• Walk Score - How walkable is your house?
  “Walk Score helps people find walkable places to live. Walk Score calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc.”
  (tags: theinternets walking reduce energy)
• KC Gardens
  “Welcome to KC Gardens, a World Wide Web site maintained by the staff of The Kansas City Star with help from Johnson County Master Gardeners and the staff of the Johnson County Extension Office.”
  (tags: blog kansascity garden green)
• Bill Richardson: In Big Oil’s Pocket? :: Mother Jones
  “Though on the campaign trail he has come off as a staunch advocate of green energy…his close ties to the oil industry would seem no small contradiction.”
  (tags: news politics oil energy people)

I was killing some time, browsing the You Tube for some green vids, and discovered a cute eco-animated series called The Adventures of KAB Man. (KAB = Keep America Beautiful.) Here’s Episode 1: Enter KAB Man. More to follow - or you can check the whole series (three eps and counting) out at youtube.com/user/kabmanKAB and visit the series site at kabman.org.

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Tagged: you tube kab man keep america beautiful reduce reuse recycle kcfreecycle animated cartoon short video video blogging

• ASPCA: Missouri: “Pet Friendly” License Plates Now Available
  Go to www.mostatehumane.org for more info!
  (tags: news animals companionanimals spayneuter missouri aspca)
• www.kansascity.com | 07/24/2007 | In the Grow: Compost, ‘gardener’s gold,’ feeds your plants and recycles lawn refuse
  “By following these steps, you can help recycle your lawn and garden refuse into compost that will benefit your soil and plants.”
  (tags: compost garden)
• Ideal Bite - Bite-sized ideas for light green living
  “Green living tips made fun and easy, green consumer, organic food and clothing, eco-friendly, ecologically sustainable, recycling and more!”
  (tags: green newsletter)

• 15 Green Chefs | Grist | Main Dish | 26 Jul 2007
  “Savor our list of eco-conscious chefs, then dish on your own favorites in the comments section at the bottom of the page.”
  (tags: green people food environment)
• You are now free to pollute about the country | Salon News
  “Air travel is the latest guilt trip for the environmentally conscious consumer. Here’s how flying contributes to global warming and what is being done to cool the jets.”
  (tags: news environment energy climatechange pollution flying)
• Robert Peoples, carpet recycler, answers Grist’s questions | Grist | InterActivist | 23 Jul 2007
  “The mission of CARE is to develop market-based solutions for the reuse and recycling of post-consumer carpet. Last year we reported that 261 million pounds of old carpet were diverted from landfills.”
  (tags: green people interview recycle carpet home)

• On tidal power | By Umbra Fisk | Grist | Ask Umbra | 25 Jul 2007
  “What’s wrong with tidal?”
  (tags: advice energy water environment)
• No Sex Please, We’re Organizing :: Mother Jones
  “News: A nation of pack rats tries to get it together.”
  (tags: humor statistics organization packrats consumerism)
• Ocean Conservancy :: eNewsletter :: July 2007
  Ocean Conservancy: Email - Whales win! Sharks, skates and belugas need your help.
  (tags: newsletter oceanconservancy environment water wildlife conservation takeaction)

• 15 Green Religious Leaders | Grist | Main Dish | 24 Jul 2007
  “These men and women represent many different religions, but they’re all spreading the eco-gospel.”
  (tags: green religion people)
• IFAW :: Animal Update Online :: July 2007
  eBay Bans Cross-border Ivory Trading; Song of the Whale Tours Europe; Emergency Relief Update; World Condemns Japanese Whaling
  (tags: animals wildlife conservation newsletter ifaw)
• Sierra Club :: Sierra Club Currents :: Volume VI, #74 :: July 24, 2007
  Sierra Club: Email - Sierra Club Currents — Congress to FEMA: Disaster Victims Deserve Better
  (tags: newsletter sierraclub takeaction environment)

• On refrigerator downsizing | By Umbra Fisk | Grist | Ask Umbra | 23 Jul 2007
  “Just because standard cabinetry design in American kitchens regularly includes a huge hollow space where the huge refrigerator is supposed to go, does that mean it must be that way?”
  (tags: advice environment energy)
• Adopt the Sky - Sign the petition for cleaner air
  (tags: earthjustice takeaction pollution)
• Sierra Club :: Club Insider :: July 24, 2007
  Sierra Club: Email - Homes that Thrill and Homes that Kill
  (tags: sierraclub newsletter takeaction home)

• The Bark :: Special Features:: greenhome
  Because they’re so much closer to the surfaces of our homes and yards than we are, thoughtful choices—particularly in yard care, flooring and bedding—are a wise investment in their health and well-being … and our own.
  (tags: green home advice)
• National Wildlife Federation :: EnviroAction :: July 2007
  National Wildlife Federation: Email - July EnviroAction–Harry Potter Goes Green!
  (tags: newsletter nwf takeaction environment)

• www.kansascity.com | 07/20/2007 | Faith and the environment
  “How should a person of faith live his or her life and be environmentally responsible? How does your faith affect your attitude toward the environment? Or, if you’re part of a congregation that’s doing something about the environment, please contact u
  (tags: news kansas environment religion survey)
• sew green
  (tags: green blog)
• LJWorld.com / Mechanic uses skills to ‘recycle’ used bikes
  (tags: kansas recycle reuse bikes business)

• Why the FTC is right to block Whole Foods’ buyout of Wild Oats | By Tom Philpott | Grist | Victual Reality | 19 Jul 2007
  “The FTC’s case against the merger can be summed up as follows: A combined Whole Foods/Wild Oats would be the only nationwide supermarket specializing in premium-priced organic groceries, with an emphasis on perishable goods.”
  (tags: news wholefoods wildoats capitalism merger)
• 15 Green Cities | Grist | Main Dish | 19 Jul 2007
  “all of the cities on this list deserve recognition for making impressive strides toward eco-friendliness, helping their many millions of residents live better, greener lives.”
  (tags: green cities environment energy climatechange)
• GREEN / Green Blogs: The Green revolution moves online
  “With just a couple of years of continuous publication under their belts, the biggest green blogs now routinely attract more readers than most environmentally oriented print magazines.”
  (tags: news green blogging theinternets)