From pizzas to vibrant fresh vegetables, grilling on a vegetarian diet can be as diverse and delicious as you can imagine. We gathered the best of our vegetarian grilling recipes and veggie grilling tips
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/b9rkZELMKRg/1196488 http://www.care2.com/news/member/365932028/1196488 Support Small Farmers:Gardens and small farms mean the difference between going to bed hungry or getting enough to eat for many of the world's poorest families.Write your Representatives and ask them to contact the powerful leaders of the House Appropriat
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/YJnU6H1JvXo/1196985 http://www.care2.com/news/member/471046224/1196985 With solar power, radiant floors and other eco-friendly building elements, Hall Wines' St. Helena winery has been certified at the LEED-Gold level, one of a growing number of vineyards and wineries that are greening their operations.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/nb5R3BvqNUA/1196802 http://www.care2.com/news/member/472546720/1196802 Did you know motorcycles produce 15x the pollution as compared to cars? One big reason to get an electric motorcycle. Even factoring in emissions from coal fired power plants for the electricity, they have both cars and motorcycles beat, by a lot.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/vGpuN6i4ogY/1195828 http://www.care2.com/news/member/979852695/1195828 A CBS executive says retired CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite, "the most trusted man in America," has died at his home in New York. He was 92. CBS vice president Linda Mason says Cronkite died at 7:42 p.m. after a long illness, with his
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/e1cqVgg9Ric/1196264 http://www.care2.com/news/member/830646067/1196264 The true, clear cut answer, in my book, is no. A vegan, defined by numerous websites, health books and people is considered a person who does not eat ANY thing that has any type of animal or animal by-product in it; vegans do not believe in eating
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/rZSExnGzuPs/1196654 http://www.care2.com/news/member/525884267/1196654 Britain was accused yesterday of dumping toxic household and industrial waste in developing countries on two continents in breach of an international convention.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/e1gJMmBNkAk/1196824 http://www.care2.com/news/member/434996229/1196824 By keeping your vehicle’s tires inflated to the proper pressure, you will be increasing your fuel economy and extending the life of your rubber, which means more cash in your pocket and more hope for polar bears.

It may not sound like a lot,
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/Qn-qfmP-eZU/1194428 http://www.care2.com/news/member/979852695/1194428 Rajan Vempati, President of ChK Group, along with a few researchers, figured out a way to create carbon-free rice husk ash. By heating the husks to 1,472 degrees Fahrenheit in an oxygen-free furnace, Vempati and the others were able to reduce the husks to
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/sSNXdxSr004/1194307 http://www.care2.com/news/member/408914453/1194307 Seven thousand new wind turbines may rise from land and sea by 2020..
Ambitious plans to generate one third of UK electricity from renewables by 2020 form the centrepiece of government plans for a low carbon future.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/Iy4I6IF55V4/1194347 http://www.care2.com/news/member/681221234/1194347 Announced by Energy & Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband in the video above, the new Low Carbon Transition Plan outlines how the UK will meet its goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions 34% from 1990 levels by 2020. (Thumbs up on those targets...)
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/SftKcSPCZRc/1194165 http://www.care2.com/news/member/531904814/1194165 Let me start by saying I am a firm believer that you shouldn't put anything on your body that you wont put in it.The skin absorbs EVERYTHING.All of these recipes are made from things you can eat and are more than likely in your kitchen cupboards.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/QjVf5oxsfdo/1194154 http://www.care2.com/news/member/531904814/1194154 Over 52 tons of solid waste is landfilled per second on planet earth. This translates into 2.6 billion tons of landfilled waste per year, and over 3 billion tons of CO2 equivalent greenhouse gas emissions per year from landfilled waste.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/Mg3ZPIkOjU8/1194166 http://www.care2.com/news/member/531904814/1194166 Some see social media as no more than a vapid time suck. In some cases, that's true! But there are many powerful ways to use it too, such as finding and supporting charitable causes. This article is stuffed full of great resources to do this, well.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/tRpiJ8jahs0/1193293 http://www.care2.com/news/member/962256157/1193293 Responding to a growing trend towards green within the hospitality industry, AAA will begin expanding the ratings and features glossary in its 2010 TourBooks, and will point out which lodging options for its 51 million members are certified green.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/zUObKDGmC2E/1193267 http://www.care2.com/news/member/472546720/1193267 Looking for some eco-friendly (and affordable) shoes? The END Stumptown 10 is your dream come true!
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/i8Pstgc4fyg/1193288 http://www.care2.com/news/member/446106335/1193288 In 2007, Ebrard launched an ambitious 15-year eco-action policy called “Plan Verde” (Green Plan) to address many of the city’s woes. Taking lessons from Bogota, Columbia, Plan Verde is addressing city transit issues, in part, with bikes. The capital’s
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/-eW8augJYr0/1193471 http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/1193471 Some innovative ways to reuse and/or recycle those plastic shopping bags you've accumulated...
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/bK6CCXTzmaE/1192402 http://www.care2.com/news/member/365932028/1192402 If you´ve just become a vegetarian or are really thinking about it, join me here!

