New Film: A Chemical Reaction Debuts - And Sells Out!

This new film was sold out at the Farnsworth Art Gallery in Rockland, Maine, today. I can't wait until it comes my way!

Share this with your neighbors, especially the ones with the "lawn wars" or just get them to attend the film festival when it comes to your town.

For screening cities and dates click here.

If we all stopped using this garbage, not only would we all be healthier, those huge corporations would need a big box of tissue!!!!

Constitution Day Progress!

Thanks to Congressman Ron Paul, HR 1207 has 290 sponsors and if brought to the floor today, or even tomorrow, it would be passed! Keep on truckin' Dr. Paul!!!

Climate Cops To Fine “Wasteful” Homeowners & Businesses

These are the GREEN jobs that Obama was talkin about folks!

WANTED! NOW HIRING!

Waste Inspectors!
Job Description: Inspect neighbors yards, garbage cans, recycling bins, children’s back packs and juice boxes for recycling law compliance. Daily reporting to Big Brother for further assessment of fines against properties that still may be in the name of their owners. Wages are 50% commission based on total fines imposed. I could go on… but you get the point!

For the last few months I’ve been getting emails from several action groups asking for my urgent support of the “wasteful” taxation legislation that *must* go through in order to save our planet…

What’s wrong with this logic?

Can anyone guess?

Well, first, there’s no way to “fix” global warming by taxes!

Second, who are the folks asking for these new taxes? Politicians of course and we already know who they work for. Hint hint… not us!

It’s this taxation of the ‘super dirty wasteful polluters’ that is the guise for this legislation. What comes across as punishing the big corporations, essentially boils down to punishing the average joe.

In a nut shell, the population currently struggling to survive and feed their families will get notices from the local inspectors (your garbage man) to pay up because they found junk mail in the garbage can and it should have been in the recycling bin. (junk mail you didn’t even ask for!)

When I hear people CRY for a new law to be passed to punish someone or regulate something… I can hardly hold my tongue.

These are our freedoms you cry to be controlled! By our government no less! “Take our freedom so we can be ‘safe’!” Aww, jeez!

*exhausted as I jump down from my soapbox*

Ok, now I’ve said my peace. But….Please THINK before you click on petitions or act now buttons from these types of action groups.

This is actually happening …. take a look:

Climate Cops To Fine “Wasteful” Homeowners & Businesses

Do You Read Those Tiny Labels On Your Veggies?

I've been a local-vore for quite some time and have found that lately I'm seeing more and more produce from other regions at the grocery store. Sometimes just seeing other regions of the state or u.s.a. are better than food coming from other countries. However, I notice while I'm looking at my food's "birthplace" the guy next to me is picking up tomatoes from mexico and I find myself compelled to blurt out my big mouth. Not in a bad or rude way, I just elevate the volume of my usually internal dialogue to sort of 'advertise' for local farmers. For example, I simply mentioned "from Mexico?" with a sarcastic/inquisative tone and watched him put the mexican tomato back and grab the ones from Florida. Ha! Mission accomplished!

If everyone increased their volumes do you think it would help make a difference? I think it would. It did for the tomato guy! Speak up!

To that end...Do you contribute to a Web site or blog? American Farmland Trust needs your help to spread the word about the importance of farmland protection for local food.

1. Take a stand by placing a badge on your site and linking to American Farmland Trust. You can get the code for these badges here or by clicking on a picture below.


2. Share your farmers market and local food stories through blog posts or video at least five times. Be sure to mention why having local farmland is important to you! For more resources, take a look at our 7 ways to save farmland or farmers market manager pages.

3. Let us know you are taking a stand by sending us an e-mail at FriendsofFarmland@farmland.org and we will include your blog in the list below.

And just FYI: The Cape Harbour Yacht Club in Cape Coral, Fl will host a farmers market between the two towers every Saturday morning from 8am till noon beginning May 23rd! It runs through October 10, 2009. Check out the details here! See you there!

Not from Cape Coral, Fl? No problem! Just visit http://www.localharvest.org/farmers-markets/ and find one near you!

Ford is saving the factory in Mi with electric cars!

I'm more excited that Ford is staying in business than I am about the electric cars but there are pros and cons to this announcement today. As journalists are reporting this as a good sign of technology, jobs and the American economy, I have some questions.

Haven't we done this before?

As I recall, it was mainly the lack of profits that "killed the electric car" the last time any large scale manufacturing came to pass. So, what's in it for them (auto industry) this time?

In addition to this question, is it really a good idea to partner with a company who will sell the technology to ANY car manufacturer? Won't that make this attempt even less profitable? Where's the sense in that? I don't buy the whole deal that it's for the planet. Not when it's government mandated that Ford build 4 new electric cars by 2012.

"The electric Ford Focus, due out in early 2011, is largely the product of Canada-based auto parts and assembly supplier Magna International. Magna developed the car mostly on its own, building it inside a Ford Focus body for demonstration purposes." exerpted from CNNMoney.com
"From the 6,000 lbs Navigator to the 2,500 lbs FocusFord has decided to transform its Michigan SUV plant into a "modern, flexible small car plant". It will begin production of the global Focus small car in 2010, and an electric version of the Focus in 2011 (to help Ford meet its commitment of 4 electric vehicles by 2012). " exerpted from treehugger article.

While it's also pretty good to get away from fossil fueled cars there are negative impacts of using electricity too. Hopefully this next electric car will be able to utilize a solar powered outlet too! Now THAT would be better than plugging it in to a wall and using electricity from a coal powered plant.

More jobs, more people employed and able to feed their families, I hope this was the main goal of Ford's "re-focusing". Pun intended!

Earth Day Schmerth Day...

Ok, so as the eco-converts blog owner, I guess I should have written some inspirational advice to those seeking to truly CONVERT to a greener, healthier lifestyle, espcially today but....

I've just driven about 3,000 miles (in my matrix, not an suv at least) and I'm too tired. So, I watched Oprah's going green Earth Day special and was dismayed even more than usual at the corporatism of "buying stuff" today. Isn't this the biggest problem? She's offering a 20% discount as she points out, all that swirling garbage the size of the state of TEXAS! HELLO OPRAH! Grrrrr!

But never the less, today is a good day for a good deed. So, I found one. My friend Judy at NoFearEntertaining is truly an inspiration to me today. While having a moment to spare to check out her great blog, I found her English muffin bread recipe too enticing (or was it the mouth-watering picture?) to pass up.

But it was her post a few days ago that had me intrigued. Inspired, really.

But I can't tell you!

No, I can't!

Ok, I will, but you have to read more about it by clicking here and reading it first hand, on her blog.