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Tonight is - dum da da dum! - Earth Hour.
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.
* 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.
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.
Amy is a wife, work-at-home editor, freelance writer and gardener who, according to a new friend just recently, oozes internet nerdliness. Her writings can be found at Assertagirl, Playing in the Dirt and Suite101.com. Together, she and her husband Graham live in a constant state of home renovation with their cats Farley and Rudy in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
September:
Back to School/Work/Daycare with less packaging.
October:
Recycle!
November:
Reducing home energy use.
December:
Greening up the holiday season.
January:
One meatless meal a week challenge.
February:
Buh-bye plastic shopping bags.
March:
Eco-Fashion
April:
Teaching our kids to go green
May:
Greener gardening.
June:
Reducing the auto footprint.
July:
Eating locally.
August:
tba
