Effective Living Summary. In April 2007 Wal-Mart introduced the Sustainability branch of their Live Better Campaign. The Live Better Index looks at consumer spending habits and preferences to make observations about the collective consumer consciousness. Regarding the sustainability index: “At the six month mark of the Index, updated October 17 2007, adoption rates for eco-friendly products… Continue reading Wal-Mart Live Better Campaign Sustainability and Health
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Water doesn’t grow on trees…
“Water doesn’t grow on trees, but trees grow on water.” – Gregory Paul Johnson
Small House Education and Workshops for Sustainable Living
Effective Living > Small House Society > Resources The Small House Movement has inspired the growth of many small house workshops and education opportunities. Below is a listing of education and workshop opportunities related to smaller and more sustainable living. Please contact us if you know of any other resources that should be added to… Continue reading Small House Education and Workshops for Sustainable Living
Environmental Resource Group
Click here to visit the Environmental Resource Group Featured Iowa Links GO Iowa! Pontiac Prescription Drug Disposal Program
Nothing But Nets, Activism Leveraging Simple Things for a Big Impact
The Nothing But Nets campaign is using something as simple as nets to save lives in Africa. From the NothingButNets.net website: Nothing But Nets is a grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa. While the UN Foundation has been working with the UN to fight malaria for… Continue reading Nothing But Nets, Activism Leveraging Simple Things for a Big Impact
Fuel Efficient Automobile Technology – Open Letter from the NPR Car Talk Hosts
The following letter about fuel efficient automobile technology is an open letter to the U.S. Congress from Tom and Ray Magliozzi — of the National Public Radio show Car Talk. Tom and Ray Magliozzi Box 3500 Harvard Square Cambridge MA 02238 Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming United States House of Representatives Washington… Continue reading Fuel Efficient Automobile Technology – Open Letter from the NPR Car Talk Hosts
Resources for Life Welcomes GO Iowa!
GO Iowa! is a new website at Resources for Life that represents the efforts of a number of volunteers who care about the preservation and enhancement of Iowa’s Great Outdoors, land and other natural resources.It is intended as an information resource for those who are also working to promote these ends, in a belief that… Continue reading Resources for Life Welcomes GO Iowa!