Environmental Organizations and Online Resources Part 1

Treehugger is a web site that connects to almost everything green. They offer news links to texts, audio files, and videos. There is information about environmental news, problems, solutions, and products including sustainable furniture. They are geared to sustainable living, and have the awards to prove it. Treehugger acknowledges the fact that it is hard to get people to change their lifestyles, and offers greener solutions to everyday problems in a positive, upbeat tone. You do not have to be an extreme activist to help reduce the damaging effects we have on the earth. Treehugger provides the tools to improve the quality of your life while helping to improve the environment and wildlife around the world. The Treehugger team is made up of individuals from around the world who all want to make this a better planet for future generations.

This web site can be used in many different ways, whether you are looking for information, a product, sustainable furniture, or just have idle time to browse, Treehugger is one of the best sites on the World Wide Web for sustainable living and related topics.

Josh Dorfman is the host of a national radio talk show called The Lazy Environmentalist, which is broadcast on Sirius satellite radio and available for podcast download via his website. He provides easy and convenient ways to green your home and lifestyle, including sustainable furniture. He connects listeners to products and services through interviews and product review. On his web site there are articles and links to almost every subject that is considered green, or anti-green. You can get information on green products, sustainable furniture, companies and their efforts to be environmentally responsible, there is even a link for earth friendly weddings. You might be ultra lazy, but you could become the super activist without leaving your comfort area.

On July 7th, 2007, the first Live Earth concerts rocked cities around the world. Among these cities were New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, and Hamburg. This day of concerts featured over 150 artists on all seven continents. Live Earth is a multi-year campaign meant to inspire individuals, corporations, and governments to battle the global warming climate catastrophe. Former US Vice President, Al Gore is part of the partnership that makes up Live Earth. SOS, the driving force behind Live Earth, whose name is derived from the Morse code call for distress, is the campaign designed to empower individuals to alter their habits of consumption and motivate political leaders and corporations to implement critical measures to fight the climate crisis. The SOS campaign is utilizing the most powerful media outlets to spread this message. Between concerts, short films, TV, the internet, and any other means necessary, SOS is attempting to reach and connect the most amounts of people around the globe to unite and fight for one common cause. On the Live Earth website you can learn about the event, play with climate crisis tools, and there are a few links to shopping green.

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