The post doesn't mention what time on Tuesday evening it will be showed at Brew'd Awakening Coffee Haus. It sounds like a great date-night for me and my husband!

Some of the things I do to help global warming (that seem trivial considering the huge problem this is becoming)are:

1.  Recycle, recycle, recycle!! Every week my family of 9 puts out 1 bag of trash and 6-7 bins of recyclables. The bins would be more numerous except for the fact that an entire closet in my home is dedicated to recyclables that my kids (and sometimes myself) can use for school/ home projects, arts and crafts, storage containers, etc.

2. Compost, compost, compost!! I find it a very fun, rewarding and personally challenging effort to keep my garden growing without using any chemicals at all. Every little scrap of vegetable, fruit, coffee grounds, etc. is thrown into a huge compost pile in our back yard. We then use it to grow our vegetable and flower garden. We don't use chemicals on our lawn (shouldn't anyway with 7 kids running around on it!)put out barrels to catch rain for watering, and we use natural pesticides, fertilizers and animal deterrents (ie.canola oil to smother, chili powder to repel, cinnamon as an antifungal, corn gluten meal and newspaper mulch, leaves, coffee grounds, etc. to inhibit growth of weeds, bat houses and an incandescent light to draw them for the mosquitos, etc) I challenge anyone who thinks they can grow a bigger pumpkin! No yard space? I'll tell you how to grow it in a pot.

3. Hand-me-downs. Lucky for my 2 yr old that she has such a feminine look about her...her clothes are from her older brother..lol.  Also, the Salvation Army has a wonderful selection of furniture for every room and yard sales are a fun family activity!

4. I'll admit that the gas guzzling Astro-van we drive doesn't help, but it is unavoidable with a family of 9.  We are, however, a one car family, and  my husband lives within a mile of work, and I within a few miles of school.

5. We ask for paper bags where we can, return our plastic bags, bottles, and cans, and buy environmentally friendly products as often as we can.

6. I AM ALSO HELPING BY POSTING MY IDEAS IN HOPES THAT MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE WILL USE THEM, TOO.

These are only a few of the things my family does to help (or maybe, more accurately, things we do to avoid being a problem?)I think I have gone on long enough, but, I would love to hear more ways to help from other posters!  

I was pleased to see the information about Renewable Energy Week.  My family, although quite a bit smaller than ShayC's, does all of the same things that ShayC's does.  I've gotten many of my neighbors to compost when they see the rich result each year.  

My family lives in a town w/no trash pick up.  We bring it weekly to a transfer station, where recycling is encouraged.  In addition, there is a 'Reuse' section where any resident can leave something for another person to take home.  I have seen everything from books and baby supplies to working appliances (washers, dryers, small freezers) and furniture.  This has been a great success in our town and people actually look forward to perusing this pile.

Several other items that we recycle not mentioned in the previous blog are batteries and printer cartridges.  Our transfer station recycles batteries, and encourages people not to through them in their trash bags.  The same w/printer cartridges.  The local schools can return them to Staples for a $3 credit towards another purchase or you can do this yourself.

When grocery shopping, I bring my own canvas bags.  The bags are mostly ones that I or my husband have received at conferences.  They've been put to good use!

All of these small things helps to make a difference!  More of us need to be concerned w/our environment and take care of it.