Odd personal note about Earth Day: I know about 7 people that this is also their birthday. Go figure. I’m a New Year’s Eve birthday girl myself, so I know that sometimes holiday birthdays can be tricky…but so far the folks I know with an Earth Day birthday are older than the actual holiday itself. How many of you remember the first Earth Day? It was April 22, 1970. I was 11 years old. I don’t remember much about it until I was a teenager, and by the time I was in high school it was a well known day. I love to recycle and re-purpose/reuse things so this is one of my favorite holidays. One of the strangest suggestions came from an aunt of mine, she told me how to use toilet paper twice. Easy. You blow your nose on it before you wipe your tushie. Lol! Not a practice most of us would use, but very practical if you think about it.
Do a Google search and you will find thousands of Green Websites. I have rounded up a few here (some that I use, some I have just found) for your surfing enjoyment. I think we will go for my standard list of 10.
1. Terracycle: Outsmart Waste – Tom Szaky wrote the book on this, literally: Revolution In A Bottle. A very interesting read and a website and philosophy dedicated to taking problem waste and recreating it into useful items. I heart Terracycle.
2. Greenopolis: Get rewarded for recycling. Check out the website and look for them on Facebook. They have some interesting green discussions going on too.
3. BigGreenHead: Green blogs, green info, and green fun! An interesting website to surf and have fun with. Also has info on their local activities, which those of us not in the area would not be able to participate in, but still has some great info for green fans.
4. New Dress A Day : This started out as one woman’s idea to save on her wardrobe budget for a year. How did she do this? By re-purposing lots and lots of things from thrift stores and yard sales on the cheap. One day at a time. 
Some very neat ideas for any of us that can hold a pair of scissors and some needles and thread. Wonder if the mom who made her daughter’s prom dress out of starburst wrappers got the idea here or from Terracycle? Hmmmmmm…
5. Green Top Sites: The ranking comes from most visits to individual sites, not best ideas per se. Lots and lots of sites are suggested, so you should be able to satiate a large amount of green searches here.
6. Time Magazine: Surprise! Time magazine has a large selection of green articles and information. Somewhere out there is also a list of the top 15 green websites they recommend. I found that information through:
7. Treehugger: Wow! Lots and lots of information, articles, suggestions, polls, you name it! Too much to list here, go check ‘em out already!
8. Daily Fuel Economy Tip: Practical tips to save you money at the pump and increase your mileage. Who can’t use help with that right now? Found them via number 9:
9. A Lighter Footstep: Per their about page: “A healthier family. A cleaner planet. Making the most of your weekly budget. That’s greener living. Welcome to Lighter Footstep, where we believe that big changes happen a step at a time. And no matter where you are on the journey toward a lighter, more Earth-friendly lifestyle, we’re here to help along the way.”
10. Grist: Looks like another “Wow!” I think. Per Time magazine: the Colbert Report of climate change, the Daily Show of deforestation, the Oprah of oil dependency — except with real reporting and analytical journalism. Also, Grist staffers have never had a dust-up with David Letterman. (Not yet.) The e-zine delivers news and news-you-can-use on pivotal topics — with…sometimes corny headlines…. Sounds like fun, looks like an awesome environmental website.
Hope you find some interesting topics, tips and facts in all these suggestions. I will be pouring over a few of them myself. Happy Earth Day everyone! Go recycle something already! Angela
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