Gaia: Gaiapod

Re: NEW YEAR GAIA

http://ziji.gaia.com — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:52:32 GMT

Time is now, Activate the mind and web of life. Can you breath in the moment and send out to this day. I will be standing by for waves of light passing thru this day with pure energy. I know I can do it. How about YoU?

NEW YEAR GAIA

http://ziji.gaia.com — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:07 GMT

We Start with the question. How did One Idea become a new community and new amazing site from Zaadz..This is grand imagination

Green Health Care Online Course

http://Skip.gaia.com — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:43:09 GMT

Helping to create leaders for Sustainable Medical practices is the focus of the Teleosis Institute and their Green Health Care Online program (see http://www.teleosis.org/ghcp.php for details).

I'm trying to help this non-profit find health care practitioners who would be interested in this 8 week online course, which starts Jan. 14, 2008. The course is available flexibly on the schedule of the practitioner and covers some pretty important topics:

Week 1: Leadership and Green Health Care

Week 2: Integral Theory and Medicine

Week 3: Ecological Literacy

Week 4: Sustainability

Week 5: Creating a Sustainable Medicine

Week 6: Precautionary Principle and Wellness

Week 7: Biological Systems and Stressors

Week 8: Green Pharmacy

Furthermore, they get access to an audit of their practice for Green health care practices.

If you have pointers or ideas on how to reach health care practioners and connect them to this important topic, please let post a response!

Thanks!
Skip (Aikido Traveler)

Reduce Paper Use

http://shelivesintheforest.gaia.com — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:20:00 GMT

Saving paper means saving forests which we need to slow climate change. The Ancient Forest Friendly website, http://www.ancientforestfriendly.com/ , has the following guide to reducing paper use (http://www.ancientforestfriendly.com/paper-efficiency/home).

A Practical Guide to Increasing Paper Efficiencies

In this section you'll find practical ways to make your paper use much more efficient. Paper efficiency means you are acting smart about your environmental and financial resources. We ask this of our signatory companies, but individuals can practice paper efficiency as well.

The three R's of waste reduction are Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. The first ‘R' is the most resource efficient of them all.

At Home and Work

read newspapers online, read magazines from the library or buy digital magazine subscriptions,
have your name removed from catalogue mail lists,
post a ‘no unaddressed mail' notice on your post box and don't print your emails.

And here are more tips for around the office:

Photocopiers

Set photocopy machines to double-sided by default. Your photocopy technician can perform this simple service.
Introduce codes for use of photocopiers. This will provide everyone with insights to their consumption by tracking the paper consumption of various departments. This is particularly helpful and motivating when working towards increasing efficiencies. Add a little incentive to your paper efficiency drive - set up inter-departmental competitions or annual targets for each department based on the previous quarter/year's consumption.
Adjust photocopy machine for recycled paper to avoid any potential of copier jamming. Your photocopy technician can perform this simple service.
When purchasing new printers and photocopy equipment, ensure they can easily print double sided.

Mail

Wherever possible shift to electronic bills and online application forms. For clients who require hardcopies, print double sided bills and application forms.
Reduce the basis weight of the paper - it will save postage costs.
Where possible, reuse envelopes for correspondence. Use address labels to cover original information.
Use inter-office envelopes which can be re-used multiple times.

Computers and the Paperless Office! Use your computer to reduce paper consumption not increase it!

General Office Use

Reduce the basis weight of the paper used in the office and for promotional use. E.g. switch from a 60lb sheet for general office use to a 50 lb sheet.
Post memos on a central bulletin board.
For editing processes, have several people edit the same document using different colour ink and track changes.
Use single sided waste paper for printing drafts.
Maximize formatting by reducing font size and increasing margins.
Buy 100% post consumer recycled copy paper. Many brands are available and they work well in today's machines.

Company Documents and Reports

Reduce size of printed pieces by working with your designer and printer to try creative formatting to maximize use of parent sheets for printing.
Post reports electronically.
Reduce the basis weight of paper used.

