All though the sassy, urban clean-shaven business chic persona that I have created for myself hardly reeks of environmentalist, even I couldn't resist blogging about the environment on Earth Day. We went to a National Geographic Lecture the other night called  The Challenge Of Climate Change, which, among other things, looked at the Carbon Footprint of a Cheeseburger.  So, I got to thinking about the carbon footprint of my coffee, and life in general.... 

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Alyssa Royse
JUST CAUSE: A Web Site To Save The World

Start Her Up: A blog for Women Entrepreneurs

"What can kids like you do to help protect the environment." I love your video. I asked my kids the same question and I was proud - they knew more than I had realized.

I made a few earth day resolutions this year. We'll see if I can actually stick with them. But I really want to. I've been feeling guilty about various bad habits for way too long now.

Alyssa, I love your take on Earth Day.

Vered DeLeeuw
www.momgrind.com

Loved the videos. I'm going to ask The Boy what he can do... 

I've been thinking about Earth Day a lot. And one of the things that comes to mind is all this focus on global warming. I think it's a bad thing, because global warming is framed as "debatable" on a variety of levels. I'd rather see us drum up support for air quality as a public health issue. Framing air quality as a public health issue would force us in a direction to DO something, since it's not really a debate like global warming is.

Another thing I've been thinking about is money. So often people think of the big things that cost a lot of money. However, as was pointed out with the cheeseburger, there are lots of small things we can do to be green while saving money.

Many great points have been made!  As we all evaluate how to reduce our carbon footprint, one of the solutions currently being explored is how including hydrogen in our country’s energy portfolio can simultaneously improve the environment and air quality, while reducing our dependence on energy imports.  The Hydrogen Education Foundation is working to help people understand these benefits.

Hydrogen’s versatility as an energy carrier, not an energy source, makes it accessible for use in different applications.  Separate from the frequent emphasis on hydrogen cars, the reality is hydrogen can be used to power many applications.  The next cell phone call you make could be powered by hydrogen since fuel cell power supplies support cell phone towers.  The next time you shop at Wal-Mart the box of Oreo cookies and the new Blue Ray movie you purchase could be transported with a fuel cell forklift.  In fact, just recently a home in Miami, FL installed a home unit that uses hydrogen for electricity.

To learn more about the benefits of hydrogen, we invite everyone to please visit www.h2andyou.org.

I know environmental issues can be gloom and doom, so I tried to mix it up a bit with a Top 5 on Crafting A Green World.

Top 5 Ways Your Fabric Stash Can Save The Earth

Denise, I'm going to copy you as soon as my son is old enough to talk! Until then I can have all the scripts I want, but all I get back is "Ah!"

I didn't blog on Earth Day. But I did get some cool info working with NORA on Earth Day. Apparently if every oilheat user would switch over to a B5 blend of oil, it would help save 400 MILLION gallons of oil. Imagine that. That's a looooooooot of oil. I have gone all over the net to get more info on this heating solution and so far the best I have found is http://oilheatamerica.com/index.mv?screen=bioheat

 It has pretty cool details on bioheat. Who would have known that normal household items can produce oil to run a heating unit. Amazing. You guys should definitely check it out.