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Great Green Ideas…Earth Friendly Thinking

Would you like to have a Great Volunteer Experience?

April 30, 2012 By: Jacqueline Smith Category: Discover earth, Events, Garden /Plants

ON Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am Please join all the great volunteers & staff for Filoli New Volunteer Recruitment at the Filoli Visitor and Education Center. Come and meet new friends and learn about all of the many ways to support this national treasure. There are MANY ways to help, [...]

EAT, PRAY, SIGN HERE!

February 17, 2012 By: Jacqueline Smith Category: Events, Food, Garden /Plants

California is one step closer to voting on a ballot initiative requiring labeling of genetically engineered foods. That’s because the Committee for the Right to Know, a grassroots coalition of consumer, public health and environmental organizations and food companies in California filed a ballot initiative with the California Attorney General’s office. Volunteers must collect [...]

Natual Foods Expo West in mid March

February 09, 2012 By: Jacqueline Smith Category: Events, Food, Garden /Plants, Toxic Products

This is coming up and promises to be a great event March 8-11 in So Cal.Natural Foods Expo West

Organic Marketplace
Business Conference
Beer, Wine and Spirits
Fresh Ideas in a green way
Tours
Thousands of visitors and over 3000 exhibits

Natural Products Expo West (located in Anaheim, CA) continues to be the leading trade show in the natural, organic and healthy [...]

Recycling the Fun Way: Antique Shopping

February 01, 2012 By: Jacqueline Smith Category: Events, Recycling

College of San Mateo has many antique shows throughout the year. To see the full list go to www.collegeofsanmateo.edu/calendar/events and search for antique. Here are some of the current listings.
Sun Feb 19, 2012
San Mateo Antique and Collectible Market 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
CSM Beethoven Lot 2
Fri Mar 02, 2012
San Mateo Antique and Collectible Market  9:00 [...]

BIRDS — Fantastic Book and Journal

January 03, 2012 By: Jacqueline Smith Category: Discover earth

Birds are all around us—building nests for their eggs, perching on a nearby tree branch, floating freely on a breath of wind. Birds: Explore the Symbology and Significance of These Divine Winged Messengers (and accompanying journal; Adams Media, a division of F+W Media, Inc.; January 2012), by Arin Murphy-Hiscock, is a lovely illustrated field guide, [...]

Rockville Trails Open Space?

December 13, 2011 By: Jacqueline Smith Category: Discover earth, Global 3D view

SOLANO LAND TRUST TO ACQUIRE IRREPLACEABLE ROCKVILLE TRAILS PROPERTY IN SOLANO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
DEADLINE LOOMS IN EFFORT TO PROTECT 1170 ACRES FROM DEVELOPMENT
Fairfield, Calif. – The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation recently boosted efforts by Solano Land Trust to acquire the 1,170-acre Rockville Trails property from a developer of luxury homes. Rockville Trails is the gateway [...]

Converting Plastic BACK to Oil

December 01, 2011 By: Jacqueline Smith Category: Corporate Green, Energy Saving, Global 3D view, Recycling

From plastic to oil, what a great idea !!
This is absolutely amazing…. you must watch the whole video! Not surprised at this at all – just a case of Japanese ingenuity and perseverance.
What is more important would be the marketing and very low cost to make it mandatory to have one of these in every [...]

12 Fish You Should Never Eat

November 07, 2011 By: Jacqueline Smith Category: Discover earth, Food

Twelve of the dirtiest fish are listed on this site. It is useful to know what to eat, and suggestions for substitutes are given as well as information on the fish, its future, fisheries, etc. Well Done Rodale! http://www.rodale.com/12-fish-you-should-never-eat?page=1 scroll from 1 – 12.

Star Gazers!! Astonomy Night Nov 5

October 31, 2011 By: Jacqueline Smith Category: Discover earth, Events, Global 3D view

Come spend the DAY in the Stars for Free! The Family Science and Astronomy Festival is
Saturday November 5 2-11pm
1700 West Hillsdale Blvd
San Mateo, CA 94402
just off highway 92, easy to reach and such a beautiful campus to visit!
2pm – Planetarium show
2:30 – 4:30 Science Demos by CSM Science Faculty
4:30 -6:30 Astronomy events
6:30 – 8:30 Keynote [...]

Getting Ready for the Cold

October 24, 2011 By: Jacqueline Smith Category: Corporate Green, Energy Saving, Global 3D view

Keeping your house warm and cozy during the winter months is necessary for the safety and comfort of your family. However, it can also be expensive. In fact, space heating accounts for nearly 30% of total annual energy costs for the average American household, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Take the following steps [...]