Faxes

Use fax stick it forms rather than cover sheet.
Use plain paper faxes
Program your machine to eliminate printed confirmation sheets
Format fax carefully so that excessive pages are eliminated.

Green Shopping: Recycled Paper Towel, Toilet Paper, Napkins...

http://shelivesintheforest.gaia.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 05:28:38 GMT

The National Resources Defence Council (NRDC) website has some general tips on how you can help save forests by choosing paper products (paper towel, toilet paper, napkins and tissues), which you can find below. The website then has charts which list brand named paper products and which are the best and worse choices for the environment. I can't seem to add the charts without everything getting scrambled, so you'll need to have a look yourself:

http://www.nrdc.org/land/forests/gtissue.asp#facial (best & worst brand name charts)

TIPS: THREE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP SAVE FORESTS

1. Buy paper products with recycled content-especially post-consumer fibers.
Look for products that have a high recycled content, including high post-consumer content. Post-consumer fibers are recovered from paper that was previously used by consumers and would otherwise have been dumped into a landfill or an incinerator.

2. Buy paper products made with clean, safe processes.
Paper products are bleached to make them whiter and brighter, but chlorine used in many bleaching processes contributes to the formation of harmful chemicals that wind up in our air and water and are highly toxic to people and fish. Look for products labeled totally chlorine-free (TCF) or processed chlorine-free (PCF). In some cases, elemental chlorine-free (ECF) may be acceptable.

3. Tell tissue manufacturers to stop using virgin wood for throwaway products.
If a brand you buy for your home doesn't have any recycled content, contact the manufacturer (click here to send a message to paper giant Kimberly-Clark). Tell the company to use more recycled fibers, to avoid sourcing from ecologically valuable forests such as those in the Cumberland Plateau and Canadian boreal, and to ensure any virgin fibers used are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. Saving forests also helps reduce global warming pollution.

P.S. If you live in Canada, go to the Greenpeace.ca website, where they have similar information on best and worst choices of paper products for Canadians: http://tissue.greenpeace.ca/

I realize there are even greener alternatives than post-consumer recycled paper products, such as cloth napkins or towels, but most people are not keen to switch to cloth "hankies" from tissue, and I don't even want to think about whether there are alternatives to toilet paper.

Tips to Green Your Kitchen

http://shelivesintheforest.gaia.com — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:50:05 GMT

Here are some things you can do in your kitchen, to stop global warming. These suggestions are from the British Channel 4 website: http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/E/environment/help_1.html .

Tips for being green in the kitchen

Quick tips

Don't overfill the kettle
If you're making tea for one, only use that amount of water. If you're making tea for two, use that amount and so on. Overfilling the kettle wastes needless energy.

Don't waste food
This might seem like an obvious point, but a survey by Braun found that YUBBIES (Young Urban Bin Baggers) waste £865m of food every year by letting it go stale or out of date. One in six people wastes more than 10% of their average £42 weekly groceries shopping. Salad and fresh vegetables are the most likely items to be thrown away.

Eat your leftovers
The Braun survey also showed that people in the UK no longer keep leftover food for another meal, preferring to bin it or feed it to the dog instead.

Let food cool down before refrigerating it
This saves energy. Also, only keep the fridge door open for as long as you need to.

Make your own lunch
Not only will this save you a lot of money, but also you'll use less packaging than a sandwich shop.

Only wash full loads in the washing machine
Only ever wash full loads of clothes instead of half loads to save water and energy.

Replace ordinary light bulbs with energy efficient ones
They might cost more initially, but they last much longer and are significantly better for the environment.

Recycle
As well as buying recycled products, get in touch with your local authority to find out about recycling schemes in your area. Pretty soon you'll be required to sort your rubbish anyway, so why not start now?

Re-use items
Bottles, carrier bags and refillable containers don't have to be thrown away - they can all be reused. Many supermarkets now offer 'bags for life'.

Think twice before you put something in the bin
Can it be reused or recycled?

Turn the lights off when you leave a room
This is one of the easiest things anyone can do - and the difference it can make to the amount of energy we consume is considerable.

