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In honor of Halloween next week, I decided to make my Friday cocktail post holiday appropriate. Get out your cauldrons and get ready to mix this up:
1 package of orange kool-aid, 1package of grape kool-aid, 1 1/2 cups of sugar, 4 quarts of water, one fifth of vodka: Mix this brew up real goode and add a chunk of dry ice to really up the drama factor! and -oh- don't forget to park you broomsticks before imbibing, no drinking and flying!
First, you can offset your carbon emissions, now you can offset your book reading!! I'm not kidding, and I could not have found this message from Eco-libris at a more perfect time, considering I just suggested to you all to go out and purchase Grist's new book!
I am a total book-aholic and basically turn every room in my house into a library. I once had to get a storage locker just to house all my books! I will even admit not all books I buy I read, some are just pretty so to look at - so I feel deep in my gut Eco-libris was created just for me!
Remember books were once trees too, so in order to close the life cycle, they will plant a tree in its place:
The process itself is fairly simple - upon entering our website customers decide how many books they would like to balance out. They then pay for it online and a tree is planted for each of these books. Customers also receive a sticker made of recycled paper for every book they balance out saying “One Tree Planted for this Book.” They can later display these stickers on their books' sleeves.
This is such a great idea, I'm just afraid I'm going to need a whole forest!
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My thoughts and prayers go out to all those who have lost their homes in the recent wildfires of Southern CA. News reports are saying an estimate of $1 billion in property damages! I can't imagine what all the evacuees must be going through at a time like this. As a fellow Californian goode wishes go out to you all, stay strong! And a heartfelt thanks to all the firefighters from around the state who have flown down to help out. You are awesome! (my brother was a firefighter in the 2003 fires)
Never has a book on going green made me laugh so hard! Last month when I flew to Michigan I used my time on the plane to read an advance copy of this book sent to me by Grist.org. If you are not already familiar with Grist.org, they are a witty (very witty in fact) website dedicated to helping consumers go green without the pretense and smugness that is often associated with the “go green” campaign.
Wake Up And Smell The Planet is a collection of ideas, tips and advice that spans over eight years of exploring environmental issues, in a highly entertaining and informative way. They cleverly use humor to captivate the audience, especially about a topic that is starting to feel a little backlash – green fatigue anyone?
What I like best about this book is the way the chapters are arranged. It basically takes you through your whole day, from your morning shower to the bed you sleep on at night. Also, this book is not gender biased. Men as well as women will find the information useful. This is not your typical guilt guide, you’ll be folding over pages, highlighting sentences and placing sticky tabs as you read it! I have read a mountain of books on the subject and most I would not recommend to the average consumer. It is not because they aren’t good books, a lot of them are, but because they are almost like school textbooks, very technical and dry. Grist took into consideration not all its readers are eco-geeks! The artwork on the cover alone is a great indication of what you are going to find on the inside. One of the best things I got out of this book is it even offered green advice on topics not typically covered in green guides such as fashion, sex and death! Goode for them!
With the holidays looming nearby, I think this book would make a great gift for the eco-geeks all the way to the eco-phobes in your life.
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I haven't vanished just been traveling, A LOT and been attending A LOT of business conferences and training on green building! I'm back -finally- and will resume my blogging duties tomorrow. Today I've been catching up on hundreds of emails and getting stories out for some of the columns I also write for. Thanks for your patience and I can't wait to catch up with everyone! I have book reviews to share, hybrid news from my trip to General Motors, green building stuff, late fashion week stuff (i'm really late with this), and so much more....
In the meantime head over to Green Girls Global (another blog I write for) and vote for us as one of the top 20 Green Blogs. We've been nominated and can use all of your votes! Thanks!
Oh and one more thing Green Guys Global will be coming soon, if you want to write for them let Vicky at Green Girls know! 
