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Support Green Programs

Submitted by Mike on Friday, May 23, 20084 Comments

When most people hear things like “support us” our first thought is, “Great, another way to spend money I don’t have”. No matter how strong your feelings toward an effort, sometimes there just isn’t enough money to support it. 

Well, sometimes you don’t need to spend any money to make a difference. Brighter Planet’s 350 Challenge http://350.brighterplanet.com/ is one of those ways. If you keep a blog you can participate too. All they ask is that you add their badge to your blog, and in exchange they will offset 350 pounds of carbon in your name. If you don’t keep a blog, don’t despair, why not ask your favorite bloggers to take part in your name?

Keep you eyes open for programs like this. Not only are you offsetting your footprint, you are helping to spread the word about being green.

Do you know other programs like this? Please share them with us.

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4 Comments »

  • Linda said:

    go to ….
    http://www.freerice.com/

    help get rice to folks!

    - 28 May 2008 at 11:01 am
  • Mike (author) said:

    Thanks Linda! I forgot about Free Rice. I spent lots of time on that site in the past.

    Another great example of a no cost way to make a difference.

    - 28 May 2008 at 11:25 am
  • Doug Rempel said:

    That’s good to know, I’m going to check it out right now… I recently started a blog about the energy efficient house I’m building “off the grid” on Lillooet Lake, in near Vancouver, B.C.

    http://www.goinggreenoffthegrid.wordpress.com

    Doug

    - 4 June 2008 at 3:52 pm
  • Mike (author) said:

    Thanks for stopping by Doug. I’m going to catch up on your house right now. It looks like a great project!

    - 4 June 2008 at 4:24 pm

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