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Oprah's Lifeclass on OWN

I honestly think EVERYONE should be watching this.  Oprah is taking the lessons she has learned in all her years of doing the Oprah – this is a fantastic spiritual class, practical class, and really overall life class.  I tivo the show and watch it the next morning when I do my morning on the treadmill.  Neha loves watching the webcasts live on Facebook right after the show – they go so in depth and are just amazing.  Tune in, you will not regret it!

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Earth Day is this Friday, April 22^nd (Yah)! And although us Greenista Girls love to celebrate it every day, this day is especially close to our hearts. So do something nice for the planet today and spread the word with these Earth Day eco fun facts.

Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to watch a TV for three hours – it’s equivalent to half a gallon of gasoline.

Earth Day is a relatively new holiday and was first celebrated on April 22 in 1970. More than 20 million Americans participated in this first Earth Day celebration

Earth Day was founded by a senator of Wisconsin and the day is credited for creating the environmentalism movement.

April 22 is the first official day of Spring in the Northern hemisphere and of Fall in the Southern hemisphere and was chosen to be Earth Day for this reason.

Never underestimate the importance of recycling: if every newspaper was recycled, we could save about 250,000,000 trees each year. Unfortunately only 27% of all American newspapers are recycled.

More than 20,000,000 Hershey’s Kisses are wrapped each day, using 133 square miles of tinfoil. All that foil is recyclable, but not many people realize it.

Only 11% of the earth’s surface is used to grow food.

The world’s first national park was started in 1872 at Yellowstone National Park in the US.

The first major international conference on environmental issues was held in Sweden in 1972 and was sponsored by the United Nations.

The first wildlife refuge was formed on Pelican Island Florida in 1903.

The patron Saint of ecologists is St. Francis and the first proclamation of Earth Day was made by the mayor of San Francisco in 1970.

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Resolutions are usually made to broken, let’s face it. This New Year’s, try to keep these eco-friendly resolution for the whole year. Start with one of two and work your way up.

1. Eat organic food

You may already be doing this but if not it’s never too late to start. Start by checking out your local farmers market or try growing your own produce at home.

2. Creative recycling

You may already recycle your plastic, glass, metal, and paper items by taking them to the recycling center or having them picked up, but reusing “disposable” items is the easiest way to recycle. You can use them to store things or create something new.

3. Commit to less waste

Get the kids on board with this one. Try to make every day as sustainable as possible. Turn the lights off when you’re out and don’t let the water run when you’re brushing your teeth.

4. Resolve to lower your carbon emissions

This could take the form of walking to more destinations, carpooling with friends, taking public transportation, or simply staying home a bit more.

5. Resolve to borrow and share before buying

Do you need a tool for a specific job? See if you can borrow it from your neighbor, co-worker, or other acquaintance before you spend money on a piece of equipment you’re only going to use once. Don’t forget to be the lender too and not the just the borrower.

6. Eco-friendly cleaning for a less toxic New Year

Properly dispose of the chemical cleaners you use to clean your house and opt for home-made, simple cleaning recipes. Baking soda makes a great cleaning agent.

Written by Greenista Girl Brianne

Photos by Action News

You want to give back to the community and the environment this season but just don’t know where to start. With all the scams out there and a Salvation Army Santa on every corner, it’s hard to know where your money is going and if it’s going to the right things. This list of top five charities has been given an A+ or A by API and has been approved to meet the follow requirements: they generally spend 75% or more of their budgets on programs, spend $25 or less to raise $100 in public support, do not hold excessive assets in reserve, and receive “open-book” status for disclosure of basic financial information and documents to AIP. So this season you can open your wallet without the stress.

Conservation Fund: From Northeast to Southwest, they work with their partners, to conserve land, train leaders, and invest in conservation at home.

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation: Their mission is to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife and their habitats.

Trust for Public Land: They are a national, nonprofit, land conservation organization that conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, community gardens, historic sites, rural lands, and other natural places, ensuring livable communities for generations to come.

Earth Island Institute: They are a non-profit, public interest, membership organization that supports people who are creating solutions to protect our shared planet.

Greenpeace Fund: Their mission is to expose global environmental problems, ensure that the Earth is able to nurture life in all its diversity and promote solutions for future generations.

Written by Greenista Girl Brianne

Photo by Lighter Footstep

Ever feel like you spend just as much on wrapping paper as you do on the gifts? Ditch the wasteful paper that just gets balled up and tossed in the trash and make your own from items around the house. Try one of these eco-friendly alternatives to traditional, non-recyclable wrapping paper:

• Newspaper - It’s super easy to find, cheap, and large, and you can make wrapping unique by using colorful comics or photos.
• Magazines – Dazzle your gifts with these glossy magazine pages. Tape pages together to create sheets for larger presents.
• Sheet music – Sheet music adds a whimsical facet to your gifts.
• Calendars – Since you’re going to toss your old calendar anyways, why not use it to personalize a gift?
• Maps – Customize your gift with your favorite countries.
• Brown paper shopping bags and butcher paper – Not only is it recyclable, but this type of paper also lends itself to a fun craft for your kids. Use stamps with non-toxic ink or paint, or let the kids decorate with whatever their little green heart desires.
• Tissue paper – Save tissue from other purchases, such as clothing, to wrap your gifts. You can even play on the sheer nature of tissue by wrapping your present in a dark color or pattern, then covering it with a lighter solid for an artistic, layered look.
• Fabric – Fabric pieces or scraps can be used to make bows or ribbons to decorate your gift.

Written by Greenista Girl Brianne

Photos by Real Simple

Approximately 30-35 million (million!) living Fir trees are cut down in the US alone every year. Talk about unnecessary waste. These trees help the environment by converting CO2 into oxygen but when they are cut down, used for a few weeks, and tossed, they release large amounts of stored CO2 into the atmosphere and your home. Now we’re not saying don’t have a tree (it is Christmas) but try one of these more eco-friendly alternatives.

• A potted tree is a great way to keep your tree all year long. You can buy it already potted and keep it outside then move it indoors and decorate for the holiday.
• Make an artwork Christmas tree to hang on the wall. Draw the tree and decorate with real lights and ornaments.
• Get creative and head out into the woods to collect fallen pinecones, branches, and more to create your own DIY Christmas tree.
• If you’re crafty, make a stuffed tree out of fabric … like a pillow.
• Grow your own in a pot. You’ll have fun watching it grow over the years.

Written by Greenista Girl Brianne

Photo by I Like Trampolines

A-list celebs are known for the glitz, glam, and, of course, their lavish means of high-priced cars. These days, celebs are ditching their fancy exotic imports for more eco-friendly options. America Ferrera, Cameron Diaz, and Julia Roberts are some of the proud owners of a Toyota Prius, one of the most popular hybrids. George Clooney cruises around LA in his Tango 600, a two-seat electrically powered car which he was one of the first to purchase. Paris Hilton recently bought herself a birthday gift in the form of, no not diamonds (well maybe that too), but a GMC Yukon, the first full-size hybrid SUV. That’s one driving force we’ll pay attention to.

Written by Greenista Girl Brianne

Photos by GreenDiary

Remember Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth? Yeah, it’s kinda like that but with a real solution. Cool It is a new movie based on the book of the same name and by Bjorn Lomborg. Bjorn, along with award-winning filmmaker Ondi Timoner, travel the world exploring the facts and science of global warming and its impact. Lomborg’s mission is simple: To bring the smartest solutions to climate change, environmental pollution, and other problems in the world like HIV/AIDS, malaria, and the lack of potable water. Watch the trailer and get inspired …

Written by Greenista Girl Brianne
Photo by Cool It