HAVE YOURSELF A GREEN LITTLE CHRISTMAS..

Happy Holidays to all!

I came upon a wonderful video for Christmas holiday that I want to share with you. It's from the site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces/doonething/

According to the website:
The idea is to make this the year you do one thing for nature.
Simple, easy to do things really can make a big difference.
And if we all did just one simple thing, we'd be making a big difference together.

The BBC has been out talking to animals all over the UK to discover exactly what they'd like for
Christmas... watch our video to find out what they had to say! And why not send it on to your
friends and family to get them doing one thing for nature this Christmas?

AL GORE'S "INCONVENIENT TRUTH" UPDATED

“CLIMATE JEDI” GRETCHEN LEWOTSKY TO PRESENT UPDATED VERSION OF Al GORE’S AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH FOR OJAI VALLEY GREEN COALITION

(Ojai, Calif. – December 1, 2008) As part of their Ecology and Community Series, the Ojai Valley Green Coalition is proud to welcome “Climate Jedi” Gretchen Lewotsky to present an updated and expanded slide show and discussion version of the Academy Award-winning documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth.” The event will be on January 28, 2009, at 7:00 PM at Matilija Junior High School Auditorium, located at 703 El Paseo Rd in Ojai. A donation of $5.00 at the door is suggested. For more information, call (805) 653-8445 or visit www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org.

Ms. Lewotsky was personally trained by Al Gore as part of the Climate Project, a nonprofit organization based in Nashville, Tennessee, which began operations in June 2006 with the mission of increasing public awareness of the climate crisis at a grassroots level in the United States and abroad. As of October 2008, the project had delivered nearly twenty thousand presentations and reached a combined audience of two million people. Gretchen Lewotsky, who is also Vice President of State and Local Government Affairs and Environmental Operations for the Fox Entertainment Group, will share her information and discuss personal solutions we can all move toward in our communities.

On November 8, 2008, Al Gore wrote in the New York Times, “The world authority on the climate crisis, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, after twenty years of detailed study and four unanimous reports, now says that the evidence is ‘unequivocal.’ To those who are still tempted to dismiss the increasingly urgent alarms from scientists around the world, ignore the melting of the north polar ice cap and all of the other apocalyptic warnings from the planet itself, and who roll their eyes at the very mention of this existential threat to the future of the human species, please wake up. Our children and grandchildren need you to hear and recognize the truth of our situation, before it is too late.”

For further information on the Ojai Valley Green Coalition, visit www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org.

Tips For Greening Your Office

Ten+ Tips for

Greening Your Offices

Pick up more practical solutions at: www.CaliforniaGreenSolutions.com

1. Optimize LIGHTING for productivity and savings:

a. Replace bulbs with high efficiency alternatives (CFLs or LEDs)

b. Replace switches with dimmers or timers

c. Use low ambient light (dimmer) and task lights at each workstation

d. Turn lights off when not in use. Behaviors can save 50%...immediately!

2. Green your PAPER choice and use:

a. Request higher recycled content in printing and office papers

b. Set printers for two-sided printing (immediate 50% savings!)

c. Print less – use email, CDs, audio, etc. instead.

3. Greenify your TRANSPORTATION choices

a. Keep your tires properly aired.

b. Encourage carpools and use of public transportation

c. Make spaces for bikes and alternative fuel vehicles

4. Reduce PACKAGING

a. Buy in bulk, request less packaging from suppliers

b. Use reusable bags or containers to carry purchases

c. Consider reducing your own product packaging - size, layers, printing

5. Reduce WATER use

a. Provide filtered water pitchers/tanks to replace bottled water

b. Use easily carried, reusable cups/tumblers

c. Install dual flush stools, waterless urinals

d. Reduce irrigation – most landscaping is over-watered

6. Go ORGANIC and LOCAL

a. Locally grown organic food is usually fresher and healthier because of less pesticides

b. Local farming supports your local economy, and your local schools, roads and neighbors

c. Organic production reduces water pollution, uses less water, and improves soil fertility.

7. Use SUNSHINE

a. Solar Thermal and Solar Photovoltaic are becoming very cost effective for energy savings

b. Light is free – open your windows for daylighting! It's healthier, too!

c. Enjoy the dark, too. We have lit up the globe – turn off lights at night and enjoy sleep!

8. Grow PLANTS for oxygen

a. Indoor plants filter pollutants out of your air and improve oxygen, which gives energy!

b. Green is relaxing and reduces stress in an office.

c. Seeing even a bit of scenery out of a window gives a sense of reality, which we need these days!

9. OUTDOOR AIR is better than indoor air

a. We spend an average of 90-95% of our time indoors. Get outdoors and enjoy fresh air!

b. Cleaners, plastics, finishes, etc. degrade air quality, bring in outdoor air that's filtered by nature

c. Open windows or vents for ventilation – our lungs need fresh air for alertness and energy

10. SMILE!

a. Make work congenial and respectful – positive teamwork wastes less!

b. Health improves when you smile!

c. Community is more sustainable when you share hope and care

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