Tuesday, September 2, 2008

“Papa, dis food is o-ganic?”

Whoa…

My three year old knows how to ask about her food. Very cool.

She doesn’t truly understand what we mean when we say organic, or organically grown, but she knows that to our family, there is a distinction.

If there’s a choice, we go for the organic.

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Robert Henreich

Kids love to make things.

My daughter is always asking me “Papa, What can we make? Let’s do a project together.”

Messing about with wood is one of my favorite hobbies. I learned the basics by working with and watching other men build, but even if you’ve never built anything in your life, you can do homeschool woodworking projects together. Here’s a list of online resources to get you started.

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Think for a minute about our energy problems. What do you do when Plan A (business as usual - using dirty fossil fuels) is destructive and Plan B (maintaining consumption levels while switching to renewable energy sources) is questionable. How about Plan C? That's the offer of our book today on Eco-Libris blog's green books series: 'Plan C' by Pat Murphy.

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British PC maker Akhter Computers has launched a computer that can run at 3GHz, yet consumes just 55 watts when in use, less energy than a light bulb.

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Categorized from threatened to critically endangered, sea turtles from the world’s oceans have mostly been hunted down for their meat, fat and shells (tortoiseshell). Here are the 7 types of sea turtles.

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Let's face it, shopping for solar power for your home or business can be  a huge, complicated pain in the ass. RoofRay, using Google Maps and other tools, seeks to put the knowledge and power in consumer's hands.

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tewThe first draft of sustainable biofuels standard may open up opportunities and kick-start R&D into a wide range of ethanol and biofuel feedstocks with an even wider range of potential benefits. One nomination: agave for biofuels in Mexico.

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