• Cookin’ It Old School :: Time to reinvest in the school-lunch program | By Tom Philpott | Grist | Victual Reality | 27 Sep 2007
  For more on this topic, check out ‘Don’t Eat This Book: Fast Food and the Supersizing of America’ by Morgan Spurlock (2006)
  (tags: children parenting health green)
• The Sierra Club: Club Insider: September 18, 2007
  Sierra Club: Email – The Deadliest Item at Your Grocery Store
  (tags: newsletter sierraclub clubinsider takeaction environment)
• 45 iPod Cases: Digital meets Analog
  45 iPod Cases are made from reclaimed music media rebuilt to fit your iPod. Too cool.
  (tags: recycle shopping cassettes music)

Submitted by a fellow freecycler….

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To: kcfreecycle-owner [at] yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 9:44 PM
Subject: INFO: Missouri River Cleanup – Oct. 6

I thought maybe you could pass this on to the KC Freecycle group. Perhaps they’ll want to volunteer as well…..

There is a Missouri River Cleanup scheduled for Saturday, October 6. I’ve volunteered for this before and had a really good time, even though it is hard, dirty work.

Here is a little info regarding the cleanup and the URL:

Register at their website: www.riverrelief.org.

Missouri River Relief will be hosting our fifth annual Kansas City area Missouri River Clean-up on October 6. We are expecting a big crowd, and we hope you’ll join us for the fun! We’ll be joined by a fleet of agency boat drivers who will shuttle you to select spots along the Big Muddy to clean up her banks. All volunteers will be served lunch when they return.

Thanks for letting me share this information.

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• National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Park Lines, September 2007
  FEATURED PARK: Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (Baltimore, Maryland)
  (tags: newsletter npca parks)
• Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Greentips: August 2007
  Do Green Dry Cleaners Exist?
  (tags: newsletter ucs greentips clothing green)
• The Sierra Club: Club Currents: Volume VI, #81: September 18, 2007
  Sierra Club: Email – Sierra Club Currents — Farming Corporations Seek Pollution Loophole
  (tags: newsletter sierraclub clubcurrents takeaction environment)

• An illustration and explanation of today’s tainted toys | By Keri Rosebraugh, Katharine Wroth | Grist | Grist Feature | 25 Sep 2007
  Elmo Has Left the Giggle Box
  (tags: news recall children parenting)
• Can a crusade against crap toys ever succeed? | By Lou Bendrick | Grist | Grist Feature | 25 Sep 2007
  “In addition to demanding higher safety standards for toys, maybe we parents should also grapple with the larger existential issues surrounding children and play.”
  (tags: news recall children parenting)
• Where to turn when you’re sick of disposable doodads | By Katy Balatero | Grist | Grist Feature | 25 Sep 2007
  Alterna-Toys
  (tags: news recall parenting children shopping)

• Earthjustice eBrief: September 2007
  Smelt Victory Ignites Water War & more
  (tags: newsletter earthjustice environment takeaction)
• The Sierra Club: Club Currents: Volume VI, #82: September 25, 2007
  Sierra Club: Email – Sierra Club Currents — Leave No Child Inside
  (tags: newsletter sierraclub clubcurrents takeaction environment)
• The Ocean Conservancy: September 2007 eNewsletter
  Ocean Conservancy: Email – Your help leads to cleaner water, more manatees, protected coasts and more
  (tags: newsletter oceanconservancy takeaction water wildlife conservation)

• Home Decorating: Trash To Treasure : Home & Garden Television
  Start at home! (or the curb)
  (tags: diy home garden reuse recycle garbage)
• simplehuman: products: profile can
  “The simplehuman profile can is designed for use with plastic grocery bags. Custom handles on the side of the trash can hold the bags securely in place, for a great recycling solution.”
  (tags: shopping home garbage reuse)
• On green laundry detergents | By Umbra Fisk | Grist | Ask Umbra | 24 Sep 2007
  “What are the ‘green’ high-efficiency detergents for washers?”
  (tags: advice green home shopping clothing)

• An eco-entrepreneur’s advice on kid-proofing your cleaning supplies | By Lynda Fassa | Grist | Grist Feature | 21 Sep 2007
  “So here’s the down and dirty on the, well, down and dirty.”
  (tags: environment pollution home cleaning children parenting)
• On the impact of food purchases | By Umbra Fisk | Grist | Ask Umbra | 19 Sep 2007
  “Would the earth be happier if I made my lemongrass chicken and cheese ravioli from scratch?”
  (tags: advice food environment energy)
• Ocelots are collateral damage | Salon News
  “The U.S.-Mexican border fence, which could be ramrodded past environmental laws, would set back decades of wildlife conservation.”
  (tags: news animals wildlife conservation politics immigration)

• Parenting photos and advice from Grist readers and staff | Grist | Grist Feature | 17 Sep 2007
  “To help kick off our series on parenting and health, we asked Grist readers and staff to send us photos of their little ones, along with advice on how to weave a green outlook into everyday life.”
  (tags: green advice parenting photos children)
• A primer on chemicals, fertility, and reproduction | By Emily Gertz | Grist | Grist Feature | 18 Sep 2007
  “Here are some of the big bads of low-level environmental pollution, and what you can do to cut your exposure.”
  (tags: news environment pollution biology children)
• Photo Essay: Gone :: Mother Jones
  “By the end of the century, half of all species on Earth may be extinct due to global warming and other causes. Who will survive the world’s dwindling biodiversity, and why?”
  (tags: animals wildlife conservation photos)

• Should Americans have fewer babies to save the environment? – By Daniel Engber – Slate Magazine
  “Is it time for Americans to start cutting our baby emissions?”
  (tags: news environment climatechange overpopulation)
• MotherJones.com | MoJoBlog – Social Issues and Political Commentary: 188 More Species Deemed Near Extinction
  “Today the World Conservation Union came out with its “Red List” of species threatened with extinction. There are 188 additions to the list, bringing the total up to 16,306.”
  (tags: news animals wildlife conservation environment)
• Ocelots are collateral damage | Salon News
  “The U.S.-Mexican border fence, which could be ramrodded past environmental laws, would set back decades of wildlife conservation.”
  (tags: news animals wildlife conservation immigration politics)

• Craftzine.com blog: Recycle Archives
  “Welcome to the CRAFT Blog! Your daily source for craft projects and inspiration.”
  (tags: magazine blog reuse recycle home crafts diy)
• Protecting Wildlife from Trash :: EnvironmentalChemistry.com
  “Many solid waste companies and municipal landfills have the situation well in hand; do you?”
  (tags: animals wildlife garbage litter)
• kcearthnotes
  “Walter Winch will blog here regularly on the environment and hopes you’ll join in the discussion.”
  (tags: green blog kansascity)