Use refill packs
Most washing powders, liquids, fabric softeners and dishwasher products have refill packs rather than buying the large plastic bottle over and over again.

More tips

Buy less processed foods
Processed foods are often over-packaged, so try buying more fresh items.

Buy locally produced food where possible
Locally-produced foods don't have to be transported, making them a considerably more environmentally-friendly option by far.

Buy products with less packaging
Less packaging usually means less waste - although how environmentally friendly a product is also depends on how the product was packaged and transported originally.

Don't pour oil, fats and harmful chemicals down the sink or toilet
Inside drains lead to a septic tank or sewer system, where water will be treated. But some chemicals and substances won't be broken down and will still end up back in the sea or rivers. Inside drains and toilets should not be used to dispose of hazardous waste or chemicals - go to your local dump where they will be disposed of properly.

Dispose of your fridge properly
Many old fridges contain chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which contribute to the hole in the ozone layer. If you need to dispose on an old fridge, contact your local authority.

Grow fresh food in your garden
Like locally-produced foods and products, there is no transport involved here, so you can't get much greener.

Repair damaged goods
Half of electrical goods that go to the dump only need minor repairs - and it will probably cost you less than buying a replacement.

Reuse plastic and glass bottles and jars or take them to a recycling bank
Containers like bottles and jars don't always have to be thrown away or recycled - you can reuse them, too.

Separate your rubbish
Recycling is going to become a bigger part of all of our lives, so why not start separating your rubbish for recycling now? Contact your local authority to find out when your nearest recycling point is - there might even be a local collection service available.

Shop environmentally
Books like The Good Shopping Guide list the most eco-friendly products and brands to buy.

Use and buy energy efficient appliances
Products like fridges and washing machines have energy labels on. Categories 'A' and 'B' are the most energy efficient and use less water. Anything rated below rating 'D' is being phased out and should be avoided - it will cost you more and will use more electricity.

Use low temperatures on your washing machine
This saves water and energy.

Re: Music and Film for change

http://greenearthbuilders.gaia.com — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:29:50 GMT

www.heightoflight.com

positive music.

positive media
podcast on front page of
www.greenearthvision.com

Green earth vision

http://greenearthbuilders.gaia.com — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:28:24 GMT

Hi I am Josh pasmore of green earth vision.
Love the pod and am here to take action! I have seen the gaia sites and am fully impressed.
looking forward to developing a platform where we can all work on our common vision.
first lets define that.
the future and our children.
Planet earth
health
compassion
being seen

does anyone not stand for these things??

Green Pods at Zaadz

http://shelivesintheforest.gaia.com — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:03:06 GMT

Here is a list of all the green pods on Zaadz. This includes Zaadz pods on topics related to global warming, sustainable, ethical business, activism, alternate energy, Greenpeace, green energy and investing. I will add others as they arise or if I have missed some.

If you are green, on your way there, or wanting to get there, you will find a number of these pods tworthy of exploration. The number of green-related pods seems to have blossomed lately. Let's support these pods by exploring them, adding and reading comments and by joining.

Global warming is THE greatest problem the world has ever faced. By becoming part of the Zaadz green community of pods, we can motivate ourselves to become greener and more knowlegeable, so that we can inspire and influence other Zaadsters and our friends, family and co-workers and worlds outside of those circles to take action and reduce their carbon footprint.

"Act" is the Operative Word in "Act"ivism

Activism: Spiritual/Physical/Psychological

An Inconvenient Truth

Architecture

Blessed Unrest

Carbon Neutral New Year

Charity Central

Clean Energy Cars

Climate Change

Cocoa Pod: Fair Trade Chocolate

Compost Rockstars

Conscious Consumer

Corporate Social Responsibility

Earthships: Affordable Self-Sustaining Ecofriendly Housing!