Let´s try bringing more people into this healthy and humane life style.

I used to be a meat lover (till last week), but then I decided I would stop being a
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/lExA5_sK-xQ/1192072 http://www.care2.com/news/member/525884267/1192072 How is it that so many think it wrong to be cruel to animals while paradoxically being so dogmatic in their intent to hunt, imprison, experiment on, kill and/or eat them? Is it therefore any wonder that the argument about animals and our treatment of them
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/tq7Veauimw8/1191467 http://www.care2.com/news/member/525884267/1191467 Living cramped in a cage or crate without fresh air, sunlight or freedom of movement doesn’t sound very natural does it? Yet, earlier this year the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a voluntary standard that allows producers to put
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/LUFTtF1ULu0/1191216 http://www.care2.com/news/member/525884267/1191216 From picking up after pets to avoiding aerosols to choosing a commercial car wash, see 25 easy ways you can help save the ocean.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/AEjlz-JvkZM/1189631 http://www.care2.com/news/member/777469919/1189631 Hong Kong - Plastic bag use in Hong Kong has dropped by 85 per cent in the first two days since the introduction of a 6-US-cents tax on every bag, a survey released Thursday showed.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/pRB2Y-ACDvg/1189285 http://www.care2.com/news/member/365932028/1189285 US - Letting dairy cows graze in fields rather than feeding them in centralized facilities might seem old-fashioned, yet for a growing number Missouri farmers it makes good economic sense.



"Pasture-based dairying has gone mainstream,"

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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/I4WrO7bnimQ/1189105 http://www.care2.com/news/member/457840906/1189105 A rural town in Australia has voted overwhelmingly to ban the sale of bottled water over concerns about its environmental impact.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/kBifOt7DEu8/1188617 http://www.care2.com/news/member/798419203/1188617 When I first got involved in animal rights around 1990, "How vegan?" had a simple answer – either something is vegan or it isn’t. The way to tell was to compare all of the ingredients on every product against lists of all animal products.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/xJ-ziHuKwj0/1188783 http://www.care2.com/news/member/525884267/1188783 For many vegans, the first step to ditching all animal-related foods is to become a vegetarian. Cutting out pork, beef, poultry and fish isn’t all that difficult given all the delicious, healthy alternatives that are available these days. But cutting out
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/ryFwPxp9mD4/1188738 http://www.care2.com/news/member/525884267/1188738 Commit to growing food producing plants in your personal space, whether it be one pepper plant in a pot on the patio or a full on multi-variety backyard mini-farm.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/s3sCtashx_A/1188507 http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/1188507 Our Mission: To inspire and encourage individuals to pledge: "1-veggie day a week" in order to make positive changes on our environment, our health, and on the humane treatment of animals.
By signing this petition, I pledge: To only eat vegetarian meals
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/TLDLJj654JM/1186956 http://www.care2.com/news/member/525884267/1186956 Students at a U of Akron arts apprenticeship program learn about water use issues while beautifying rain barrels.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/lc9s5Vt6f2Q/1186440 http://www.care2.com/news/member/214683663/1186440 A town sans the luxury of wheels could be common phenomenon in any part of the world. But in Germany it’s almost an anachronism. After all isn’t Germany all about cars and the autobahn?

