It’s Earth Day! How are you going to celebrate? Here on Epic Self and in my life everyday is Earth day. Walking or busing it to the pilates or dance studios, eating local/sustainable whole foods, taking quick showers, and composting are a few of the ways I live green everyday.
But since it’s actually Earth day I lassoed some of the best articles from around the web and my own archives to put you in the greening spirit.
See what you can do today to make a difference for tomorrow! Pick up trash, speak your mind, plant a tree, party at local events…
See what you can do today to make a difference for tomorrow! Pick up trash, speak your mind, plant a tree, party at local events…
All the inspirational ideas you need are here.
My fav quote: “We’re past the moment for holiday environmentalism. We’re in the era of nonstop work to transform ourselves into a bright green society before we trigger a planetary collapse. We can still have an amazing future, but not if we only plan for it one day a year.”- Alex Steffen of Worldchanging.com
40 Ways To Celebrate Earth Day– San Francisco Examiner
My fav tip: Turn off the TV and read a book. I recommend these rad reads as a jumping off point.
3 Cool Ways To Celebrate Earth Day with The Family– via That’sFit.com
My fav tip: Build a backyard obstacle course! Even if you don’t have kids, rock this idea with some grown up buddies. Toss a beer or two in and you’ve got a party.
These blow up courses are getting out of control! Haha.
The Best Earth Day Events– via Earth911.com
My fav event: Believe it or not General Motors takes the cake on this global event list. The Chevy Volt was released today. This hybrid uses recycled blue jeans in its car doors to buffer noise and recycled cardboard in its roof to improve acoustics. Even the door handle brackets are made from old carpet. It’s the most efficient of it’s kind clocking in at 2,520 kilowatts per hour of energy, which is less than a central air conditioning unit, a water heater and a refrigerator. Killer work GM!
Non Material Gift Ideas: Cheap, Green, and Awesome– Whether you are celebrating x-mas, Earth day, or a 90 year old’s b-day, you’ll want to keep it green with these tips.
Slow Food And Neon Leggings If you scarf food like a 300lb line backer after a week long fast, check out this guide to the slow food movement and it’s healthy planet mission.
What’s In Your Garbage?-Go dumpster diving into your bins and find a multitude of ways to waste less and save moolah.
Green Screening– Summer is so close I can almost smell the BBQ and feel the sand between my toes. Skin protection is vital, but so is knowing what makes up your sun screen. Questionable chemical ingredients explained and celeb sun tips unite.
Earth Day Parties In Your Neighborhood:
Earth Day Network rounded up a global list of events for you all to peruse. See what’s happening in your hood.
Earth Day Network rounded up a global list of events for you all to peruse. See what’s happening in your hood.
How are you spending Earth day?
