Ah March 17th, the excuse to imbibe emerald-hued intoxicants that we’ve been waiting for all year. When you toast a Saint named Patrick this year, why don’t you really go green by making that beer organic. Why bother when Natty-Lite already gets your room spinning faster than a dradle on a carousel? Because organic beer is giving both microbrew aficionados and American buzz-chasers a reason to raise their glasses and their expectations.
Grab a pocket guide and help protect familes, pets, and the planet from toxic chemicals with some simple steps! Many flea and tick products sold on grocery store shelves contain poisons that are not safe for pets or people. Fortunately, there are some safer conventional options for occasional, short-term use and a list of other ways to win the war against flea and ticks the natural way! Learn more at GreenPaws.org
Keep Poisons off of Pets and People! As a well-intended pet owner, you might apply off-the-shelf products to your four-legged friend to help kill fleas and ticks. But did you know that these collars, sprays, and dusts-may actually harm your pet, or even your child? You can take simple steps to protect your families and pets from the most toxic chemicals. Check out this fact sheet and visit www.greenpaws.org for information about safer options and other ways to win the war against fleas and ticks safely!
2007 - NRDC vs. U.S. Navy: In early January 2007, after hearing from tens of thousands of NRDC activists, the California Coastal Commission agreed to enact lifesaving precautions to protect whales from ear-splitting sonar during Navy training exercises in California waters.
2007 - NRDC vs. Toyota: More than 100,000 NRDC activists urged Toyota to drop its opposition to fuel efficiency legislation that would increase fleet-wide averages to 35 miles per gallon by 2020. In early December 2007 Toyota finally saw the writing on the wall and, along with other automakers, declared that the higher standards would be “good for both customers and energy security”
2007 - NRDC vs. Congress: NRDC activists spent a full year urging Congress to raise standard gas mileage in order to reduce global warming pollution. Thanks to their efforts, on December 18th, 2007, Congress finally passed an energy bill that raises fuel mileage standards—to 35 miles per gallon by 2020—for the first time in more than 30 years. The bill also sets new lighting and building efficiency standards, and ensures essential environmental protections for biofuels development.
Its Your Nature was just recently in Austin, Texas. I gotta say, I LOVE Austin. Austin was named the Greenest City in America and also the third-fastest growing city in America. To the beautiful weather, friendly Texans, incredible food, and their world-renowned live-music festival South By Southwest, or SXSW for short, what more could you need. Well we decided to have Austin play host to our event called Choose Good Austin, a collaboration with GOOD Magazine and the San Jose Hotel where we celebrated all things green and all things SXSW. Our line-up of Kimya Dawson, The Noisettes, Scissors for Lefty, and Mason Jennings were only a few of the awesome musicians to hit our solar powered stage, powered by Sustainable Waves.
Price of admission? FREE! The 1200+ people in attendance had the opportunity to subscribe to GOOD Magazine, which only cost $20! And the best part was that all of that $20 went straight to benefit NRDC, now how's that for a good cause? Subscribers also received a free Loomstate tote bag, which they could custom silkscreen, and bamboo t-shirts from Hope Equity. Tents lined the lot, from the ItsYourNature.org tent educating people to the GOOD Photobooth to FutureNatural, a natural and organic cosmetic company. Participants were hard-pressed to be bored for the live music started right at 12 noon and went all day and into the night. Water was supplied by the sky in the form of Richard's Rainwater, and trust me, water does not get better than Richard's. I found myself halfway through the event a little low on energy, which was not a problem for all I had to do was walk right to Joe's Coffee, which was next door. Joe's Coffee IS the best coffee I've ever had and in keepin it local, they buy their beans from Little City.
Oh Austin. Your progressive lifestyle and laid-back attitude truly inspire me, I miss you already. Look for more videos from SxSW and ItsYourNature's Choose GOOD Austin event coming soon!
