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Publisher: New American Dream What Matters to You This Holiday Season? 
 This site concentrates on ways to focus on the true meaning of the holidays, providing ideas for preventing excessive consumerism, saving money, and selecting environmentally responsible holiday gifts. Includes gift ideas, holiday statistics, and ideas for planning an alternative gift fair. From the Center for the New American Dream, an organization devoted to responsible consumerism. http://www.newdream.org/holiday/ Topics: Christmas, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Judaism Last updated Nov 27, 2008 Spring/Summer Cleaning (Yes, It's Time Again)
This collection of resources offers ideas for reducing the environmental and health effects of cleaning, noting that "common cleaning products are hazardous -- to your health if you ingest or touch them, to the environment when flushed down the drain or otherwise disposed of." Features cleaning projects for specific rooms in the house, an article about anti-bacterial products, and tips for reducing clutter, reading product labels, and outdoor cleaning. From the nonprofit New American Dream. http://www.newdream.org/marketplace/springcleaning.php Topics: Home & Housing Last updated Mar 10, 2009 New American Dream: Food: Cater to the Earth
Website for a "campaign focused on the environmental impact of food production and consumption." Features material on fair trade and bottled water, a marketplace to help identify sustainable foods, and a blog. From New American Dream, "founded in 1997 to address the environmental and social impacts of unsustainable consumption." http://www.newdream.org/food/ Topics: Food & Cooking Last updated Apr 13, 2009 |
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