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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/hfuKFhIIeKc/1185308 http://www.care2.com/news/member/963731739/1185308 Greenpeace yesterday released the third iteration of its Sustainable Seafood scorecard, as well as a hefty report about how overfishing is destroying not just ecosystems and the environment, but threatening the future of the fishing industry itself.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/j1PUe8exzK8/1183525 http://www.care2.com/news/member/472546720/1183525 This procedure, if it can be effectively industrialized, could allow many of today’s petrochemical products, including plastics, to instead be made from biomass.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/WdZvoO5B6jI/1184516 http://www.care2.com/news/member/451276626/1184516 A great explanation of the different types of composters and ways to compost.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/58TY5HWG1zk/1183554 http://www.care2.com/news/member/482514602/1183554 Dozens of wind turbines could sprout within sight of the Mass. shoreline under a state blueprint with the promise of generating electricity and controversy.The draft plan would allow a series of small wind farms of up to 10 turbines each in coastal waters
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/EzZLcpvkIms/1182151 http://www.care2.com/news/member/374694206/1182151 Today marks my 1 month anniversary of becoming vegetarian. I became vegetarian on June 1st 2009 after watching several videos of animal cruelty via the PETA website as well as watching the documentary “Earthlings”. What we don’t know, or what we “don’t
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/JRfuQDLZylU/1182675 http://www.care2.com/news/member/525884267/1182675 Nature-deficit disorder is common among our young people. How can you ensure that your kids don't end up with it? This week's tips tell you how to get your kids away from the video games this summer, and out into nature instead.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/Zls80zyRyYg/1181428 http://www.care2.com/news/member/154563527/1181428 On the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia, next year's crop of bicycles is being watered by Benjamin Banda.

"We planted this bamboo last year," he says, "and now the stems are taller than me. When it's ready we'll cut it, cure it and then turn it into frame
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/KGkavZAmfqM/1182400 http://www.care2.com/news/member/140535861/1182400 The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position paper on vegetarian diets that concludes such diets, if well-planned, are healthful and nutritious for adults, infants, children and adolescents and can help prevent and treat chronic dise
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/riuZrHNwfSo/1182547 http://www.care2.com/news/member/444155822/1182547 Looking for a reason to go veg? We’ve got 75 for you!If you’ve already said sayonara to steak but are tired of defending your decision, check out our favorite reasons—from serious to silly—for going veg.


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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/SQ2hT2WRnA8/1182425 http://www.care2.com/news/member/444155822/1182425 All of us have been in a bind, searching for something to take to the family picnic or the friends' gathering for 4th of July. Many times, it's hard to find something that is vegan, but also that non-vegans will like.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/yS-zNQCW9Kg/1182414 http://www.care2.com/news/member/444155822/1182414 Let’s kick off a national recycling program that is incorporated into the curricula of every public school across this nation.
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/_3axgGoCKV8/1181088 http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/1181088 Think you know your American rights movements? Make sure your list includes the right to use a clothesline. Who could possibly object to it, and for heaven's sake, why?
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/p-q_nWdJWsw/1179680 http://www.care2.com/news/member/223434622/1179680 They're trying to shut down family farms and force everyone to have to exclusively buy from factory farms without cleaning them up to make our food safer or help the animals. Also, we could be forced into genetically modified foods. ACT NOW to fight this!
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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/c2nn-green/~3/44yxPH3APkU/1180526 http://www.care2.com/news/member/682651244/1180526 Cleaning company startup Xeros Ltd and Cambridge Consultants have developed a washer that cuts water consumption by as much as 90%. Polarized polymer beads attract and absorb dirt and stains, and wash cycles are quicker than those in traditional machines.
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