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Please help the cyclone victims in Myanmar. World Vision has set up a donation page that lets you  provide a kit containing emergency food, clean water, blankets and temporary shelter. click here to donate

excellent list of relief groups from the Washington Post site

Support UNICEF's relief efforts in Myanmar

 


Image courtesy Honda

 Now's the time for a hybrid! Particularly good ones are the Ford Escape Hybrid, Honda Civic Hybrid, Toyota Prius, Toyota Highlander Hybrid and Nissan Altima Hybrid.

Here's a list of upcoming primaries.

Spring is a great time for a big yard sale. Put your old stuff to good use in this form of recycling. Have a neighborhood yard sale and donate the proceeds to a good charity. Don't throw it away, put it to good use!

Casey Trees has a good program to encourage DC residents to plant a tree and get a rebate.

Special tours and ribbon cutting of the University of MD solar powered LEAF House at it's new location May 6

woman playing zither - image courtesy asiaheritage.org

Fiesta Asia - 2008 Asian Heritage Festival  May 17


Majora Carter

"One Sky: Solving Climate Change Together at the National Cathedral. Speakers include Majora Carter, Executive Director of Sustainable South Bronx. She was named one of  the “25 most Influential African Americans” by Essence Magazine. Proceeds will benefit Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light, and the Green Cathedral initiatives. May 20

A straw bale house will be on display on the grounds of the Botanic Gardens until Columbus Day. Builders Without Borders May 24-Oct. 13

 Talk About Curing Autism "Green Our Vaccines" Rally with Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey (be sure to register) June 4

 Smithsonian Folklife Festival June 25-29 and July 2-6, 2008 

Democratic Convention Aug. 25-28 in Denver

Darfur Now comes out on DVD May 27. You can preorder it from Amazon for only $4.99. It features actors Don Cheadle, George Clooney, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Republican Convention Sept. 1-4 in Minneapolis - Saint Paul

Washington DC Solar Tour - tour local homes with solar water heating, solar electricity, super efficient appliances, and passive solar design - in October

Green Festival Nov. 8-9

in 2008: Actor Lavar Burton is producing a documentary "The Science of Peace". It includes cutting ideas from people like author Gregg Braden, and astronaut and founder of the Institute for Noetic Sciences Edgar Mitchell. One of the goals of the project is "to actively engage large numbers of people from all over the world to unite in an unprecedented world peace experiment".

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