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Sorry I haven't been around, I have been busy in Job Search Mode. Be back soon I promise.

The Breast Cancer Site

Favor to ask, it only takes a minute....

Please tell ten friends to tell ten today! The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on 'donating a mammogram' for free (pink window in the middle).
This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors /advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising.
Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know.
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/
AGAIN , PLEASE TELL 10 FRIENDS TO TELL 10 TODAY

Mac Air - The Green Machine

Steve Jobs announced that Apple will soon be releasing the new MacBook Air, which is billed as the world’s thinnest computer and is capable of being stored inside an interoffice mailing envelope. I’ll spare you all the technical jargon, but basically this computer will not only be super duper savvy, but also super, duper green.

In the past, Apple has had a few run-ins with the environmental group Greenpeace over their less than earth-friendly practices, but this computer just might give Greenpeace a run for it’s money. The MacBook Air will have a fully recyclable aluminum case, and is “the first” to have a mercury-free display. The glass on the screen is arsenic-free and all the circuit boards are BFR-free and PVC-free. Also, the retail packaging uses 56 percent less material than the regular MacBook packaging.

The MacBook Air will start shipping at the beginning of February.

The Recycle Bank

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Now you can earn money recycling. Earn money to be used on merchandise such as Jockey, The Sharper Image, EMS, Timberland, HP, Staples, PetCo, Bed - Bath & Beyond, Dick's Sporting Goods, Zales, Regal Entertainment Group, Rite Aid, Ikea and other stores. Over 250 in total. They send you a recycle bin, you contact them for a pick-up and they credit your account for the total weight of your recycle material. No more tying up newspaper and sorting stuff out. Place it in one bin and collect the Recycle Bank Bucks. Currently they are starting their program in New York and will soon have it completely up and running. Take a look, I just signed up myself.

http://www.recyclebank.com

Hybrid Car of the Future and "The People's Car"

My buddy Steve sent me this link because he knows I love stories like this (cool technology and stuff). A hybrid car that can get 150 MPG. Most small compact cars average 20-25 and hybrids average 30-35, with the Prius reporting the best average of 41 MPG. Well this car runs on electric under 40 mph then the gas engine kicks in. In the current hybrids the gas engine starts at a much lower mph. Drawback, because it uses more electricity the car must be "plugged in" every night.

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/tech/2008/01/11/hunter.extreme.hybrid.cnn


I also saw this article about the cheapest car in the world, "The People's Car". This car, The Tata Nano is 10 feet by 5 feet, two cylinders, seats four and gets about 50 MPG. But you probably never see it in New York. "The low cost of the vehicle is partly because it doesn't conform to a lot of U.S. road-worthiness, safety and emission standards," said Walter Hook, executive director for the NYC-based Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. It does show the awareness and possibility of the technology for tomorrow.

http://www.nydailynews.com/services/autos/2008/01/11/2008-01-11_indias_tata_motors_unveils_nano_car.html

In the News - Green Buildings in NYC

I saw this in the news today, a great story about Green housing in NYC. To bad it's pretty expensive, but it's certainly signs of good things to come.

http://www.nydailynews.com/services/realestate/2008/01/11/2008-01-11_ny_leads_country_in_green_construction-1.html

Mean Green Trucking

http://www.meangreentrucking.com/
I think this is the kind of story that makes this site worth doing. Mean Green Trucking is currently the only moving company in the city to run on vegetable oil. MGT is Earth-friendly and non-polluting in the second most polluted city in the country. The Astoria based branch, they also have a branch in Tarzana California, has two diesel converted trucks and have moved the likes of Julia Roberts and Lance Bass. The two owner operators, Izzy Zaidman and Thurston Cecil met on an Internet site which connects grease dealers with grease car owners. By using oil used by restaurants, which they receive for free, and cleaning it they end up spending approximately 75 cents a gallon. Their prices are reasonably comparative to other moving companies but MGT also plants a tree for every move they are hired for. That means they have planted over a thousand trees in the past two years alone. Contact Mean Green Trucking by phone (718) 554-1908 or by Internet at www.MeanGreenTrucking.com

Say no to Styrofoam and the "Plastic Ware"

25 billion Styrofoam cups are thrown away by Americans each year. The US makes over three million tons of Styrofoam products each year from cups to plates and packing peanuts.

What can we do? Make your own packing peanuts by popping real popcorn in an air popper and use that for packing. The recipient can sprinkle it in a backyard for the birds to eat. Keep a mug, silverware, a plate, a bowl and napkins by your desk and tell the takeout place where you got your lunch to keep the plastic forks, paper plates and napkins.

Great site for "Green" information

Check this site out for "Green" information and sign-up for a daily e-mail.
http://www.idealbite.com/

This site was sent to me by my friend Caroline, check out her website and her art at
http://www.carolinebeasley-baker.com/

I love her work and she sent me the picture, it's the night view out of her front window/blue lights on the neighbor's tree.

Off the topic for a second . . .

I just want to take a second to to discuss an issue of equal importance. I think you all know the horror and injustice that is happening in Darfur. Please click on the link below and support anyway you can.

NEW PETITION 12/13/07 PLEASE CLICK AND SIGN.

http://action.savedarfur.org/campaign/stop_bashir?rk=D7wH3Un13Zx4E Omar Al Bashir is again blocking peace keeping efforts in Darfur. Please send the letter to Bush to make it clear that Bashir's defiance of the international community Will NOT be tolerated. Thank you for your ongoing help with this.
YOU CAN HELP
PLEASE GO TO WWW.SAVEDARFUR.ORG
THANK YOU

Click on the yellow button at The Hunger Site and give
food to the hungry at no cost to you.
http://www.thehungersite.com/tpc/ERH_092307_THS

Banking Online

405000 trees are used each year to make the paper required to send everyone in America their phone bills. Companies want you to pay bills online. Why? It saves them money they would be spending on paper, printing, and postage. It also allows them to get their money faster. You can arrange individual payments at the companies websites, or centralize the process by setting up online banking at your financial institution. Some banks charge a service fee but utilities do not. Some online banks off a better interest rate for a savings account such as ING Direct or E-Trade. Their online savings account offer interest rates of 4.25 to 5.05%. They also may offer no fee interest earning checking accounts. Shop around you can find some good ones depending on your needs and accessibility.

In the news:
No More Free Ride: Global Warming Pollution from Ships Must be Regulated

A good read

Your response to this blog

Hi everyone,

The response to this blog from everyone that has read it has been a positive one. Thank you all. Continue with your tips and concerns and feel free to add them to the comments section. More and more public awareness has become something that is up to each of us. So do something once a month for a greener earth, then commit to once a week, then once a day. Make it a New Year Resolution, but a resolution that you actually keep. Sorry about the preaching.

Sam