AKA Riptide Furse

Burt’s Bees is giving away free packets of wildflower seeds to bring attention to the colony collapse effecting bee colonies.

http://www.burtsbees.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SeedUserInfo?catalogId=10051&storeId=10001&langId=-1

Koshland Science Museum - Upcoming Event: Free Family Day: Mosquitoes and Larvae and Ticks, Oh My! (06/21/2008)

Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008
Location: Koshland Science Museum

Time: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Cost: Free

Do
you know how to identify insect pests when you see them? What should
you do to help protect yourself and your family from getting West Nile
virus and Lyme disease? Do people get dengue fever and malaria in the
United States? Dr. Jorge Arias and Fairfax County Health Department
staff will be here to give demonstrations and answer your questions.

Dr. Jorge Arias, an expert in vector-borne diseases of the Americas,
currently serves as the Environmental Health Supervisor of the Fairfax
County Health Department. In this role, he is responsible for directing
the Disease-Carrying Insects Program for Fairfax County, Virginia,
which focuses on West Nile virus and Lyme disease. His fascinating
career has spanned medical entomology in Brazil to various infectious
disease positions within the Pan American Health Organization,
including Professor, Advisor and Consultant. Dr. Arias received his
Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees from Whittier College
and his Ph.D. in entomology from the University of California at
Riverside.

This family day event is free to the public. Fairfax County Health
Department staff will be on hand to show visitors live insect specimens
and answer questions.

Contact the Koshland Science Museum at 202-334-1201 or ksm@nas.edu for more information.

Planet Green’s Emeril Lagasse Wants to Help Solve Cooking Challenges of Metro D.C. Area Residents : Cooking, Green Challenges, Green Family : Planet Green

Planet Green’s Emeril Lagasse Wants to Help Solve Cooking Challenges of Metro D.C. Area Residents

So if any of you that read this blog live around the Washington, DC area you have the chance to be on Emeril’s new show. One of my teachers already contacted them and has been called in for an interview. What about you?

Technorati Tags: tv, casting, washington dc, cooking, eco, environment,

Living With Ed : Planet Green

Living With Ed : Planet Green via kwout

I have to admit I’ve been looking forward to this since it was on HGTV. I was able to see a couple of episodes when it was introduced but then it went to 10PM and I just can’t stay up that late. Now that the show is on Planet Green I hope to be able to watch all of the episodes.

Other shows that are going to be on Planet Green:

Emeril Green - That’s right! No longer on the Food Network. Planet Green has him. BAM!

Wa$ted - In your face with some huge carbon footprint households, the host try to help them be better Earth citizens.

Greenovate - Want to increase your property value and still save money on energy bills? Of course you do. This is the show for you.

Greensburg - Wiped off the map by a tornado, we get to watch how this town came together to make a comeback as the greenest town in the U.S.

Do you have a show you’re looking forward to watching? Let me know in the comments!

Flock Browser: Eco-Edition | Green Content Delivered Daily

Having more than one browser on my computer is a necessity now. It’s primarily from having different accounts for different tasks. I try not to mix my school stuff with home things and then there are the Second Life DEN accounts. So I use Firefox for most of my everyday tasks. I use Safari for most of my school tasks. Now I use Flock for most of my personal learning network stuff.

Flock is fantastic if you do any social networking as so much of the feeds and updating are built in. Whether you use Twitter, Flickr, Delicious, etc. Flock makes it easy to stay connected and on top of things. Flock is based on Firefox so most of the extensions that you love in Firefox will also work in Flock!

I was happily surprised when I saw a little heads-up that they had a special edition Flock with a focus on the environment. So with the new channel coming out today I thought I would share this browser goody with you.

So to get you started just head to http://browser.flock.com/eco/

On this page you’ll notice that they show you preview of the browser. Over on the right side is the download button. For most people it will no if you need the Mac, Linux or even if you are still using Windows.

You’ll notice that one the recommendations is the Treehugger blog. This is one of the best eco-friendly blogs out there and is associated with Discovery’s Planet Green. I would put it as a definite add to your Google Reader.

After clicking the DOWNLOAD FLOCK button you will be presented with the next page. Your download should start automatically. The steps on the page will walk you through the installation process.

Once you have gone through the installation, you’ll want to launch Flock for the first time. You will have the choice to import your bookmarks and some settings from your other default browser. The first time it comes up you’ll see the screen you see to the right.

Take some time to explore. Click the tabs. Flock helps you along the way in adding your social networks no matter what it is. If you go to a site that Flock knows and works with, it will give you a tip.

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In recognition of the debut of the new Discovery channel - Planet Green, I present to you a set of green backgrounds that can used for many things such as web pages, twitter, desktop wallpaper, presentation backgrounds, etc.

They are all seamless tiles.

Don’t forget to tune in at 6PM EST to the channel that used to be Discovery Home and see the beginning of a brand new channel - Planet Green!

Here is a link to the set of backgrounds on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/krossbow/sets/72157605432308359/

Peak-Season Map at Epicurious.com

One way to make less of an impact on the environment is to eat locally grown produce when it is in season. Think about the amount of energy it takes to ship fruits and vegetables from other climates just so you can have them out of season. That’s where this map below comes in. You select the month of the year and then your state. It then gives you an idea of what is grown in the area that is available in that month.

http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/seasonalcooking/farmtotable/seasonalingredientmap 

Then use this link http://apps.ams.usda.gov/FarmersMarkets/ to do a search for a local farmers market.