Orginally posted on National Geographic's Green Guide To Go

Before hitting the books, take this quiz to see if you'll be getting an A+ in going green or if you need to study harder.

http://www.thegreenguide.com/kids/school-age/school-quiz

 

orginally posted on Green Living Tips on 3/18/10   Little green actions DO count   Have you ever been laughed at for your green efforts? Have people ever poked fun when you wash out plastic food containers for reuse or fussed over your recycling? Have folks ever told you that your efforts will never make a difference?

Well, the joke, and responsibility, is now on them.

Next time you face this ridicule, either good natured or malicious; offer the following information to those who taunt you.

Carbon emission reduction strategies come in all shapes and forms, usually very expensive, but even if something could reduce the emissions of a nation by 5%, it's big news. 

But how about an easily achieved 15% reduction? That would be incredible.

What about if it cost little to implement? That would be utterly amazing.

originally posted on National Geographic's Green Guide To Go

We live in a watery world, with the average American lifestyle fueled by nearly 2,000 gallons of H2O a day.

What may come as a surprise is that very little of that—only five percent—runs through toilets, taps, and garden hoses at home. Nearly 95 percent of your water footprint is hidden in the food you eat, energy you use, products you buy, and services you rely on.

Find out your water footprint, then pledge to dry it out, joining other nationalgeographic.com users who have already committed to saving thousands of gallons.

The more we save, the more water we leave for healthy ecosystems and a sustainable future.

Click here to use the calculator http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/water-footprint-calculator/

By Guest Blogger Kristy Hodson

At the office this afternoon we said goodbye to a temp who had been with us for over three months. Since we are in the radio broadcasting business, all celebrations must contain food. In this case, I had a hankering for some cupcakes and immediately thought of the local bakery, Muddy’s Bake Shop. Not only do they have amazing cupcakes in all kinds of flavor assortments (a lemon cupcake with cream cheese frosting made for a very happy Kristy this afternoon), but they run their shop with more than just baking in mind.

By Guest Blogger Kristy Hodson

Have you ever felt like your little contributions to make the world a little greener are futile? You may not be a big shot who is making news for donating thousands of dollars to the latest enviromental charity, but you can make a difference. I was encouraged by Michael Bloch's thoughts on "Random Acts of Green". Check it out below.

Originally published on July 16, 2010 at greenlivingtips.com

Contributed by Entercom Memphis' Director of Marketing Extraordinaire Cindy Debardelaben