Each year I try and give a few tips to help green up your holiday celebrations, and provide some eco-friendly ideas and alternatives for gifts and other holiday related things.  This year I thought I’d surf around the web and put together a list of the best lists of green and eco friendly holiday tips.  So here then are the ten holiday lists that I think provide the best tips for this years holiday season!

ABC15.com’s ecofriendly holiday tips list has all sorts of goodies from alternative gifts to waste reduction.
EcologyCenter.org’s …

WHO SHOULD RETROFIT AND WHY?
By Lloyd Hathcock
If the fixtures in your bathroom were installed before 1993, you are a prime candidate to benefit from a bathroom fixture retrofit.  It was in 1993 that the federal government first issued a “water saving” mandate stipulating that  all new toilets had to use 1.6 gallons of water per flush (GPF) or less. Before 1993, the average toilet used 3.5 GPF, and sometimes even more that that.
But even if your bathroom fixtures were installed after 1993, you might still be in a position to …

I was recently contacted by Carolyn Friedman of Surgical Technician Schools.  She has a website that assists folks in locating Surgical Technician Schools as well as providing information on how to become prepared for such a venture.  From STS:
“Becoming a surgical technician requires a clinical program that typically can only be entered once a student has completed their pre-requisites. These pre-requisites, which typically take 2-years can often be completed in 1-year thorugh a number of top online schools…”
So what does this have to do with Greening up your lifestyle??
Well, Carolyn …

The Faces Of Our Children
Theres a very interesting campaign being spear headed by Environmental Defence (http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/), who have partnered up with “Moms Against Climate Change” to deliver a strong message to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper before heading to Copenhagen.  They’ll be projecting the faces of no less than 1600 children onto the sides of buildings in Ottawa, the nations capital, and Vancouver on the west coast.
From Rick Smith, Executive Director:
“On Thursday, December 10th, at 4:30pm local time, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be sent a striking message. The faces …

We’re all gearing up for the holiday season now, and the folks over at NexPlan Recycling & Renewable Energy have put together an excellent Ebook that takes a look at our energy use and waste production throughout the holiday season. Its definitely worth checking out if you want a few extra ideas on how to save a few bucks this holiday season, and make a little reduction in wastage as well.
Cover in the document are various tip to help you deal with excess waste that you, your family and …