(English) Brad Pitt “Make It Right” in New Orleans with a Green Project
Making good on his promise earlier this year to galvanize the rebuilding of the NoLa’s Ninth Ward, Brad Pitt visited this week and organized with key players of his Make It Right campaign.
Even more innovative than inviting now 2-year itenerants home? And better even than building costs that cannot exceed $150,000 per house?
You guessed it; Make It Right did so in flaming green. All of the houses will be eco-friendly.
Yesterday he announced finalists, including design plan from firms in Philly and Los Angeles for the project, which he is leanding in tandem with producer/philanthropist Steve Bing.
The project works with Global Green and includes collaborators from around the country. For more, catch Brad on Larry King Live online clicking on the image below.
Watch Brad’s Pitt’s NBC Today Interview:
Making good on his promise earlier this year to galvanize the rebuilding of the NoLa’s Ninth Ward, Brad Pitt visited this week and organized with key players of his Make It Right campaign.
Even more innovative than inviting now 2-year itenerants home? And better even than building costs that cannot exceed $150,000 per house?
You guessed it; Make It Right did so in flaming green. All of the houses will be eco-friendly.
Yesterday he announced finalists, including design plan from firms in Philly and Los Angeles for the project, which he is leanding in tandem with producer/philanthropist Steve Bing.
The project works with Global Green and includes collaborators from around the country. For more, catch Brad on Larry King Live online clicking on the image below.
Watch Brad’s Pitt’s NBC Today Interview:
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Top 5 Things You Can Do While In the Great Outdoors
Unfortunately, people are not always good stewards of our natural world. Overfishing and overhunting can disrupt a habitat’s balance. Mountain bikes and horseback riders can alter the landscape. Even hiking and camping leave their mark. Following are our Top 5 guidelines every outdoor enthusiast should try to follow while enjoying the best that nature has to offer.
1) Plan ahead. Camping or hiking responsibly requires knowing the environment you’ll be occupying – including marked trails, designated campgrounds, animals you may encounter, and more. Be prepared!
2) Stay the course. If you’re hiking in a muddy area, it’s easy to create secondary paths as you try to sidestep the wet stuff. Avoid this by walking on rocks or logs. If you have no other choice, stay on the designated trail and walk through the mud. Use an existing campsite. Don’t create a new campsite when you can use an existing one.
3) Keep fires small. Most areas have rules about how big your campfire can be. You can minimize your fire by using smaller pieces of wood.
4) Think reusable and clean up. Pack your food in reusable, collapsible containers instead of taking along disposable boxes and cans, and leave your campsite clean for the next group.
5) Don’t bother wildlife. Aside from the fact that some animals can hurt you, you could also disrupt mating or nesting seasons. Feeding wildlife is always a bad idea. Once wild animals associate food with humans, a dangerous situation is created for both groups.
Source: Conservation International
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Oprah’s Green Show
Oprah went green today in honor of Earth Day. She has on Simran Sethi who is now host for Sundance Channel: the Green, as her environmental expert.
Oprah’s Tip #1: Paper or Plastic: NEITHER. Bring your own bag!
It’s one of our fave tips, too, Oprah. And, of course, you can get the Oprah “GrOceries” bag made of organic cotton for $9.50. Well, you could have. They are currently out of stock. Oprah said that they are charging what it costs to make them, as she doesn’t need money from bags, “I’ve got enough pairs of shoes”. Of course, she told the audience that they don’t need her bags – any bags will do, just bring your own!
Oprah’s Tip #2: Bring Your Own Bottle.
Again, we talk about this all of the time. Simran loves the Sigg bottle, as do I. I got mine at Reusablebags.com.
We then saw a clip with Laurie David & Sheryl Crow, who are currently on their Stop Global Warming Campus Tour. Which we’ve talked about plenty around here lately.
Then, it was on to Matt Damon with a tip to Stop Your Junk Mail. It’s really easy to do it yourself, though there are companies who can do it for you. Matt was promoting one such company called GreenDimes. For a dime a day, these guys will take care of most of it for you, plus plant a tree each month. He said he loves the service so much, he joined the Board. Seems like a new development because as of last month, his name wasn’t really on the list. We love this tip, as well. Do it yourself, or through GreenDimes, but get rid of all of that junk mail! (Thanks, Linton, for the screenshot!)
Oprah’s Tip #3: Clean Green.
They went through some green, non-toxic, eco-friendly cleaners such as Method, Seventh Generation, Shaklee, and Mrs. Meyers.
I only caught the first half of the show. There were also some tips about using fewer paper napkins and using a smart strip or power strip to manage your electronics that go on standby. I’ll watch the rest later and will update this post if there is anything earth shattering. I really thought there would be more celebs in the studio for the Earth Day show. Oh well! The tips were great ones and the ones I repeat over and over. They are the easiest and will make a huge impact if we all take part
Source: Ecorazzi
http://www.ecorazzi.com
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Be aggressive about passive
By Stephanie Kirchner
Georg Zielke, his wife and kids share a five-bedroom “passive house” in Darmstadt, Germany, with heating costs 90% lower than their neighbors’. Extra insulation and state-of-the-art ventilation recycle the energy from passive sources such as body heat, the sun and household appliances to warm the air. When it gets really cold, the Zielkes just turn on the TV.
The German government has thrown its weight behind the idea, guaranteeing low cost loans for people who want to build a passive house. They cost about 5% to 8% more to build than a standard one. Invented in a German-Swedish joint-venture in he early 1990s, about 10,000 have been built in Europe so far, most of them in Germany-and just three in the U.S.
Source: Time Magazine “51 Things We Can Do to Save the Environment”
Click here and learn what else you can do.
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