A green stimulus package of a different sort – our latest roundup up of upcoming earth-minded news & special events.

• Eco fashion Alert: We have 2 free all-day passes to the AFINGO Fashion Forum at FIT in NYC on April 1. If you’re interested, just leave a comment on this post and we’ll connect. It’s an exciting opportunity to attend a series of panel discussions and meet & mingle with sustainability movers and shakers – Julie Fehrenbacher of Inhabitat, and eco activist & model Summer Rayne Oaks; Fashion Designer Cynthia Rowley to name a few. Event schedule and details @ Fashion Forum. Learn more about Afingo.com.
• Whole Foods presents an environmental film fest called, DO SOMETHING: 6 films, one month, 70 cities, includes NYC. Don’t miss it – from April to mid-May.
• Going on right now: Washington DC Environmental Film Fest…150 films, 60 venues from March 15-27.
• March 22 – tap into World Water Day 2011.
• Get ready to lighten up and unplug – March 26 8:30p-9:30p EST – Earth Hour 2011.
• UK Aware – sustainable lifestyle expo in Britain: March 25 & 26, 10a-6p.
• From the inimitable show producer Bradford Rand: Go Green Expo LA – April 15-17 @ LA Convention Center … hundreds of green exhibitors as well as numerous eco celebrities and guest speakers, including a couple of our faves – Ed Begley Jr and Mariel Hemingway. Save Green: enter code GGE2011 & receive $5 discount on normally priced $15 tix.
• Discovery Education offers Explore the Blue, a site for families to visit before hitting the water – discover local area aquatic plants and animals and Thrill of the Catch, an interactive game that teaches students about freshwater fish, bait and important water conservation lessons.
• There’s a new comparison search engine out of Santa Barbara, California that’s an objective, socially curated comparison engine that allows you to find a topic, compare your options and decide what’s best for you: findthebest.com. For instance, they have side by side comparisons of every green and fuel efficient car within the last year at Clean and Fuel Efficient Cars, as well as a an application that compares every Hazardous Waste Producing Company and Facility from the EPA. Filled with useful info and fun to use.

• via Sustainable Cities Collective: What will a Typical 2050 City Look Like?
• New website tracks natural gas accidents and disturbing incidents across the country: naturalgaswatch.org
• State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet launching around the world – get your copy.
• Buffalo Exchange is a sustainable company that works to protect the environment by reusing and recycling clothing. They’re holding a FREE One Day, Special Sales Event on SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2011 aimed to help you save money and also help Save Wildlife habitat. Per their press release: Cities:  Nationwide, in 14 states … phone: toll-free 1-866-235-8255 … more details @ buffaloexchange.com/bulletins.

• Earth Day is April 22 (which also happens to be Good Friday for all you good Catholics) – be on the lookout for lots of eco-minded happenings in your local area for the entire month of April. But hey by now, we all wrap our heads & hearts around Mother Earth every day.