I’ve been meaning to mention Goods 4 Girls for awhile now, ever since I first found out about it through my friend Lara. I was reminded of it today when I came across Party in my Pants via Bust magazine’s newsletter. Party in my Pants (aka PIMP) makes reusable cloth menstrual pads and […]

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I just wanted to quickly mention a couple of really cool things I stumbled across today:
First, a friend tipped me off to this amazing new site called FreeRice. This non-profit site lets you play a fun game where you can test your word knowledge & build vocabulary skills. For every word you get […]

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I just got an email from the America’s Wetland organization informing me of a recent veto by President Bush on a bill of extreme importance to those of us here in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast. I’m going to copy & paste the email I received below… for those of you in […]

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I just found out about Blog Action Day and I just signed up to participate. On October 15 bloggers from all over the world will be posting about the environment in their own unique voice in order to help raise awareness about some of the important issues affecting our home.
Will you get involved?

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I’d heard of Kiva.org before, but as I was reading The Crafty World, I noticed that Jen has been participating in the program and her post reminded me to check out the site further.
Within about 5 minutes of looking around, I’d found two women (pictured here) I wanted to help sponsor loans for, so I […]

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Caroline recently wrote to let me know about a new student organization she’s a member of at the University of Alberta in Canada. I really love the idea of this group… It’s called SAGA or Students Against Global Apathy, and their goal is to “get students to give a damn about the world”.
One […]

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Today has been officially declared America’s Wetlands Day.
Growing up around coastal Mississippi and Louisiana, I’ve always been aware of how important the wetlands are to us. The affects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have made the issues of wetland conservation and restoration more important than ever. Just check out these facts from the […]

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Now that I’m all riled up over the DailyCandy/Wal-Mart thing, I think I should probably clear my head and refocus on positive thoughts and action.
I also got something a bit more inspiring in my inbox this morning: Co-op America sent out a newsletter linking to their 12 Step Plan for Climate Change. Some of […]

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I woke up this morning to find this dedicated e-mail from Daily Candy in my inbox. I’m unsubscribing, as of today. Here’s the note I left them with:
I’m dissappointed in you, DailyCandy, I really am. I understand you have bills to pay and profit margins to meet or whatever, but really. […]

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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about all of the things I’d like to improve about myself and my lifestyle. I’m very much a perfectionist and I tend to hold myself to a higher standard than I do anyone else. I’ve always had this burning desire to help change the world for the […]

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