Perserverance & a little hard work!

Hi :) I just wanted to share with everyone a little story about how if you just try a little harder you can help if even in a small way :) danny wanted to bleach and dye his hair blonde but the only company who does not test on animals is Revlon and we could not find a Revlon bleach. So, after a lot of looking and some looking up products on "caringconsumer.com" we finally found a bleach that does not test on animals :) The company is called Developlus :) YAY! it seemed like it was going to be impossible but we found it!! :) It's an excellent website btw for looking up any product you are using. Keep in mind for every product you use there is one out there that does not test on animals :) thanks for reading.

Puppymills

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part 3

So Cute!!!

I'm Back and SLS!

Click on this image to read an article about Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Sodium Lareth Sulfate, chemicals found in not only your household cleaners, but also you shampoo. Hmmmmmm.......sounds questionable hey.

This is still a debatable topic, but my opinion, if you like, ask around for skin products, hair products, and toothpastes that are SLS free. Skin irritation and canker sores are among the proven side effects of this chemical which cannot be metabolised by our liver.......

Clean power

Bullfrog Power

So, want to do your part to reduce the horribly large amount of emissions created by coal-fired power plants and other polluting sources of power? Well if you live in B.C., Alberta or Ontario it’s easy: Signup online for Bullfrog Power.

Bullfrog Power is a 100% green, environmentally friendly electricity provider. It provides power for respected organizations in Canada such as the David Suzuki Foundation, the Pembina Institute and WWF Canada. It also powers companies like Good Earth and it can provide electricity for your home too!

It’s simple to sign up (it only takes around 5 mins) and it doesn’t mean that you switch electricity providers. All you have to do is sign up on their website and they will provide the same amount of energy you use back into the grid but from clean, environmentally responsible sources. This simple method of replacing what you use allows anyone to sign up without changing anything about their household electricity or bills. It also allows people in apartments who don’t have their own electricity bills to also offset their usage by estimating their monthly electricity consumption. All they have to do is estimate their usage using the easy tools on the Bullfrog website.

And it's cheaper than you think! Bullfrog Power charges 2 cents per kWh. According to their website that’s around $.50 a day. So check out Bullfrog Power’s website, it’s very informative and signing up there could be one of the most effective things you do to help save the environment. Also, enjoy this special offer just for SomethingSaved readers (and for everyone who goes to GoodEarth:) Just enter the promotional code “EARTH09” to receive your first month’s Bullfrog electricity free!

COAL

COAL POWER

In the US and in Canada coal burning power plants are the largest generators of electricity. This is a HUGE concern because these coal-fired power plants, some built more than 50 years ago, are also the single largest source of pollution in North America. Here are the facts:

• In 1 year a single coal power plant creates 3.7 million tones of carbon dioxide.

That number may not mean much right away, but think of it this way, creating 3.7 million tones of CO2 is equivalent to cutting down 161 million trees! Considering that there are more than 600 coal-fired power plants in the US alone this means that each year these plants pump out 2.2 billion tones of CO2 or 97 billion trees.

• Also in 1 year a single coal power plant produces 10,200 tones of Nitrogen Oxide, another greenhouse gas that creates smog and inflames lungs.

This number is equivalent to the yearly emissions of 500 000 late model cars. Want to know how many cars all of the coal power plants in the US are equivalent to? Try 300 million. That’s more than the total number of vehicles in the US! Think of it, all the cars and trucks in all of the US still create less pollution than the 600 coal power plants.

YAY!!!