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Tori Spelling Discusses Making Organic Baby Food


Former 90210 actress turned reality TV show star, author and once again, 90210 actress Tori Spelling is pushing mother’s to make their own organic baby food. Spelling took to her MySpace to talk about the benefits of getting rid of the jarred food and making your own baby food in a food processor. She says [...]

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Edward Norton to Judge ‘Green Effect’ Sustainable Contest


Actor and activist Edward Norton will be among the judges for the Green Effect competition, which awards $20,000 each to five people or groups that have the best ideas for green change. National Geographic and SunChips are teaming up for the project,which they hope will inspire and generate new green initiatives – with the $20K [...]

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Schwarzenegger May Close 220 California State Parks


Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s latest budget cuts might include the closing of up to 220 state parks. Earlier this week he recommended eliminating $70 million in parks spending through June 30, 2010. An additional $143.4 million would be saved in the following fiscal year by keeping the parks closed. “This is a worst-case scenario,” said Roy [...]

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Earthfest Boston 2009


Bostonians are set for a great green weekend at Earthfest Boston 2009. Radio 92.9’s green festival has built up some massive momentum over the 16 years it has run. The festival runs today so if you’re in the area, get down to the Hatch Shell along the Charles River. You’ll get a taste of free [...]

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US Bicycle Sales Higher Than Car Sales in 2009


During the first quarter of 2009, more bikes were sold in the US of A than cars and trucks. While the current recession is still negatively affecting bike sales, they didn’t fall as fast, or as hard, as automobile sales. Around 2.6 million bicycle purchases were made, compared to less than 2.5 million cars and [...]

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Casual Mafia ‘In My Prius’ Music Video


The Casual Mafia has come up with a new “In My Prius” rap video that throws off the shakles of a time when we drove around in big, gas-guzzling SUV’s and embraces the new era of the eco-friendly vehicle. The rap begins: “Cruisin’ down the street in my ‘04/Obama bumper sticker and so much more/When [...]

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Women Honored For Work In Eco Conservation And Protection


Now in its second century, the National Audubon Society is dedicated to protecting birds and other wildlife and the habitats that supports them. Audubon established the distinguished Rachel Carson Award (Rachel Carson was the famous conservationist who wrote Silent Spring – considered one of the books that helped launch the environmental movement) in 2004 to [...]

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Good News for Green Jobs


If you’re looking to get a green job, there’s good news. Organizers of a world business summit on climate change said today that 2 million new jobs would be created in the U.S. alone if it increased its reliance on cleaner sources of energy. At the global business summit, which took place in Copenhagen, corporate [...]

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Times Square In New York To Be Car-Free


New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, recently announced a major makeover of one of New York City’s most famous landmarks, Times Square, and area which is famous for its traffic jams. “It’s good for traffic, it’s good for businesses and we think it is going to be great deal of fun,” city transport commissioner Janet [...]

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Green Summer Driving Tips


Now that summer has arrived and the temperature has risen, while driving in a car this question invariably comes up.  Should I put the windows up with Air Conditioning on, or leave them down?  With many things in life, the answer depends on the circumstance. SAE (the Society of Automotive Engineers) compiled a test of [...]

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