Category — Green Tips

Is there any use in crying over spilled milk? Well, some consumers certainly are doing so since major chains such as Wal-Mart and Costco have adoped a new, greener design for milk jugs. First the benefits: The new milk jug design uses less plastic, requires 50% less storage space, and is stackable, allowing more milk to be shipped in a single truckload. Now the cons: consumers are complaining that the new milk jug design is hard to handle, easy to spill and generally inconvenient. I recently purchased a gallon of milk contained in one of these new jugs at Sam’s Club and didn’t have any problems with it. However, I did notice that my kids were more prone to spills with the new design. Perhaps this is just a case of needing to get used to something new. However, since the new milk jug is saving dairies money on both shipping and labor, its probably going to be around for awhile.

If you haven’t figured out your carbon footprint yet, check out this carbon calculator at Be Green or visit Green Vaccine’s Carbon Calculator page.

If you live in the Venice Beach area, check out the Venice Eco-Fest set for tomorrow. Sure to be a fun and family-friendly day, the festival will include lots of green living ideas from more than 150 eco-friendly businesses. In addition, Venice Eco-Fest will be a great place for trying out nutritious, organic snacks and vegetarian cuisine! Also, at Venice Eco-fest in Venice Beach, there will be a Kid’s Area for teaching kids all about earth-friendly habits and the importance of conserving water and other natural resources. And, what’s a festival without music? Performers set to perform on the solar-powered sound stage include Kathy Leonardo, The Luminaries and Preeta. Famed environmentalist and actor,Ed Begley, Jr. is also scheduled to attend. If you have any old electronics lurking around your home, Venice Eco-fest will also offer festival-goers the opportunity to recycle their old electronics with a recycling center for electronic waste. Finally, a chance to get rid of those yucky old computer monitors in a environmentally safe and friendly way! Venice Eco-fest is sponsored by Earth Day L.A. and the Venice Chamber of Commerce and will run from 10a.m-7p.m. Saturday, June 28^th. Visit Earth Day LA for more information.

Wow, who would’ve known? A pure coincidence! Although “Green Vaccine” is completely unrelated to “Green Our Vaccines” march, I do whole-heartedly support the cause, and all of the people who were out in Washington D.C. last week rallying for it. Among them were Jenny McCarthy, her son Evan and Jim Carrey. Jenny and Jim have been active spokesmen for the cause since Evan was diagnosed with autism. According to the Jim Carrey Online Forum, Jenny calls Jim “the Autism Whisperer” because he is so great with Evan and has been able to cure him of his fear of dogs, water and thunderstorms. Evan’s condition inspired Jenny to write a book, Louder Than Words, about her experience with fighting for her son’s treatment. The vaccine controversy is disturbing to say the least, and I am glad that people are raising awareness about harmful toxins in vaccines and vaccine scheduling for kids. “Too Many Too Soon” statement on the back of the “Green Our Vaccines” t-shirts says it all.

CNN article - by Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey for ‘World Autism Awareness Month’

TACA (Talk About Curing Autism) - official site

Autism rally 4/6/08 - More news about the event

Generation Rescue - Organization dedicated to cleaning up vaccines

These days Adrian Grenier has a new entourage on his soon-to-be-aired show, Alter Eco, on Planet Green channel about to be launched by Discovery. The cameras will follow Grenier and his Green Team (style guru Boise Thomas, model Angela Lindvall and renovations expert Darren Moore), around LA, while they tackle environmental projects and show us how easy it is to be eco-conscious and reduce our carbon footprint . Alter Eco will premier June 9 as a 13-part series. I just might check it out.

Source: TV Squad

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