NRDC's Louisa Willcox just posted a wrap-up of the good and bad news for grizzly bears in 2009 and what needs to be done in the coming year: http://bit.ly/7jtZLY

:( I think it's wrong to hunt wolves... I ♥ them...

Its more that the SOIL cleans the air when combined WITH the plant, rather than the just the plants solo -- so you need the soil. Its pretty much inconclusive and needs further testing. If there weren't so many stupid chemicals all around us in the first place, we wouldnt have this problem now would we??????
~~~~~> yep im sensitive to chemicals.
i hope you are all members. Give up at least $5 a month. come on people. dooooo itttttttt.

tell em

People should reduce consumption of meat, at the very least. We could grow enough soy, etc. on the land that is currently being overgrazed to end or greatly reduce world hunger. Plus, it's healthier to eat less meat. It is harder to be a vegetarian, tho, esp. in rural areas that don't cater to vegetarians and vegans.

Thank you Aimee and Dena for your comments!
...it was tough 20 years ago in a big city when I went vegetarian! I pushed through and I am so much happier and healthier for it! Way easy these days, times are changing.

You can always request vegetarian products from your supermarket, there are so many options available these days! Here are some to try:
... See More
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0813/is_6_33/ai_n16619494/pg_3/

http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Food_and_Drink/Special_Dietary_Needs/Vegetarian/Brand_Names/

http://www.goeggless.com/2008/06/trader-joes-vegetarian-vegan-and-animal.html

"A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral."
--Leo Tolstoy

"Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for the survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet."
- Albert Einstein

Happy 2010!

Here's a suggestion: advertise more on FB during the Combined Federal Campaign season. I gave to you via CFC but I bet a lot of federal workers and military folks just aren't aware of what you're doing or that they can contribute to you via CFC. It's a great way for you to get a steady flow of money all year long and for the donor, it's an easier, more painless way to donote more over the year than s/he can afford at a single pop.

How about taking the drugs out of the water instead of regulating them? Geeesh....

I agree with Mary Anne. Seems to me there shouldn't be any drugs in the water to "regulate". Just ckean up the water!!!

Simply, sparkling white Jasmine tea - organic and has some intoxicating effects yet is non alcoholic.

I cast a vote for Frog's Leap !

Kava Kava bar. They have 'em in Hawaii, why not on the mainland?

It is time humanity has a heart for our earth! for our own future! and for fellow earthlings (animals)!

The power is with YOU to make a difference by choosing a green and humane way of life = cutting down on animal consumption! Either we change and grow and acknowledge the privilege of being here. Or we continue on our path of self-destruction, greed and selfishness, and continue creating our own hell on earth.

There is solid analysis concluding that there is a link between climate change and agriculture - please do the research + see links!... See More

http://51percent.org/ - please read + send message

http://www.biteglobalwarming.org/ ~ take a bite out of global warming!

http://www.pcrm.org/news/commentary070719.html

http://www.tryveg.com/

http://www.earthsave.org/ ~ "Diet for a New America" by John Robbins

Here's a book to check out:
"Ecological Cooking: Recipes to Save the Planet" by Joanne Stepaniak & Kath Hecker
- Can we afford not to change our diet?
a meat based diet affects:
--Quantity and quality of water supply
--World forests
--Amount of fossil fuel consumed
--Human health

"Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for the survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet."
- Albert Einstein

"Veganism gives us all the opportunity to say what we 'stand for' in life-- the ideal of healthy, humane living. Add decades to your life, with a clear conscience as a bonus."
- Donald Watson, Founder of The Vegan Society

"Meat is not essential for endurance. This has been demonstrated by whole races (of people)..."- Dr. E. V. McCollumProf., John Hopkins Univ.(father of Vitamins A & D)

"A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral."
--Leo Tolstoy

Save the Cow, Save the World.
this is from the green yahoo site: asking people to take on a carbon rally challenge~
http://www.carbonrally.com/challenges/13?name=Yahoo%21+Green&utm_campaign=challengebadge&utm_medium=badge&utm_source=yahoo#welcome_refer

Documentary: The Fastest Way to a Cooler Planet (4parts)...
http://tinyurl.com/fastestway2Bcool

The Facts about Animal Agriculture
http://suprememastertv.com/sos-global-warming/Animal-Agriculture-the-Facts.html

http://isawearthlings.com/

New book out: "Eating Animals" by Jonathan Safran
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../jonathan-safran-foers-iea_b_334407.html

http://www.thankingthemonkey.com/ "Thanking the Monkey" by Karen Dawn ~ rethinking how we treat animals

"If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian." ~Paul McCartney

"I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry and unhappy like we (humans) do."
- Cesar Chavez

"If we so easily take the lives of animals who are only a few evolutionary steps from us, what is to prevent us from doing the same to humans."
- Pete Singer

"...no doubt that it is part of the destiny of the human race, in its gradual improvement, to leave off eating animals."
- Henry David Thoreau

"My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency and I was frequently chid for my singularity."
- Ben Franklin

"I don't like the idea of killing my fellow creatures in order to eat their dead bodies."
- George Bernard Shaw

"The act of putting into your mouth what the earth has grown is perhaps your most direct interaction with the earth." ~ Frances Moore Lappe
http://www.smallplanet.org/

I agree with u patti...we are on the path to destruction on many planes here...we know that...NOW, we have to do something about it~ SERIOUSLY do something~ all the rhetoric is useless without being backed by action, not JUST on a personal level, tho I agree it HAS to start there, but on a global level~ I just hope that there really WAS progress in Copenhagen...

I love the rule about if you buy clothes, you need to give the equivalent number away - keeps my closet lean n mean and helps others as well :)

A long running rule at my house.