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A list of some people who are serious about finding "green" content and submitting it to sites like Hugg, Reddit, Digg and Stumbleupon. It has links to all of their profiles. A great way to find new submission ideas and great content to read.

Find eco-conscious, healthy and socially responsible businesses by category.

Part of the Non-Profit LOHAS website - Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability.

At its current growth rate, global installed wind power capacity will top 100,000 megawatts in March 2008. The 16,800 Megawatts produced by the United States alone is enough to power 4.5 million homes.

The largest beef recall in US history was made today by the USDA in response to graphic video footage of rampant animal abuse at a California-based slaughter house. Most of the meat went to schools across the country. (Video included)

News out of the renewable energy industry indicates a new trend! Green employment benefits for their employees.

Rumor has it...

Would you live in a house made of empty beer cans, old tires and discarded soda bottles? Garbage like this is what renegade architect Michael Reynolds transforms into "earthships" -- eco-friendly homes with surprisingly pleasing aesthetics and tiny (or nonexistent) power bills.

No really... the title says it all.

Tips on having a better, cleaner, greener kitchen with small-scale composting.

I've always wondered what is considered "free range" VS "cage free" when it comes to buying eggs. This answers many of my questions. Also, who regulates the word "organic" on food products? What if it says "natural" instead of "organic". What's the difference there?

Better late than never I guess... here are some great green gift ideas for "yoga fiends" from the 2007 TreeHugger green gift guide.

These are great tips! They're not your usual run-of-the-mill, change to CFL repeats.

In and around the SF Bay Area, Internet companies are tackling climate change with what they know best - technology innovation and the crowdsourcing powers of the social web. But do they really care about the environment, or is it all about profit?

Not only are they safe, as in lead-free, but most of them are eco-friendly and educational. I personally like the solar-house. You're never too young to start learning about renewable energy these days.

Handmade using only vegetable and essential oils, organic herbs and spices and ... bike power! A unique invention that pairs a bicycle power train with a soap-mixing vat lets our soap makers literally pedal their way through every batch without electricity

Cargill ground beef is sold under a variety of brand names, including Century Farm Ground Beef, Giant Eagle Ground Beef, Shop Rite Ground Beef, Stop & Shop Ground Beef, Wegmans Ground Beef, Weis Premium Meats, and Price Rite.

What is "fair trade" and how do you know when to trust a label? Who are you helping and why should you buy fair trade products?

A moving video of Heyden Hayden Panettiere and friends trying to paddle out on surfboards to save dolphins in a Japanese slaughter-fest. The "fishermen" said dolphins should be treated like any other fish. How can a people smart enough to bring us all of this technology not know the difference between a fish and a mammal?

So here is an open question to the likes of Fisher-Price, Mattel, Disney, Toys R Us, KB Toys, Dollar General, Target, Reebok, and all of the other hundreds of parties involved: How are the recalled toys being disposed of? What measures are they taking to ensure that these millions of lead-contaminated toys don't just end up in landfills that are not equipped to handle toxic materials?

Yea that's right. Roadkill compost. It's what your garden craves. "A highway maintenance worker demonstrated from the cab of a front-end loader, mixing piles of wood chips with the remains of two deer and a black bear."

A free wordpress theme template for yoga bloggers.

This is the most complete / comprehensive list of recalled toys I have seen yet. It is even more complete than what I found at the Consumer Product Safety Commission's own website. I can't believe how many toys have been recalled! My niece is getting socks this year.

University of Michigan researchers reviewed numerous studies conducted between 1980 and 2006 and concluded that antibacterial soaps that contain triclosan as the main active ingredient are no better at preventing infections than are plain soaps. Further, the team argued that these antibacterial soaps could actually pose a health risk, because they may kill beneficial bacteria.

Don't forget to watch the video on the right side. "No Impact Man" is an inspiration to us all.

In an effort to promote healthy eating habits among children in California, the California State government distributed about 56,000 lunch boxes made in China. After the children were already eating out of them the government tested them positive for lead. That was a few months ago. They just told us today that the lunchboxes are being recalled.

Their onsite monitoring systems will collect the relevant performance, usage and fault data about your solar energy systems. The data is automatically communicated over the Internet. See the energy uses of actuall homes here as an example.

One is from India, another is near the Nile Delta, and the third lives in Arkansas. What do these three groups have in common other than being artisans? Answer: Thanks to Fair Trade Groups they are able to pass on their skills to the next generation.

Pope Benedict XVI pressed his new environment campaign Sunday, urging greater international cooperation to fight ozone depletion. I don't understand. I thought Bush's "scientists" said there's no such thing as global warming and that the ozone is just Jesus' fog on the mirror that keeps us from seeing heaven. Wait, now I'm confused...

I'm not vegan, but as a vegetarian I'll be using a few of these. Just looking at them makes me hungry.

This is a strange and beautiful picture.