A different kind of husband

Check out this Daily Candy from a few days ago...love when things are good for the earth AND your health!

http://www.dailycandy.com/atlanta/article/41339/Living+la+Vida+Local

Stonehurst Place

I just had the wonderful opportunity to stay in a new green B&B called Stonehurst Place in the heart of Midtown. Owner Barb Shadomy took 17 months to restore and renovate this historic property to its full potential. The Earthcraft-certified design is an eclectic mix: think vintage pieces, Andy Warhol original sketches and mid-century modern designs. She also has greywater and water reclamation systems, xeriscaping, low-VOC paints and solar panels. Organic breakfast is included, and dogs are welcome! Check it out for a vacation in the city, or recommend the space for visiting friends and relatives.

Is your search engine eco-friendly?

Check out yamoogle.com...and use it! It helps neutralize your carbon footprint, and claims that "using Yamoogle every day, the average user will offset 18.1 tons of carbon per year." Not bad just for using the Internet!

New local green nonprofits

Hey eco enthusiasts!

Just wanted to share a couple of new nonprofits devoted to the environment, and also involving another passion of mine: food.

Greenplate.org: its mission it is to get plastics out of your diet. There are many ways to get involved, like printing out flyers and hanging them in your workplace, condo building, etc...or volunteering.

Green Foodservice Alliance: its mission is to help Atlanta restaurants go green. Their scope is wide: research, education and lobbying...and of course, they're always looking for volunteers.

Get involved!

Green resources

Here's a link to a really comprehensive list of green happenings and projects in Atlanta. It's super helpful if you're looking for resources or updates!

http://www.atlantaga.gov/client_resources/greener%20atlanta/atlanta%20green%20city%20initiatives.pdf

http://www.atlantaga.gov/client_resources/greener%20atlanta/atlanta%20green%20city%20initiatives.pdf

Green Atlanta colleges

Emory and Georgia Tech were featured in the Princeton Review as two of the top 11 greenest colleges, their newest category. Yay for Atlanta!

Here's the whole list:


Green Honor Roll (in alphabetical order)

Arizona State University at the Tempe campus
Bates College (Lewiston, ME)
Binghamton University (State Univ. of New York at Binghamton)
College of the Atlantic (Bar Harbor, ME)
Emory University (Atlanta, GA)
Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
Harvard College (Cambridge, MA)
University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH)
University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)
University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
Yale University (New Haven, CT)

For more info on Emory's eco efforts, visit http://www.emory.edu/sustainability.cfm; for Georgia Tech info, visit http://www.sustainable.gatech.edu/.

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