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The following list was compiled by Greenpeace and their readers on the top 20 ways we can all use less oil and reduce demand for the black poison ruining our beautiful planet:

1. Carpool, cycle or use public transport to go to work.

2. Choose, when possible, products packaged without plastic and recycle or re-use containers.

3. Buy organic fruits and vegetables (fertilisers and pesticides are based on oil more often than not).

4. Buy beauty products (shampoo, soap, make-up) based on natural ingredients, not oil.

5. Choose when possible locally produced products (less transport involved).

6. Buy clothes made out of organic cotton or hemp - not from oil derivatives.

7. Use non-disposable items in picnics and summer festivals.

8. Quit bottled water.

9. Fly less or quit flying altogether.

10. Demand that your government encourage renewable energy instead of subsidizing oil.

11. Avoid styrofoam, bubblegum, or ballpoint pens.

12. Walk the 10 mins to the shops and leave the car at home by deciding to look at something new in your neighbourhood that you wouldn’t notice from the car.

13. Remove useless and needless items from your car. As a general rule of thumb, for every extra 100 pounds you carry around in your car, you reduce its gas mileage by one to two percent; and if you want to get into the minutiae of it, for every extra pound you carry around in your car, you reduce its gas mileage by 1/100th to 1/50th of a percent.

14. Switch to a renewable energy-only electricity provider.

15. Turn down the thermostat one degree in your house.

16. Use the suggestion box in restaurants, stores and other business establishments to encourage them to be more conscientious with the use of oil based packaging and bags.

17. Install, if possible, a solar water boiler on your house.

18. Improve the isolation of your house - the investement pays-off quickly!

19. Ask your boss if you can work from home - less commuting!

20. Vote for, support and foster politicians who are DEDICATED to clean renewable energy.

There are many myths about veganism.  Just to set the record straight, here are 25 things that vegans CAN do!

Yes vegans can…

…get enough protein.

…be successful professionals.

…step on bugs accidentally.

…be body builders.

…avoid eating soy.

…shave their armpits.

…kill less plants by eating plants than animals.

…eat at a non-vegan restaurant.

…win an athletic competition.

…get enough calcium without milk.

…accidentally eat something that’s not vegan.

…own a leather jacket from their pre-vegan days.

…eat cooked food.

…resist “cheating.”

…be healthy and live long.

…be straight men.

…drink alcohol.

…have “pets.”

…care about humans just as much as animals.

…be straight women.

…eat junk food.

…be Christians, or any other religion.

…eat sugar.

…dislike PETA.

…stay vegan!

So there you have it!  See how normal being vegan can be?

By Ed Coffin, Philadelphia Vegan Examiner

Global Warming is a dramatically urgent and serious problem. We don’t need to wait for governments to find a solution for this problem: each individual can bring an important help adopting a more responsible lifestyle: starting from little, everyday things. It’s the only reasonable way to save our planet, before it is too late.

Here is a list of 50 simple things that everyone can do in order to fight against and reduce the Global Warming phenomenon: some of these ideas are at no cost, some other require a little effort or investment but can help you save a lot of money, in the middle-long term! Read the rest of this entry »

More and more people are electing to avoid the risk of chemical contamination of their bodies, families and homes. Fortunately, solutions for addressing change exist and are within easy access. Choosing eco-friendly alternatives allows us to live a natural, green lifestyle.

The benefits of organic bedding, eating organic foods and wearing organic clothing are numerous. Organic Foods The Organic Food Association tells us: “It’s common sense; organic food is good food. Good to eat, good for the environment, good for the small-scale farmers and farm workers who produce it.”

Organic farming is all about health and wellness. In order to assure optimum health and resistance against diseases, the natural balance in our own bodies and in the environment must be maintained. The use of artificial chemical pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, fertilizers, genetic engineering and drugs interfere with this delicate balance; with unknown and often harmful consequences! This is why organic farming impacts on much more than what can be tasted or seen. Read the rest of this entry »