Carnival of the Green #140

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Tiffany Washko sends in a timely post called Back to School - Green Style posted over at Natural Family Living Blog. Where did the summer go???? 

Along these lines, Ted has the lowdown on Green Colleges over at CampusGrotto.

cfgoulart has some great advice in Backyard Gardener - CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE CONSTRUCTING A WATER FEATURE posted at Backyard Gardener.

Building a pond or waterfall in your backyard is not difficult, get some how to advice from a professional.

Kimberly's got her Top 5 Favorite Things About Green Travel posted at Go Green Travel Green.

Tip Diva has two Top 10 lists (guess that would be a top 20 altogether): Top Ten Tips - Greening Your Bathroom and Getting Rid Of Things.

If you're looking to become more green, why not start with your bathroom? Here are ways to conserve energy, water and more...  Do you have unneeded items laying about your house? Don't know what to do with them? Well, don't throw them out - there are other ways you can get rid of them without contributing them to landfills.

Great change of pace post from a Neo-Hippie Blogger: Symphony at Dolores Park. Scan the whole thing, and you'll know what I mean.

Phil for Humanity gives his perspective on Why Nuclear Power Plants are Horrible. It's true that every sort of energy source has its goods and bads.

The reasons against nuclear (fission) power plants are because they are non-renewable, dangerous, and create radioactive waste.

Kelly Sonora at Organicasm encourages us to Go Green Early: 100 Tips, Resources, and Networks for Raising Kids the Environmentally-Friendly Way.

Sally Kneidel reports on Rosa Vasquez who lives in Iquitos, Peru, on the Amazon River. Read about her project with the Rainforest Conservation Fund to help Amazon villagers become stewards of their disappearing forest. It's on the Veggie Revolution blog this week.

José at EcoJoe's tells us how to get a free sample of a cheap, organic, all-natural cleaning product called Econo-Clean. Always love free, eco-friendly stuff!

The Digerati Life plays mileage skeptic with a post called Fuel Efficient Cars In Your Future? Watch For The MPG Ilusion.

The true math behind choosing a fuel efficient car...

And finally, last Monday, "Green Moms," joined by "Mothers of the Earth" and "sons of Moms" came together at OrganicMania.com to talk about strategies for dealing with global warming. Check out this post by author Lynn of OrganicMania plus many other contributors, including LaMarguerite, Fake Plastic Fish, Diane MacEachern, Mary Hunt, 'ecoburban Mom, SmartMama, NatureMoms, and more....

Thanks for dropping by! (And thanks to all of you who contributed)

Grace and peace,

Don