Looking for alternatives for conventional dog care? Check out Eco Dog: Healthy Living for Your Pet.

The 120-page book offers a bunch of planet-friendly, natural tips and how-tos, from how to make a lemon flea tonic or rosemary shampoo to how to make your own homemade dog jerky (no preservatives and you know exactly what’s in it!). It touches briefly on why it’s important to feed high-quality foods, and includes a recipe for a homemade meatloaf for dogs.

It also includes information on potential and hidden dangers with conventional pet foods and tools, but it doesn’t leave you on your own: it then provides you with shopping tips and home improvement ideas to get you started on a path to all-natural pet living.

All the ideas in the colorful, slick book are nontoxic and canine-friendly, and the pictures are cute too!

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Kohl’s is one again having a great sale. I love Kohl’s. I can walk out my door and reach the closest one on foot within 5 minutes. That can be dangerous. If you aren’t lucky enough to live close to a Kohl’s, here are  a couple on-sale Serveware suggestions. Each is made of natural materials with a unique eco-friendly look and appeal. 

Summer Living® Bamboo Serveware
I love this bamboo tray and bowl. Bamboo is  a sustainable material so it’s good for the environment and will look sharp on your table.

Summer Living® Woven Water Hyacinth Chip & Dip Tray
So cool - this woven platter has such a natural look to it. I’d love to use this while entertaining out on my patio.

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According to research done by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine , slim people are more eco-friendly. An article published by MSN Health from Health Day states that Staying Slim Is Good For The Environment . I heard this earlier today on the radio, but they didn’t say it so nicely.

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They said “Obese People Are Bad For The Environment”. No, it’s not because obese people are littering McDonalds wrappers everywhere they go. That would be what an ignorant person would say. it actually has to do with food production and transportation of the person(s).

food production is a major contributor to greenhouse gases, a lean population, such as in Vietnam, consumes about 20 percent less food and produces fewer greenhouse gases than a population in which 40 percent of people are obese, a rate close to that of the United States.

They calculated that a lean population of a billion people would emit 1,000 million tons less transportation-related carbon dioxide equivalents a year than an obese population would emit.

They say more research has to be done, but it makes sense, but is the food market going to cut food production if people start eating less? Maybe. Either that or they’ll find a new way to market the food. Read more about this study at MSNHealth.com .

Do you think Earth Day and sex toys have nothing in common?

Guess again: “Sex is part of our lives, so any issue that concerns us out of the bedroom has implications inside it: if we recycle, buy local produce, watch our carbon use, and think ecologically in other ways, it makes sense to
do the same when we make sexual choices. Our well-being and that of the earth are connected, so consider where you can go Ecorotic!” says  Dr. Carol Queen, Good Vibrations‘ staff sexologist.

Just in time for Earth Day (cause it’s ALWAYS time for good toys), Good Vibrations has a new earth-friendly Ecorotic collection of all-natural and organic products, like the awesome Ooh La La Kit, shown at left.

Going green has never been sexier!

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I have written before about my interest in sound and effective earth-friendly products and environmental solutions.

Behold, dear readers, the mother load of all things green in this week’s New York Times.

Your planning your wedding and you wanted the best Tuna for your sushi-themed appetizers flown in from Japan? “Fuggeddaboudit”…that would be an abuse of fuel.

(…a little detail which might work to your advantage when thinking about how to get your in-laws in from Stockholm.)

You’ve dreamed of Vera Wang designing your dress? Nope…think vintage.

The finest silverware to accompany your elaborate place settings? If you or someone you know is an environmentally concerned bride, not a chance…try potato-based biodegradable forks.

It takes diligent planning, and maybe the whole affair can’t be eco-friendly…but somethings, surely can…I would start with the invitations: tree bark anyone?