- The Greenest Town in America
- Take a Bicycle Vacation
- Beef and the Environment
- Spread the Wealth, Recession-Style
- Petition to Governors: No to Bottled Water
The Greenest Town in America
New Dream Intern Kelsey O'Boyle blogs about her spring break service trip to Greensburg. Read about the green technology these Kansas residents are using to rebuild after the tornado.>> Learn More
Take a Bicycle Vacation
- choose a bicyle
- plan a route
- pack for the trip
- and more.
The Adventure Cycling Association has lots of great resources for cyclists of all levels.
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Beef and the Environment
New Dream has been cooking up a new Cater to the Earth section about a hot topic: meat consumption, specifically beef. This comprehensive examination follows cows from their feed and water all the way to the meatpacking plant and your plate.
Vegetarians, die-hard meat eaters, and those somewhere in between can all learn from the sections on environment, social, and health issues.
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Spread the Wealth, Recession-Style
When you listen to news about the economy, do you hear an opportunity to help? Read our tips for donating what you can spare. Donating in kind is a way support social services stretched tight by the recession, just like volunteering can stimulate the economy.
See Living Green Below Your Means blog for tips, or submit your own destination for hard-to-recycle items that can find a second life with a charity.
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Petition to Governors: No to Bottled Water
The economic crisis is drying up state budgets--at least 46 states are facing shortfalls--but you can take action to help by signing our petition.
Tell your state's governor: stop wasting taxpayer dollars and water resources on water that's many times more expensive than tap water.
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Conscious Consumer
- Take a bicycle vacation: fun without the fuel.
- In the Marketplace: Why Fair Trade?
- Alternative Gift Registry: Celebrate any occasion with the material or nonmaterial gifts of your choice.
Campaigns
- Eat well, eat green with Cater to the Earth
- Take 6 steps towards a lighter carbon footprint with C3.
- Junk Your Junk Mail: save trees, save time, save clutter.
In The News
- Coco-Zen Blog highlights the new Beef section from Cater to the Earth.
- An office products industry sourcing guide based in France, is-guide.com, reported on RPN's Responsible Purchaser of the Year Award.
- Triple Pundit referenced RPN's Think Outside the Bottle: the Responsible Purchasing Guide to Bottled Water Alternatives.
Green Your Work
- Download Easy Steps to Greening Your Office
- Get free access to our newly revised purchasing guide: Think Outside the Bottle: A Responsible Purchasing Guide to Bottled Water Alternatives
- You can make your office a greener place in 5 simple steps.