Chemical-minimal personal care products

Wisebread.com, a group blog for the frugal, has a great summary of some healthier toiletry options that are still mainstream brands and therefore easier to find in the stores and in the coupon books. Stocking stuffer and sale season is upon us!

Conservation Page Update

Please check out the conservation page for an urgent action item concerning the Endangered Species Act. Simply click on the picture to visit the National Wildlife Federation for more information and an opportunity to help.

How enduring is humanity’s damage to the Earth?

For possible answers, check out this graphic. You may not agree with all of the estimates (I don’t), but it’s both humbling and strangely encouraging to think about the limits to even our most potent destructive tendencies. Mr. James Lovelock would be proud.

(Thanks to Wilderdom.com)