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Dana
(Dana Thompson-Carver)

earthbongo member since June 13, 2010

To feel the dirt between my toes as I garden OR to be able to pull out my iphone and google exactly any (and many) factoids I wish I knew? Lucky for me, I live in a time when I get to do both. I love being tech savvy and a little bit granola, which is why earthbongo is such a good fit for me. I need little reminders in my crazy schedule to tell me what differences I can make in the world today - if I just bend my mind to a little change.

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Make art with us on Earth Day

earthbongo is going to be at the Seattle Sculpture Park on April 16th, from 10:00 to 3:00, as part of the Seattle Art Museum's Earth Day for Kid's event. Come join us! We'll be hosting an ar...

Donate for Japan Relief

The devastation in Japan is heartbreaking. Please join this project to make a small donation. Text 'REDCROSS' to 90999 to give $10 to the American Red Cross relief efforts. Text 'boxes'...

Go get those bags!!!

When I see plastic bags flying around in the wind I run out and get them so they don't cause pollution. Even when there not in my backyard and they are in the street or in a park.

Z-Day, March 13th, at Westlake Center

Think: "Farmers Market for Social Change" We will construct a basic forum outdoors at Westlake Center for other organizations and individuals from the Seattle area ...

Third annual City of Sammamish Earth Day project

The vision of the City of Sammamish Earth Day event is to encourage good environmental stewardship in our backyards and community. Earth Day Activities include: Kick off at 10:00 a...

A composting forum: Can you give us answers? Do you have questions?

Please join, and let's get some composting info together - all the how-to's and how-not-to-do's. What have you found to be easy or hard about composting? Do you do it? Why do you, or why d...

Get Help Turning Off the Lights

This project is inspired by a comment that Mary W. posted on my "Cell Phone Chargers" project (please check it out). She asked if anybody had any ideas on how to remember and to remind others to...

Tree Planting at Frink Park, Leschi neighborhood/Seattle: 1/23/2011

Come celebrate the completion of earthbongo's first ever beta test! Join earthbongo and Friends of Frink Park in planting native trees on Sunday, January 23rd from 10am-1pm. Too...

Water Off!

It is really simple. Just turn off the water when you are brushing your teeth and washing your face.

read the "Planting Ideas Action Guide" from the greenbelt movement

Dana sent this document to some of us earthbongo creators, and I wanted it to have a wider audience. This is an amazing, beautiful guide to greening your own environment and learning about Wanga...

No more PEAT MOSS please

That wonderful stuff you add to your potting mix is actually a thousand years old sphagnum moss. They are digging up irreplaceable peat bogs for your gardening pleasure. Better choices are coc...

Plastic State of Mind

Check it out! This hot new parody video must be onto something Plastic State of Mind http://bit.ly/plasticstateofmind , because Los Angeles County just passed the strongest plastic bag ba...

Give thoughtfully this year - and share what you find!

If you are planning to donate to a charity or non-profit this hoilday season, take some time to research what's out there. As a family, really think about where and how you want to help this yea...

Saving energy on the road

If and when you drive, do so with more efficiency. Reduce your highway speed to 55 MPG (hard, I know), pump up your tires, etc...there are many different way to acheive this. Check out the link ...

Plant a baby tree

Get involved with a local park work party, or plant a tree in your yard

Make Your Own Christmas Presents...ho ho ho.

It's that time of year again....shops are chocka-full of would be christmas presents. And, who doesn't like presents? But really, do we need to keep cluttering our homes each year with things ...

Give your fridge some love!

Stephanie started a great project about reducing food waste. For me, the biggest impediment to using all my food is the fact that I need to clean the fridge more frequently so I can find what ne...

Cut Down on Food Waste

Our country throws away millions of tons of food waste every year. We try to use up leftovers when we can and take home doggie bags from restaurants, but how about upping the ante by getting se...

b.y.o.c(ontainer)

Inspired by the no more plastic & paper project, I was reminded of my friend Stephanie in Chicago who started bringing her own container to the restaurant rather than taking home styrofoam o...

Watch "The Story of Stuff"

Some of you on earthbongo have probably seen this online video before, but for those who haven't, it's entertaining and informative (and motivating!) to see Annie Leonard's cartoon-format info-v...

Article: eco-living, what works and what doesn't

I thought this was a pretty good article from the LA Times. It's from someone writing a column under the heading "Realist Idealist" and has their experiences as to what worked for them, and what...

use what's around instead of shopping

I am going to start the halloween costuming early enough to make everything..... start cutting up old clothes/tablecloths etc..... avoid the quick fix!

Garden with native plants.

When you'er adding to your garden consider using natvie plants. the local species will ususally require less care and less water than some exotic.

recycle little/produce plastic bags also

I mean to focus on the clear produce bags and all matters of plastic bags.... wash 'em, save 'em up and recycle.... avoid using them for food storage and transport so they don't get all g...

Eat Seasonal

In addition to eating locally, I think it's just as important to eat seasonally. The earth knows what you need throughout the year, which is why we eat different foods in different seasons. Fi...

No more paper or plastic!

Bring your own bags to the store when you go shopping. Simple. The key is to remember to have them handy. I keep mine in the car at all times.

change all your incandescent bulbs to cfl bulbs

change the incandescent bulbs to cfl bulbs which waste less electricity.

Be a part-time vegetarian

Eating less meat has been a vague goal of mine for some time now. I don't want to become a vegetarian, because, well, I like meat! Maybe I'd be healthier by being a vegetarian. But I'm just not ...

Get rid of one trash can

I recently counted the number of trashcans in our eight room house. I realized that all of the waste not in the dining/living/kitchen areas is put, understandingly, into the bin closest to wher...

Unplug your electronics - did you know they are sucking up power even when they are OFF?

I had no idea that my stereo was still using power even though I'm not using it. I read that a playstation 3 takes 5x the power than a mid-size fridge - when it's "OFF"! No way. The solution is to...

Keep the place clean!

I'd like to clean up the area around me. I am going to pick up the part of the Burke Gilman that is in front of my studio. If we all took on the grounds around our home or office, we could make a ...

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