Ok, yesterday I meant to post some Earth Day links, but got majorly behind what with Earth Day going on. But no worries, today is a great day to read some Earth Day tips because really, one set Earth Day is no good anyhow. If you want to be green and help preserve the planet you should celebrate all year long.
Following are some of the best Earth Day pieces I saw yesterday. Read up for ideas about how to stay green all year long…

Political Habitat: Notes from an Earth Day realist – this was my favorite Earth Day read yesterday. …read more

And here I thought I was the only one thinking this…

The ever opinionated Grist is running a campaign – Screw Earth Day, that pretty much shouts out my concerns about this one day a year event. I bet they didn’t like Earth Hour either (although, don’t quote me on that). But I digress. Each year I post about my Earth Day concerns, talk about my Earth Day concerns, and while some agree with me, others get a little huffy about it. It’s nice to know someone cool (Grist) is on my side.
Here’s what Grist has to say, (among other things), …read more

Let’s face it, toothpaste is very personal. Everyone has their favorites and being one of the products we use daily for health, and meet first thing in the morning, having a good toothpaste is an important part of our daily routine.
With that in mind, Grist’s Katherine Wroth has done a great job of rounding up some eco-friendly favorites and testing them out on her family, well her sister’s family actually because there were more mouths there and they were a good group of subjects representing a mix of mainstream and green toothpaste tastes.
Katherine combined the results of the toothpaste tests …read more

The Mississippi watershed, the area where all waters lead to the river, encompasses an enormous portion of the United States. It is the third largest in the world, outsized only by the Amazon River and the Congo River. As the great Mississippi winds its way from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, cities up and down the course are rediscovering this natural wonder and once again making it a part of their community.
Grist’s Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth have a great write up of how cities up and down the Mississippi are Banking on Change from St. Paul to …read more