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March 2008

Turn Out The Lights

Tonight is - dum da da dum! - Earth Hour.Earthistock_000003023855xsmall

Which means - as Nelly Furtado would say, and will say, at a free concert tonight in Toronto - TURN OUT THE LIGHTS. For one hour. Tonight, starting at eight. The objective is to get as many communities and people around the world reducing their power-use, for just a little while, to what a difference it makes.

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Spring Greening

* Update! We still have a few books left! Email metro[underscore]mama[at]hotmail[dot]com.

Here at BlogHer’s Act Canada, we’ve been focusing on one challenge per month to green up our lives. Want even more ideas? Check out these eco-friendly books.

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Freecycling for Fashion

Yesterday I pointed out to my step-mom the fact that the outfit I was wearing was free. 

"How did you manage that?" she asked.

I was wearing a nice pair of jeans from Randy River and a cotton, long-sleeved top from Roots.  Except I hadn't visited either of those stores or spent a dime to acquire these pieces.

"Freecycle," was my simple reply. 

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