Everyone wants to live more lightly on the Earth, but many of us find it difficult to know how to begin.

This site offers a collection of businesses, stories, products, individuals, organizations and ideas answering the question, “What can I do?”

Green Banners for a Greener World.

Posted on July 24, 2008 08:34 PM

Banner Creations, Inc. :: Makers of fabric products such as retractable banners, table covers, flags, and banner hardware. Green Efforts

Recently we wanted some banners for an exhibit and I wondered whether we could have some made from a more sustainable material than the usual vinyl. We discovered the award-winning Banner Creations, a Minneapolis company that makes banners using a recyclable fabric woven from fiber made from soda bottles called Ecophab™ printed with water-based inks. Our banners now travel with us and look as fresh and beautiful as the day they arrived each time we unfurl them.


No more Junk Mail.

Posted on March 11, 2008 05:32 PM

Forest Ethics : Index
Join ForestEthics mission to protect the world’s endangered forests by signing their petition to create a Do Not Mail Registry in the United States.

Give your old cell phone a new home.

Posted on January 28, 2008 06:28 AM

Secure the Call
Don’t throw that old cell phone away. Instead, help someone gain free and easy access to a 911 call by donating it to Secure the Call. Use the site to locate a drop-off point or download a mailing label and tax deduction form.

Proper disposal of Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFLs)

Posted on January 28, 2008 12:26 AM

State Mercury-Containing Bulb (Lamp) Recycling Programs | Wastes | US EPA
Use this website to locate regional recycling and disposal sites for CFLs and other mercury- containing light bulbs and keep mercury out of the landfill and the environment.

A plan for saving civilization.

Posted on January 18, 2008 06:21 PM

Books from the Earth Policy Institute - Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization
Lester Brown’s latest book is Plan B 3.0, a “comprehensive plan for reversing the trends that are fast undermining our future. Its four overriding goals are to stabilize climate, stabilize population, eradicate poverty, and restore the earth's damaged ecosystems". On this site you can purchase Plan B 3.0 or download it for free.