Know Your Fish Tomatoes!
Have You Ever Wondered About Those Little Stickers That You Find On Your Fruits And Veggies? Here's What The Numbers On The Stickers Mean:
If The Number On The Sticker Starts With A [4], That Means That The Product Is Conventionally Grown (IE: With Pesticides, Herbicides, Etc.)
If The Number On The Sticker Starts With A [9], That Means That The Product Is Organically Grown (IE: NO Pesticides, Herbicides, Etc.)
If The Number On The Sticker Starts With An [8], That Means That The Product Is GMO (IE: Genetically Modified Organism). GMO Foods Are Created By Corporations Such As Monsanto. Examples Of Genetic Modifications Are: Crossing Tomatoes With Flounders (Yes, As In The Fish) To Create A Longer Cold-Storage Life. Find Out More About GMO Foods Here:
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Here Is A Shopping Guide Listing Companies That Do And Do Not Use GMO Ingredients In Their Food:
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Good Morning, Radicals!!!
Welcome to the Radicals Blog! After years of emails devoted to the gathering and sharing of everything from petitions to voter registration marathons, to articles of interest from, amongst others, our pals Sye Hersch, Thomas Friedman, Howard Zinn, Tom Tomorrow, etc., I am consolidating the whole schmeggagie (if you want the translation, you better ask my mom) into a blog.
My focus is changing - in truth, I have not signed a petition in months, and haven't written a Senator or House Member in a ridiculously long time. I'm sure Ms. Feinstein and Ms. Harman's offices, et al, are happy about this. The system is long gone for me, and I have realized that the President cares not what I have to say about anything, really, (other than the tap on my phone...have any of you noticed a clicking sound??); the Dems in office are utterly castrated, and the only ones, I fear, that we can rely on are ourselves and each other.
It's up to our personal ways-of-life, at this point. Beyond legislation, government sanctioned war and peace, religion and morality.
This blog will be a record and hopefully a resource of my journey to find a more significant way of living on this planet, and in this city.
With Love and Hopes for Many Hits!
XXO
Yvette
The Green Short List
Figure Out Your Carbon Footprint, And Take Steps To Reduce It:
Carbon Calculator:
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Simple Steps:
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Find Out What Others Are Doing:
These Guys Are Living As Off The Grid As One Can, In Pasadena No Less!
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This Is An Amazing Website, And An Inspired Project:
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Good Old Woody Lives In Hawaii In An Off-The-Grid Community - Woody Rocks.
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The Ever Amazing Willie Nelson Is Changing The Way Our Trucks Commute Over The Highways Of The Heartland:
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Eco Pal and Sweetest Girl Ever (Sans Eyepatch and Nurse's Uniform) Daryl Hannah Is Making A Series Of Short Films Featuring The Incredible Works Of Eco-Minded Folks:
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What President Bill Is Doing With His Time:
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(watch this film: LINK)
What "President" (Pause For A Moment Of Overwhelming Grief!) Gore
Is Doing With HIS Free Time:
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Hook Up - These Sites Are Filled With Links To All Sorts Of Stuff!!
A Great Green Living Online Magazine:
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This Website Is The Portal To All Things Green, From Housewares To Science:
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Get A New Car!!!
This Is My Pal Colette's Company. Recent Acquisitions Made For Folks Have Included The Likes Of Mint Condition VW Passat Wagons*, VW Toureg SUVs*, Not To Mention Her Array Of Cadillacs*, Merecedes Benzes*, And David's Yellow Land Rover*. *(TO BE DRIVEN WITH VEGGIE FUEL ONLY!!)
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Then Again, If You Want Some REAL Bling And You've Got $100,000 For A Hand-Built, Made-To-Order Electric Car That Will Blow Your Coolness Factor Off The Map (If They Can Catch You!):
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Small Is Better? George Clooney Thinks So:
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If You Want To Use Biofuels And Don't Want To Bother With Home-Brew Or Home Delivery, There Are Two Filling Stations In LA - One In The Marina Del Rey, And One In The Pacific Palisades - A Third Will Be In Culver City Soon!
Palisades Gas & Wash, 890 Alma Real Road, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272,
B99.9 at the pump, made from California Walnut Oil. Note, On Rainy Days The Car Wash And Fuel Station Are Closed.
USA Gasoline, 4395 Glencoe Avenue (Intersection with Mindanao), Marina Del Rey, CA 90292,
B99.9 At The Pump, Made From California Walnut Oil. Open 24/7
Info At:
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Green That HOUSE!
Go Solar!
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Ditch that Water Heater!
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Buy Locally Grown Produce From Your Farmer's Market To Reduce Emissions Caused By Shipping Cross Country! Have A 100 Mile Or Less Goal!
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VOTE.
Vote For Candidates And Lend Your Wignatures And Assistance To Organizations Supporting Clean Money Elections. It Will Help The Environment Get Untied From Corporate Greed.
Meet Granny D:
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These Folks Are Trying To Get Legislation Passed For Publicly Funded Elections:
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This Organization Is Responsible For Bringing Us Proposition 89, The Calfornia Clean Money And Fair Elections Act, That You'll be Voting On In November:
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Green That Bank Account!
Hit 'Em Where It Hurts. Get Your Wallet And Your Future Out Of The Hands Of Big Oil, Tobacco, And General Sleaze:
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Here Is A Business Challenge For All My Radical MBA's - A Platinum Opportunity If There Ever Was (If Only I Hadn't Gone To Art School)...Emulate This, And Take Note Of Who The Chairman Is:
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Research Companies Operating Green And Invest!
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Here Is The Cleanest Campaign So Far In US History. Meet Isabella, Presidential Candidate, 2040
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PS. New product - Home Depot is now carrying DIMMABLE fluorescent bulbs for recessed lighting. I bought some made by Phillips. Be sure to get soft white, as that's the warmest color they make so far. Do a whole room at a time so you don't notice the color shift as they are still a cooler color than tungsten bulbs!
Also, Home Depot is trying to green it up more by providing assistance with paperwork for the 50% tax credits for going solar if you buy panels from them. I know they're the ikcy big chain store driving out the little guy, but at least they're getting smart about marketing these items now!
XXO-Yvette
