From ’round the ecosphere, our latest green stimulus package for your eyes, ears and mind:

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  • Today is the last day of Portland’s Better Living Show – test drive Ford hybrid electric cars, screen award-winning eco films, attend seminars on organic gardening and composting … you get the idea.
  • It’s that time of year – Treehugger’s annual Best Of Green – vote for your faves. Hey wait, we’re not included:)
  • In NYC – Thursday, March 31 – Sunday, April 3: Native American Film + Video Festival … “Seeds of Change” to open festival …fest will feature 100 films and an international symposium focused on endangered indigenous waterways, “Mother Earth in Crisis,” on Friday, April 1. According to the press release: The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, the George Gustav Heye Center, is located at One Bowling Green in New York City, across from Battery Park. Updates about the festival are available via: NativeNetworks. All programs are free to the public. Reservations are recommended for evening programs. Screening on Thursday, Mar. 31, “Inuit Knowledge” teams the filmmakers with Inuit elders and hunters to uncover the social and ecological impacts of a warming Arctic. The film will also be simultaneously stream on the Internet courtesy of Isuma TV, an independent network of Native and Inuit media, @ http://www.isuma.tv.  Dr. Mauro will be in attendance for the screening and Zach Kunuk will be available via Skype. Both filmmakers will be available to answer questions from audiences worldwide via Twitter.
  • Ban the pesticide that’s wiping out honey bees: no bees = no food = no people. Take a moment to sign the petition asking the E.P.A. to immediately issue a ban on clothianidin; (via CREDO).
  • Save the Date: Sat & Sun April 16 & 17 – Go Green Expo – LA Convention Center. Save $5 when you buy tix online here, (kids 12 & under, free). Catch Ed Begley Jr, Mariel Hemingway and more eco celebs as you make your way around the green exhibits, eco film fest and eco-oriented seminars. Special B to B events take place Friday, April 15.
  • rePurposing NOLA, a New Orleans, LA – based clothing line specializing in upcyced and recycled one-of-a-kinds, prepares for It’s FEST, Boo! Founder Traci Claussen has new pieces launching online in early April…checkout those Boy’s Board Shorts made of banners from the 2013 Superbowl.
  • Something tells me he’s not that lazy – Congrats to Josh Dorfman, the original Lazy Environmentalist, recognized as one of 18 finalists in the International Industry Green Hall of Fame.