No, I am not talking about food. Though that can be frozen and eaten at a later time as well.

Don't just throw away those Christmas cards that were sent to you: you can cut off the note part and store the cover for so many things, like tags for next year's presents. We have also cut the covers up and created out own Christmas cards the following year. They can also be made into ornaments for next year. And I'm not talking the one's they do in schools. (more on ornaments next holiday season and it works into a nice home math lesson as well).

I would say I did much better on environmental resolutions than I did on personal ones? Particularly because I hate resolutions. However, I think Beth Terry of Oakland, CA and the Fake Plastic Fish website takes the cake on completing and documenting her 2009 Plastic Resolution.

Tired of the arguments from non believers in climate change. Well Tom Friedman does it again in his article "Going Cheney on Climate" in his New York Times Op-Ed piece. I mentioned before how Mr. Friedman has a way with words. In this article, he gives us a nice way of turning the tables on those who will argue against the need to change our energy needs and production:
"“According to the Precautionary Principle, it is appropriate to respond aggressively to low-probability, high-impact events — "" 

I wanted to share this article with you. Thomas L. Friedman's, the author of the popular book The World Is Flat,  writing always fascinates me. He really has a way of saying things, and without flowers. Here is a link to his recent piece: "What They Really Believe". This is for all of you you have had a difficult time trying to express yourself to those who question "climate change" and other impacts by people on the world.

Well, the fall holiday season is apon us. Surprise, there is a holiday every month. We want to celebrate, have fun, be eco-friendly, and do this on a limited budget.