UPDATE: IT’S OFFICIAL: CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LUCKY WINNERS, ANNE T & DAVE H. THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING. Enjoy your holidays.

For active guys and girls who want to look good – enter our exclusive Great Green Giveaway sponsored by high performance apparel maker, Icebreaker. Go sleek and stylish – layer up – without bulking up – as you bundle up this season.

2 Lucky Winners! We’re giving away 2 luxurious Icebreaker mid-layer fleece garments – one ladies and one men’s – made of their revolutionary Realfleece 260 fabric. One female and one male winner will each have choice of size and color. Open to residents in USA and Canada.

(Above, L to R) Stay warm, snug and stylish in their soft, sensuous new mid-layer garments:  Cascade Full Zip for women and the Sierra Half Zip for men. These items are great for jogging, hiking, boarding, skiing or just hanging out..side. Designed to resist moisture and odor, they feature a comfy collar to block cold, zippered sleeve stash pocket, and lightweight yet insulating merino wool. US retail values: ladies $180, men’s $150. (more…)

• As I type I’m watching one flap around in a nearby tree…Plastic Bags: On Their Way Out? – sierra club green home
• Bad and badder…Global Economic Downturn Failed to Curb Global Warming Emissions – livescience
• The cold (or hot), hard truth…Three-Quarters of Climate Change is Man-Made: Study – scientific american
• The USA has plenty of its own biofuel sources…Asian Palm-Based Biofuel May Struggle in US – reuters
• This Wet Bug weighs as much as 3 mice…World’s Largest Insect Discovered in New Zealand – yahoo! news
• In Florida, Cautious Hope for Everglades Protection – npr
  

Have you noticed that when you are entertaining at home, people love to congregate in the kitchen? No matter how big your living room is, your guests are crammed into your kitchen elbow to elbow, as happy as can be! In feng shui the room that people gather in has energy called, “ren chi” and is the heart of the home. So I thought that with the holiday season on our heels, this would be a good time to share my EcoChi® tips for the kitchen with you.

• Replace your sink faucet and with a low flow faucet. Some have water saving features that use 30% less water!
• Plastic is toxic for our planet and takes up to 500 years to decompose. Install a water filter system for your cooking and drinking water and avoid drinking from plastic bottles whenever possible.
• Use LOW VOC or NO VOC paints. VOC stands for volatile organic compounds which are toxic gasses that are emitted and released into the air by a wide range of products, including paints, lacquers, adhesives and carpets. (more…)