| In This Issue |
| Green Resolutions |
| 10 Green Resolutions To Save You Money |
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| Environmental Update |
| Public Health Update |
| Plastic Update |
| And The Good News Is... |
| Rubia |
| Recommended Online Viewing |
| RGG Events |
Jan. 8th-11th,Green Living Series, presented by Green Concord, will be showing Coal Country for its January environmental film. Panel Discussion led my Sierra Club's, Catherine Corkery, is on the 11th at 7pm.
Red River Theatres
At Gibson's Bookstore on Saturday, Jan. 16th at 1 p.m., Kathy Lowe will be presenting her unique new book of nature photography, "Petreflections". Kathy is a local artist and musician whose music CD's are sold here at Real Green Goods. Don't miss her performance at Gibson's which will include much more than a book discussion!
Gibson's Bookstore
Jan. 19th, Green Drinks, sponsored by Green Concord 6-8 pm, Barley House, Concord, NH.
Jan. 19th, Green Film: "Age of Stupid"
Red River Theatres
Also at Gibson's Bookstore on Thursday, Jan. 21st 7 p.m., join author Lindsey Carmichael in a discussion about her book, "Greening Your Family" - how to make green decisions about the products we buy.
Gibson's Bookstore
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| New At RGG! |
Laundry Clothes Pin Bags in a variety of brightly colored fabrics stitched by local resettled refugees.
Vermont Soap Organics liquid soap in bulk gallon containers. (IN STORE ONLY)
STAY IN THE LIGHT SALE-20% OFF FREEPLAY!- Newsletter Subscribers Special Offer.
Remember the ice storm of 2008? Be prepared for the next big power outage. Just come into the store (or call if you wish to place an online order) and mention that you read about this offer in the newsletter to get 20% off Freeplay hand-crank/solar radios and flashlights. Offer good while supplies last.
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MAKE YOUR OWN PAINT
We had a customer write in our "Customers' Green Tips Book" suggesting to make your own paint. Not only is it doable, it's eco-friendly and inexpensive. Who would have thought?
Here is a thorough and excellent article to get you started:
Mother Earth News
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Environmental Health News
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Dear Reader,
Happy New Year and Happy New Decade! We know it's technically not a new decade until next year, but hey, it gives great literary opportunity. The millennium does seem just like yesterday (unl ess you are twenty-something) and so much has happened. 9/11 changed our lives forever. The web brought us self oriented options which have blossomed into social media only to be extended by "i things": iPhone, iPod and iTunes, with more "i" products on the horizon. Your family time might include everyone on their laptop in front of a TV program. And many kids aren't sure how a chicken's egg comes to be. Was this progress?
I suppose it was a necessary evil in order to turn it around and establish some priorities. To some degree we have witnessed a recent backlash against the "I" or "me" decade and we're hoping that the next decade will focus on the "we". We, meaning, that which surrounds us with regard to work, community, family and yes, the environment. This doesn't mean starting a commune but embracing last decade's technology and making good out of it for all.
The environmental cause can be found all over the web including Facebook and Twitter, where there is great potential for learning. What's important is to find your balance as we enter into this new decade of "we" or as some say "our collective consciousness". And if, at any moment, you still feel overwhelmed, please remember the best remedy of all is to: "Go Outside".
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Green Resolutions
GreenER is Key
A new customer came into the store on Jan. 2 after resolving to be "greener", to check out what we sold, who we were and to learn more. Her son "was very green" and she seemed sincerely willing to jump in but insecure enough to not know in which direction. After explaining that the triple mantra of "reduce, reuse, and recycle" was the best place to start, she didn't seem as overwhelmed. In fact, she realized that she was already doing some of it.
The point being, what ever your starting point is today, being "greener" is what is most important. Little things like turning off the unnecessary light, turning down the heat and reducing waste all add up. (And did we say you save money too?) As a wise old man once said, "Look back, but don't stare". So look forward, and resolve to be greenER.
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10 Green Resolutions To Save You Money
Resolutions To Save You Money
Side Ways News
Need More Green Tips?
Here are 52 green tips for the greenER enthusiast...
Seattle PI
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Big Block Buster Movie with Big Green Theme
Read Treehugger's worthwhile article and why this isn't just another "computer generated movie".
Treehugger
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Environmental Update
A Timeline
A concise timeline history of climate change is summarized in this article beginning in 1824 when the "greenhouse effect" is first described, and finishing with the 2009 Copenhagen negotiations.
Telegraph
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Public Health Update
Cleaners Create Superbugs
Norway, the most infection-free country in the world, has a simple and successful solution to killer superbugs that cause infections: reduce the use of antibiotics. In other parts of the world including the U.S., antibiotic resistance is a leading public health threat.
Sphere
Hand disinfectants and household cleaners contribute the creation of superbugs.
LA Times
Since the flu and cold season is here, choose your cleaners wisely and consider using Vermont Soap Organics now offered in bulk at Real Green Goods for huge savings.
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Plastic Update
Who Are The Real Health Advocates?
There's been an ongoing fight involving the plastics industry vs. true health advocates that few of us even know about. Who is really looking out for our long term health?
Helena IR
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And The Good News Is...
Everything Old is New Again, well almost...and yes, we can learn from our grandparents!
The Huffington Post
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Rubia
Sewing Confidence Program Connects with RGG
Rubia is a New Hampshire based organization working with women in rural Afghanistan promoting their hand-embroidered textiles. Rubia has recently started working locally through a grant helping resettled refugees learn to sew. Real Green Goods worked with Sewing Confidence to come up with projects that RGG could actually sell. The first sewing project was gift bags and we are proud to have sold almost all of them during the holiday season. The second project was Laundry Clothes Pin Bags and we have many of these brightly colored bags available for sale.
Check out the Rubia Newsletter and scroll to the bottom for more details about Sewing Confidence.
Rubia Newsletter
RGG Online
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Recommended Online Viewing
Want to understand "Cap & Trade" once and for all? This clever animated short video is the solution.
Cap 'N Trade
"Cap & Trade" is produced by the makers of the award-winning "Story of Stuff" also worth seeing here if you missed it.
Story of Stuff
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Sunday Noon to 5 pm
Thank you for reading and for caring about the environment. Have a Green Day!™
Sincerely,
All of us from Real Green Goods |
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