HAPPY SEPTEMBER!
Green tip: Purchase carbon offsets (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/how-to-green-your-carbon-offsets.php) – your money will go to a project that reduces carbon emissions, thereby reducing the total carbon footprint that you’ve contributed to
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” ~ Native American Proverb
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed.” ~ Mohandas Gandhi
Life tip: ‘The Compact’ – don’t buy anything new (other than food & some necessities) for a year (or if that sounds too difficult, try it for a month) – you’ll spend less money, spend less time shopping, have a less cluttered home, have a smaller impact on our natural resources and learn to think in terms of ‘need’ vs. ‘want. Check out http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/12/the_compact_buy.php
On a related note, check out Buy Nothing Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_Nothing_Day
“A hug is a great gift - one size fits all, and it's easy to exchange.” ~ Anon
Interesting website/article: For a perspective outside of the government & corporate controlled media, check out http://www.democracynow.org/ & http://www.indymedia.org/en/index.shtml
Yummy recipe: Avocado, delicious, immensely healthy & goes with just about everything http://allrecipes.com/Search/Recipes.aspx?WithTerm=avocado&SortBy=Rating&Direction=Descending
Be happy. Be true. Be you.
Ross
Green tip: Purchase carbon offsets (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/how-to-green-your-carbon-offsets.php) – your money will go to a project that reduces carbon emissions, thereby reducing the total carbon footprint that you’ve contributed to
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” ~ Native American Proverb
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed.” ~ Mohandas Gandhi
Life tip: ‘The Compact’ – don’t buy anything new (other than food & some necessities) for a year (or if that sounds too difficult, try it for a month) – you’ll spend less money, spend less time shopping, have a less cluttered home, have a smaller impact on our natural resources and learn to think in terms of ‘need’ vs. ‘want. Check out http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/12/the_compact_buy.php
On a related note, check out Buy Nothing Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_Nothing_Day
“A hug is a great gift - one size fits all, and it's easy to exchange.” ~ Anon
Interesting website/article: For a perspective outside of the government & corporate controlled media, check out http://www.democracynow.org/ & http://www.indymedia.org/en/index.shtml
Yummy recipe: Avocado, delicious, immensely healthy & goes with just about everything http://allrecipes.com/Search/Recipes.aspx?WithTerm=avocado&SortBy=Rating&Direction=Descending
Be happy. Be true. Be you.
Ross
