Eco Friendly Website and Resource Directory Launched
A brand new directory has just been launched. The Big Eco Directory features all of the best eco-friendly and green related websites on the web. Great sites get featured regularly, and it is completely free to be listed. The one and only rule is simple…..a link back to the directory from your site for inclusion. Which, if you think about it could be really useful in helping your readers reach out to more great eco friendly information.

Eco Friendly Categories
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Severn Cullis Suzuki, founder of Environmental Children’s Organization (ECO), a group of children dedicated to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues will be speaking at the river run centre in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Severn Cullis-Suzuki, whose father is David Suzuki, is one of the world’s most remarkable young environmentalists. Severn travels around the world speaking to people and encouraging them to define their values, act with the future in mind, and take individual responsibility for our planet.
On March 24, 2009, join Severn and others at the Presidents …

Now we all know that smoking is a terrible habit. It is bad for your health and the environment. Ideally to help the plant and save your life quitting smoking is the best thing you can do for yourself. This is easier said than done!
One of the biggest peeves of non-smokers aside from the smell of someone’s cigarette smoke is the butts that they see all over the ground. Most smokers don’t think twice about tossing their butt out of the car window or on the sidewalk. I can see …

Cloth Diapers vs. Disposable Diapers
Disposable diapers first came along in the 1960’s, but before that cloth and other reusable materials were always used for babies bottoms. The only reason disposable diapers were made is for convenience. They cost more, they are a huge burden on landfill, and the human waste is not treated in sewage facilities. So for those parents who are willing to do a little bit of extra work, reusable diapers can save money and help the planet.
Diaper Consumption
An infant will go through 3 or 4 or more …

Shovel Your Snow – Avoid the Snow Blower
Its winter time, and with that comes a drop in temperatures and the inevitable……snow storms. Most people find this to be quite the bother. Traffic slows down, pipes freeze under the arctic chill and snow removal becomes a reality.
You have the choice of marching head on into the battle with snow shovel in hand, or snow blower in front. We all know what’s easy and what might be a little difficult and tiring. Snowblowers are about as environmentally …

Brighter Planet is currently running a massive Carbon Offsetting campaign. Their goal is to give away 5,000 One Day gifts and offset 680,000 pounds of CO2. They’re close, but could use your continued support to get there.
Check out their “Brighter Planet One Day Page“for more information on whats happening with that!

I was surfing around the web today, and I couldn’t believe the amount of eco friendly, organic and fair trade clothing I was able to find with one simple search! Its seems the green trend is everywhere, and I thought it appropriate to share some of what I found with you.
In 2005, Passenger Pigeon became what they are today. What happened at that time was that the company, originally called “Called Your Bluff” went through a conversion to environmentally friendly textiles. Organic cotton and hemp, harvested and manufactured …

Some students at the Uni. of Guelph have created this short mini-doc about consumers in Guelph and the women in Peru using parts of our video. They have made it in Spanish and English so both consumers
and producers can hear from each other.
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