My Pura Vida

Volunteering to Cleanup the SF Bay from the Oil Spill

Volunteers are required to attend a training course first.  Here are the details about the training and volunteer needs. 

Reduce the Catalogs in your Mailbox

One thing I really enjoyed about living in Costa Rica for a year was that I didn't receive catalogs in my mail there.  Here in the US there are days when I receive up to 10 catalogs in a day.  It gets especially bad this time of year, when all the companies are trying to sell their goods for the Christmas holidays.  Even though these catalogs get recycled, it really bothers me that trees had to die, just to make these catalogs that I don't even want.  It is my strong desire to opt out once and for all!  I just learned about an option to do just that.  Catalog Choice is a free service that allows you to decide what gets in your mailbox. Use it to reduce your mailbox clutter, while helping save natural resources.  Pass the word about this new service to your friends! 

Where US 2008 Presidential Candidates stand on Climate Change

The League of Conservation Voters (LCV), a non-partisan organization that describes itself as "the independent political voice for the environment," has compiled a reference chart to show voters where candidates stand on climate change.