In honor of Jewish Social Action Month, there are plenty of ways to make your day even greener. It’s easy to get involved, so here are some great places to help you get started:
Do all your web searches here!
This website publishes up to 10 stories daily about innovations that are saving the planet.
A comprehensive listing of all things earth-friendly!
This clothing line was founded by U2 singer Bono and wife Ali Hewson. Their concept is to get their customers to think about the conditions under which the cotton in their clothing was created. “Trade, not aid” is their motto, and their focus is on raising Africa’s share of the global cotton market.
Buy and sell handmade clothing.
This international organization, with offices in more than 30 countries, works to save the planet from global warming, forest destruction, the threat of nuclear disaster and much more.
Reuse your clothes.
Patagonia’s entire sportswear line has used organically grown cotton since 1996.
And if you missed the environmental websites to check out in our latest print issue, we’ve got your back:
• Social Action—Resource for Repairing the World
• Coalition on Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL)
• Teva Learning Center
• The Interfaith Environmental Council
• The Home Energy Guide
• U.S. Department of Energy—Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Seventh Generation Cleaning Products
• Sierra Club
• Earth Day Network Ecological Footprint Quiz
www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp
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