http://www.dahliabreeze.com/friends_neighbors/articles Friends and Neighbors Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:45:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Turn off all power for 1 hour! Includes involvement of key metro areas but is spreading globally. Let the World know you care! Add your name to the Earth Hour list. Watch the video On March 29, 2008 at 8 p.m., join millions of people around the world in making a statement ... http://www.dahliabreeze.com/friends_neighbors/articles/2008/03/28/earth-hour-get-your-community-involved/ When you were in high school, were you counting the days until you graduated, when you could enter into an adult world where people didn’t judge you based on what your outfit or who your friends were?   I held on to that dream for a while, but I finally let ... http://www.dahliabreeze.com/friends_neighbors/articles/2008/03/17/why-work-is-so-much-like-high-school-and-how-you-can-graduate/ How important is green living to you, your family or your community? Some of us work hard and take to heart all the tips and tricks to help the environment. But are we really saving the world from global warming when we choose paper over plastic, or glass over aluminum, or even ... http://www.dahliabreeze.com/friends_neighbors/articles/2008/03/10/green-myths-busters-make-some-real-changes/ We all spend the majority of our time in our bedrooms. In fact, other than the kitchen, it is the most used room in your home. Here are a few ideas to help you go green in your bedroom. Use Organic Bedding Have you ever worn an organic cotton t-shirt? It is ... http://www.dahliabreeze.com/friends_neighbors/articles/2008/02/11/eco-friendly-bed-room/ Valentine's Day is coming up shortly and there is a global need for your care as well. There are many things you can do to help "share the love" and reach out to your local or global communities. Donation Make a donation to the many organizations that need your support. Organizations such ... http://www.dahliabreeze.com/friends_neighbors/articles/2008/02/04/show-your-global-love-3-things-you-can-do/ I went grocery shopping this weekend and it occurred to me how environmentally destructive this one errand is. I had to drive to my local grocery store and depending on what I need to buy and where I need to go this could be a 5 to 10 mile one-way trip, ... http://www.dahliabreeze.com/friends_neighbors/articles/2008/01/29/reduce-your-carbon-footprint-10-ways-to-go-green-shopping/ No one ever tells you how to prepare for this part of work: getting along with people you would not choose to hang out with were you not getting paid. Odds are you aren’t going to like everyone you work with. Which means not everyone will like you either. ... http://www.dahliabreeze.com/friends_neighbors/articles/2008/01/28/getting-along-with-coworkers-how-you-can-interact-with-people-in-a-positive-way/ There are a few things you can do in the winter months to help you vehicle have less of an impact on the environment. Avoid idlingWhen we idle in the morning to warm up the car we are increasing the engine wear and emissions from our cars. The emissions from a ... http://www.dahliabreeze.com/friends_neighbors/articles/2008/01/28/reduce-your-carbon-footprint-3-things-you-can-do-with-your-car-durring-the-winter-months/ Publishing and printing books uses up a lot of natural resources with the cutting of thousands of trees a year. But there is a way to help, participate in a book swapping web site. If you have a book you are no longer reading, you can swap it for another ... http://www.dahliabreeze.com/friends_neighbors/articles/2008/01/21/book-swapping-saving-trees/ Your carbon footprint is the amount of carbon monoxide you produce as an individual every year. The goal is to reduce your footprint by doing various things such as recycling, conserving energy, and purchasing bio-degradable products. But to reduce our carbon footprint we need to establish a bench mark to ... http://www.dahliabreeze.com/friends_neighbors/articles/2008/01/14/carbon-footprint-easy-things-you-can-do-now/