Oct

16

Get Your Family Involved With Greenpeace

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October 16, 2007 | 1 Comment


Greenpeace has been an important environment protection agency, protecting whales and just bringing attention to the environmental hazards we are doing to pollute our earth.

This video montage shows the many things Greenpeace activists get involved with. More importantly, Greenpeace has ways to get children involved. Visit their website to […]

Oct

12

New Game ‘SimCity Society,’ Creates an Eco-Challenge

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October 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The popular Sim games series are coming out with a new version called ‘SimCity Society.’ The new twist is that not only will you have the challenge of building up from scratch your own city, you will also have to take environmental factors into account. That means that the more cheap but polluting infrostucture you […]

Oct

4

Growing a Garden Indoors

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October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Living in the city can be the opposite of living green. But there are ways to incorporate green living with urban living. Growing a garden indoors is a great way to flex your green-thumb and get the best your organic garden can offer. This also gives a way to introduce nature through growth to your […]

Aug

14

Planet Green Game

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August 14, 2007 | 3 Comments

Here’s a fun way to spend time as a family and learn a few things about being more environmentally friendly.

Your mission? To explore the town of Evergreen looking for ways to reduce CO2 emissions and reduce the impact of global warming. Along the way, you’ll visit key destinations, each of which presents its own specific […]

Aug

13

“The 11th Hour” - How We Can Save Our Planet

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August 13, 2007 | 5 Comments

 

“The 11th Hour” is a film I would recommend going to see as a family. It promises to be pumped full of information from the worlds leading environmental scientists on how each and everyone of us can live a sustainable life free of pollution.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s “The 11th Hour” is a feature length documentary concerning the […]

Aug

11

Rechargeable Wii Remote Pack

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August 11, 2007 | 2 Comments

Do you and your kids love the Nintendo Wii? Our family sure does. We not only play the standard “Mario” games but we compete against each other on games like “Big Brain Academy” and “Wii Sports.” If you’ve used this gaming console, you’ll know that the super cool remotes drain the life […]

Aug

11

Get Involved in the Billion -Tree Campaign

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August 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The United Nations has set up an environment program to help organizations around the world plant one-billion trees. Committing as a family or in a community organization to plant trees will help them meet their goal.
We have but a short time to avert damaging and economically debilitating climate change. The solutions are numerous and, as […]

Aug

10

Turning Junk into Family Fun

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August 10, 2007 | 2 Comments

At MyRecycledBags.com you can find many family projects that involve crocheting old cassette tapes into enjoyable clothing for dolls.
If you’re into crafting, check out my free crochet patterns at my website http://www.myrecycledbags.com. I have links on how to make plastic bag yarn or plarn as it is becoming known as. I have patterns for totes, […]

Aug

10

Green Family Vacation

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August 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Are you planning a family vacation and can’t quite decide if it will be Cancun, Hawaii, or Europe? Why not travel green by visiting places closer to home. Chances are there are many attractions near you that you haven’t discovered yet. Just go to your local information centre or travel websites to see all of […]