Eco

Economic Conversion From War Economy to Sustainable Peace

Energy for Our Cities, Energy Within Ourselves

Ethically Hip

Ethics and Life

Environmental Change 101: Let's Show We Care

Farming for the Future

Fearless Eco-Survival

Food Justice

G Living - Living the Green Life While Caring for Our Planet

Gaiapod

Genetically Engineered Food and Pharma Crops

Getting Clear on Nuclear

Global Warming

Go Green

Great Ideas on How to Improve the World!

Green Blogs

Green Business

Green Earth

Green Earth Community

Green Energy

Green Fashion and Beauty

Green Investing

Green Party

Green Real Estate Investing: Profit and Flip Houses the Green Way

Green Real Estate Investing: Up and Coming

Greenpeace

Greenvoice

How to "Be" The Change

How to End Global Warming

How to Save the World

How Will We Save the Planet Before It's Too Late!!

I Am Going to Change the World

Innovative Fuel

Integral Veg*n

Is the Solution to the Current Planetary Situation in Your Hands?

Knowledge for a New Universe

Leonardo DiCaprio's 11th Hour Action

Life After Petroleum

Local - Global

Low Carbon Diet

Movement for a Sane and Progressive Energy Policy

New Earth Council

Organic Food Lovers

One Small Change a Day

Peak Oil the State of Living a New Life

Permaculture, Technology and Ice Cream

Petitions Pod

Projects for Our Planet

Rainforest-Coffee Alliance

Real Change

Recycler-Friendly City Streetcans Project

Replacing Plastics

Searching for the Resources to Build an Eco-Village

Snow Boarders Against Global Warming

Soul Food

Socio-economic Alchemy

Speak Up For Wildlife

Stop Factory Farming

Sustainability

Sustain-a-Bubble

Take Care of Your Share - Let's Be the Tipping Point*

The Antidote

The Cauldron

The Farm Energy Future

The Gaia Community

The Nature Conservancy

The Start of a New Vegan Era

The World's Biggest Problems

There is Only One Way to Save Any Ecosystem/World: Permaculture

Three R's

Transforming the "Capital" in Capitalism: Change the System

Voluntary Simplicity

Volunteerism

Wiser

WS Biofuels

http://www.ridefor/Climate.com/USA

Re: Hiya....Introductions...;-)

http://ziji.gaia.com — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 00:12:50 GMT

Re: Hiya....Introductions...;-)

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Re: Hiya....Introductions...;-)

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Re: Hiya....Introductions...;-)

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Re: Hiya....Introductions...;-)

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Re: Hiya....Introductions...;-)

http://ziji.gaia.com — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 00:07:22 GMT

More news on my blog

Happiness is . . . .

http://ziji.gaia.com — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 16:34:41 GMT

Tell the world of gaia what makes you happy to be here on this beautiful planet we call home

Re: Hiya....Introductions...;-)

http://ziji.gaia.com — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:41:59 GMT

We are here to stay and deliver the message of peace and unity. Soon our way of life will be the strenght of divine source for all to connect to Zaadz tribal relations.

Re: Hiya....Introductions...;-)

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 20:26:25 GMT

It is. : )

There's a flower gallery in my albums. I'm hoping to capture some butterflies later in the summer (when they're more plentiful).

Re: Hiya....Introductions...;-)

http://CalmEagle.gaia.com — Wed, 31 May 2006 01:11:13 GMT

Ooh, an organic butterfly garden; that sounds wonderful!

CalmEagle

Re: Hiya....Introductions...;-)

Sat, 20 May 2006 02:10:43 GMT

Hi. I'm Wendy. Never been on a team before. Cool.

Let's see, some details...I'm a poet, I've got two kids, I'm married to a psychiatrist (not a psychologist, so he's not always analyzing me, which is a question I get a lot) which is a trip, let me tell you. As busy as that all makes me, what probably takes most of my time (i.e., what is my greatest passion) is my organic butterfly/hummingbird garden.

I try to be a conscious consumer; I guess some would label me a cultural creative.

My writing often deals with ecological or social issues, though I try not to wag my finger at the reader too often. That just turns people off, and the folks who really need fingers wagged at them don't read poetry, anyway.