Greeneroo

Thought you’d like the new “forever” stamps they are titled “GO GREEN” and have a bunch of suggestions like compost, fix water leaks, ride a bike, adjust the thermostat, maintain tire pressure, recycle more, etc. and nice graphics.  (THANKS MICHAEL for the info!)

If you can’t find them at the PO, you can order them online too.

Here’s the link for them:

https://shop.usps.com/wcsstore/PostalStore/upload/htm/gogreen/

Good for the Earth, good for animals, fair trade…more than ever, all of us consumers can VOTE with our dollars AND we are becoming more conscious of our purchases and the long-term impacts that we buy.

Until now, only the most eco-conscious knew what to look for in products and where to find them – enter Ethical Ocean, the shopping site that is transforming ethical commerce.

The Ethical Ocean site is a resource for consumers, Ethical Ocean provides not just ethical products, but timely information for buyers and sellers enabling all  of us to make smarter choices for ourselves and the environment. Yeah for US, spend wisely!!

A community project to re-imagine what the Redwood City wetlands might
be if restored to their natural state.

ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 11-2PM: Sing, dance, drum, and join in creating ceremony to welcome the restoration of areas that have long been used for salt production. Hear stories and traditional sounds of the wetlands plants, birds, and animals. Listen to spirited chants that members of the community have created to reflect the nature of these wetland features.

Come celebrate the wild beauty that is right in our own backyard.

Sponsored by: Acterra and the Sierra Club’s CNRCC Wetlands
Committee.

Contact: Ginny Anderson, at freyjand@comcast.net or Cynthia Denny at
cindyadenny@yahoo.com.

Cost: Donation to help protect the San Francisco Baylands

Directions: See map at: http://g.co/maps/rf2v7

Check out this local group, Balance Edutainment — they are  launching an exciting new children’s story, Pacha’s Pajamas, an urban fairy tale about nature. Child singers, rappers, dancers and performers, 7-14 years old, are invited to audition for Pacha’s Pajamas, a family-friendly hip-hop music album for planet earth, online via YouTube now through September 30, or in-person on September 17 at Destiny Arts Center in Oakland, CA. Please help us spread the word.
Watch video featuring hip hop star Talib Kweli and local green kid Melia Room: http://youtu.be/B5731V0lyS8.

Selected children will get to perform on the Pacha’s Pajamas musical soundtrack and be at the forefront of a youth movement for Nature’s Rights!

Plus, everyone who signs up to audition will receive a free copy of Pacha’s Pajamas ebook.

Vandana Shiva, Adviser for the International Forum on Globalization, writes in the book’s foreword, “’Pacha’s Pajamas’ presents unheard voices, songs and stories of nature, calling forth empathy for all beings and engaging young people in a conversation about the future.”

Acclaimed author and environmentalist Julia Butterfly Hill says, “To inspire and re-inspire all people—of all ages—to care for the Earth, each other and all life is vital for our human species to not only survive, but to thrive. Creativity like ‘Pacha’s Pajamas’ plays an important role in this, our collective story.”

Pacha’s Pajamas online auditions now – September 30 on YouTube.

Child singers, rappers, dancers and performers, 7-14 years old, are invited to audition for Pacha’s Pajamas, a family-friendly hip-hop music album for planet earth, online via YouTube now through September 30, or in-person on September 17 at Destiny Arts Center in Oakland, CA. Please help us spread the word.

Pacha’s Pajamas in-person auditions Saturday, September 17, from 12 pm – 5 pm at Destiny Arts Center, 1000 42nd Street, Oakland, California 94608.

For more information, please visit http://pachaspajamas.com.

The “Pacha’s Pajamas” eBook, along with an animated short and music single, is available at http://www.pachaspajamas.com and through Amazon.com.