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Natural Dentist Oral Care

The Natural Dentist product line is made out of all natural ingredients so it is completely free of harmful and/or synthetic chemicals like sodium lauryl sulfate, triclosan, PEGs, FD & C coloring....

Congratulations to Barack Obama!!

Hopefully this administration will do as promised for the environment!

What Do You Do To Live Green?

Easy Green Living would love to hear how you are living green. If you would like to share your eco-friendly tips with us and our readers, please click on the link below and scroll to the bottom of the page to participate. Its easy!

Work From Home To Reduce Your Environmental Impact

These days, there are plenty of opportunities to work from home and making your living without leaving the house is a great way to help the planet. Here we will talk about some of the main benefits to telecommuting, followed by some tips to make it work for you if it’s something you think your are interested in.

Eco-friendly Halloween

Having a Green Halloween is so easy a zombie could do it. By avoiding holiday excess you can have a fun filled Halloween while leaving only ghostly footprints on the planet! Here are 7 tips:

Breastfeeding Is Eco-Friendly

All the moms that have ever or will ever breastfeed have a lot to be proud of including treading a little more lightly on our planet. Breastfeeding is not only great for mother and baby but also for mother earth!

The use of formula makes a huge negative impact on the planet by consuming energy, taking up space in landfills as well as polluting the air, water and ground. The production of formula uses hundreds of resources to create the final product including paper, metal, ink, pesticides, land, fertilizers, animals, water, fuel, crops, etc.

Green Tip: Getting Rid of Your Pet's Ear Mites Naturally

To get rid of itchy ear mites in your dog or cat’s ears, first clean the ear as well as possible with a cotton swab or cotton ball. Then put a few drops of corn oil or other vegetable based oil in each ear. Thoroughly massage the oil, making sure to coat the entire interior of the ear.

URGENT: Stop Plans to Drill Our Coastlines!

Source:John Passacantando-GreenPeace

McCain, Bush, and Gingrich are organizing a push to drill for oil along our coastlines and lift a 27 year moratorium. They seem to be taking advantage of high gas prices to help their friends in big oil make even more money. Opening up our coastline to drilling will take up to 10 years before the first drop of oil would reach your local gas stations and it would last for less than 10 years - yet the devastation it will cause is hardly worth the price.

Opening our national coastlines to oil exploration would begin with seismic testing to find where the oil is located. Seismic blasts have a decibel level of 260 - that's more than twice as loud as an ambulance siren. Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals rely on their sense of hearing to navigate, to locate food and to communicate with each other. Exposure to this level of sound underwater can cause deafening disorientation and can lead to permanent damage and brain hemorrhaging and even cause entire pods of whales and dolphins to beach. Only last week over 100 melon-head whales beached off of Madagascar close to where ExxonMobil was conducting seismic testing.

Seismic testing is not the only danger offshore drilling would cause for our oceans and wildlife. Major oil spills would threaten our beaches, fish, and marine mammals. And global warming is already a major threat to our world's oceans, and despite McCain's efforts to combat it, drilling for more oil will only cause more greenhouse gas emissions.

Instead of pushing for more drilling, we should be investing in renewable energy sources.

In order to stop this concerted effort to drill offshore, please mobilize your friends, family, and coworkers. It's up to each of us to share the real impacts of drilling offshore. Please, take just a second to sign the petition to McCain and pass it along to your friends.

A Review of Marvin Zimmerman’s Debut Novel, The Ovum Factor

The Ovum Factor is Marvin Zimmerman’s debut novel that offers a thrilling paradigm to our precarious future and the fate of our planet. Through a number of seemingly chance encounters, David Rose finds love, friendship, a mentor, a direction and purpose in his life and most importantly that the workings of the world are not blasé fare. The book is packed full of adventure, mystery, conspiracy and a artful connection of events throughout the historical narrative in the book.

Poems by Christine Bruness

This page contains beautifully composed haiku and minimalist style poems as well as an affirmation for well being that are inspired by nature.

Green Celebrities

Here you'll find a list of green celebrities who use their star power to help protect the planet

Seventh Generation Coupons

Seventh Generation has a lot of great cleaning products if you are not up to making your own. The product list includes laundry, dish washing, all purpose cleaners, paper products, diapers and feminine hygiene items which can be more expensive than less sustainable products. By creating a free account at the company’s website you can receive coupons and special offers for their products. Still the cheapest and greenest way to clean your home is to make your own cleaning supplies. Click the permalink below for instructions.

Is Your Sunscreen as Harmful as the Sun?

We now not only need to worry about the sun’s harmful rays but also what is in the sunscreen that we slather on for protection. You could be doing your family more harm than good by using chemical sunscreens that research shows to put you at an increased risk for skin cancer. Fortunately there is a solution. Natural and biodegradable sunscreens offer optimum sun protection and are completely safe for you and your family’s skin as well as the environment. Plus thinking about protecting the planet along with your skin can help prevent the need for more intervention by conserving the resources that nature still has left.

While the dog days of summer still seem far ahead, getting your sunscreen now can save you money--Mexitan natural sunscreen products are currently on sale! Mexitan -- All Natural and Biodegradable Sunscreen.

Animal Rights and the Environment

Animal rights advocacy concerns itself first and foremost with the suffering of sentient animals but choices we make as consumers regarding animals is also environmentally responsible...

Eco-Friendly Clothing

Eco-friendly clothing is not just good for the earth but excellent for your appearance and your health. The fashion industry has stepped up to the environmental concerns of our day to create exquisite eco-friendly clothing made from tenable materials.