008 After the presents are unwrapped and the turkey is devoured, you may find that you don't need everything you've been gifted. You can donate those unwanted gifts to charity and help the less fortunate, but you can also boost your own fortune by claiming the donations on your taxes. + READ MORE

Give Your Neighbor a Push By Josh Peterson IN Travel & Outdoors Dec 24 2008 People are bound to get stuck in snowdrifts this winter. Their cars will become high-centered, their wheels will spin impotently on the icy roads, curses will be muttered, improvised implements will be utilized and tow trucks will be called. We have the to power to alleviate this type of suffering, simply by pulling over, turning off our cars and using our manpower (or womanpower) to help push the car free. + READ MORE

Click These 21 Links to Save The Planet By Josh Peterson IN Tech & Transport Dec 22 2008 Isn't technology wonderful? We can connect with people at lightning-fast speeds. We can communicate our ideas and ideals around the world even if no one likes them or wants to hear about them. It's a very egalitarian form of communication. One of the other great things about the internet is that you can use it to donate to charities without leaving your home. + READ MORE

Donate Your Hair to Charity By Josh Peterson IN Fashion & Beauty Dec 15 2008 In the O. Henry story, Gift of the Magi, Della sells her hair in order to buy her husband a chain for his pocket watch. Her husband, Jim, sells his pocket watch to buy a set of brushes for Della. Although both characters wind up with something they no longer can use, both find that they?ve discovered the true meaning of Christmas. + READ MORE

Planet Green Partners with the NRDC By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Dec 8 2008 Planet Green has a new partner, The National Resources Defense Council!" NRDC is an important addition to Planet Green's distinguished group of partners as we work together to inform, engage and inspire people to create a positive and lasting legacy for the planet. + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Eco-Dance By Mickey Z. IN Fashion & Beauty Dec 4 2008 EcoDance Seattle offers a form of dance that begins with an instructor who facilitates "a brief discussion around that week's theme, leads a meditation, facilitates a free-form movement experience and then brings the circle together again for an opportunity to share the experience with other participants." + READ MORE

Enter Do Something's Increase Your Green Competition By Josh Peterson IN Work & Connect Nov 24 2008 Recently, Planet Green spoke to Melanie Stevenson, the Head of Community Outreach at Do Something, a program that helps schools and teens enact programs of do-gooding. One of those programs is the Increase Your Green Competition. Schools compete against one another to increase their green and raise ecological awareness in their communities. + READ MORE

Meet Change Maker Tracey Turner of MicroPlace By Meaghan O'Neill IN Work & Connect Oct 8 2008 Did you know the average American household has about $100 in spare change lying around? That pocket change can be all it takes for a poor person to work her way out of poverty. Tracey Turner, founder and general manager of MicroPlace, is using that money to make a massive change. + READ MORE

Focus on Focus Earth: The Bush-Clinton Coastal Recovery Fund By Team Planet Green IN Focus Earth Sep 26 2008 Focus Earth sits down with Bill Clinton and George Bush, Sr. this week to talk about their new fundraising initiative that unites people together across party lines to help Americans in need. Get the facts on what this dynamic duo... + READ MORE

Help the Aussie Helpers By Josh Peterson IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 23 2008 Australia is facing its biggest drought in a century. Most scientists agree that this drought was caused by the actions of man, and it looks as if the drought will only get worse in the decades ahead. + READ MORE

Lynne Twist on Supper Club and The Pachamama Alliance By Team Planet Green IN Supper Club Aug 28 2008 I couldn't be happier to be on Supper Club with Tom Bergeron, a brilliant format for bringing to public awareness some of the most critical issues of our time. It is a real privilege and pleasure to exchange viewpoints with... + READ MORE

Focus on Focus Earth: Oceans in Peril By Team Planet Green IN Focus Earth Aug 22 2008 The August 23, 2008, episode of Focus Earth features a special focus on the dangers faced by the world's oceans. From the effects of carbon emissions on wildlife to the ongoing crusade of one famous family, the image that emerges... + READ MORE

3 Easy Ways to Spread Your Eco Passion By Megan Cohen IN Work & Connect Aug 21 2008 One of the eco-friendliest things that you can do is to share your green knowledge and habits with friends. If you're cool about it, you can get a lot of info out there without feeling like a human encyclopedia, or an obsessive crusader. Try some of these friendly, positive ways to pursue fruitful green sharing with the people in your life who might not know or care as much about this stuff as you, a savvy Planet Green fan, do. + READ MORE