Well, I missed a week due to the holidays, so here is a round-up of things going on in the last 2 weeks:
- On 4 January US Congress will swear in the largest number of women ever to serve as lawmakers in our country
- Greenwashing is very popular these days (so that’s why you need to pay extra attention that what you’re buying is really certified USDA Organic) (via WorstedWitch)
- “Rep.-elect Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, found himself under attack last month when he announced he’d take his oath of office on the Koran — especially from Virginia Rep. Virgil Goode, who called it a threat to American values…” (via Eyeteeth)
- Real Football Player’s Crochet (includes a video!) (via CraftZine)
- Tell WorstedWitch your Green New Year’s Resolution and you can win a $25 gift certificate to Better World Books (come on, it’s easy and painless – hurry only have til midnight on Friday!)
- Memory Sticks made of Twigs! (via Danny Seo)
- Calculate your (RED) Impact
- Wal-Mart makes a resolution for 2007 – to get energy effecient bulbs in 100 million homes in the US (via Murketing)
- The holidays bring increased levels of cinnamon and vanilla pudding into our water stream, just imagine what else is flowing into our drinking water everytime you pour something down the drain…( via It’s the Environment, Stupid)
- Apple finally goes green! (via Green Girls Global)
