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via holifestival.org Play a Colourful and Safe festival of holi! Came across this article on Holifestival.org The aim of this article is to generate awareness amongst people about the various harmful effects around Holi celebrations and encourage people to celebrate an eco friendly Holi! Please read on to know about the three main environmental concerns around Holi - 1.The use of toxic chemical colours. 2. The use of wood for burning Holi fires. 3. The wasteful use of water during Holi. Around 2001, two environmental groups called Toxics Link and Vatavaran, based in Delhi, did a study on all the three available categories of colours available in the market - pastes, dry colours and water colours. The study revealed that all of these three forms of chemical Holi colors are hazardous. Color Chemical Health Effects Black Lead oxide Renal Failure Green Copper Sulphate Eye Allergy, Puffine

Ah! Well, I am a total nature animal! A wild one at that sometimes ;) Anyways, just came across some daily do-something tree-saver tips ! How boring? Well! its a matter of your lifestyle....! I pretty much make sure that I 1. Avoid taking print outs unless absolutely necessary 2. Use both sides of paper 3. Try and use multiple page on a page print option (the font is reduced here though), but yeah! thats fine :) n more.... Am glad I have planted quite a few saplings around Delhi.. and am glad and proud to see them as fruit-laden trees:) Would love to have more tips from you :) Please visit the site for more daily tips http://www.unep.org/wed/2009/english/ Love protecting mother nature! This is a cool link - bamboo livlihoods

AWSEOME! BEAUTIFUL pictures Received by email.... These incredible images of waves were taken by the number 1 photographer of surf: Clark Little. He has dedicated his life to photographing the waves and has published a selection of the the best images of his career. He captures magical moments inside the "tube", as surfers say. Note: I don't own these pics.. and are blogged in appreciation of the talented photographer....

How many of us bother? I do!

How green is your valentine gift? Nothing shouts romantic intent like jewels, but the industry's glittering allure has been tarnished by exposes of unethical practices! Oh! never knew all this until I read it... dunno how much you'd be interested, but ah! the life's not all about the "glitters" Top five green and ethical choices 1. Fifi Bijoux – sells ethically mined gold pendants and certified diamonds mined and polished in Canada. The brand is the brainchild of Vivienne Johnston, a leading campaigner for ethical jewellery who thinks nothing of lobbying the leaders of gold-producing nations for better conditions – in person. From £120. 2. Uncommonly beautiful – solves the problem of the impact of precious metals by ingeniously using something else: an abandoned chest of drawers or a discarded wine box, beautifully reworked with, say recycled bronze. Who needs diamonds? Around £25. 3. Made – Fairtrade-certified and works with independent artisans and small co

Now thats a coolio retreat - right on top of a tree ! Just look at this design! Its sure gonna be bird's eye-view :D Enlarged! Some internal designs.... Swedish architectural firm Tham & Videgard Hansson Arkitekter have designed a unique tree hotel that will take the tree housing concept to new heights. Way 2 go! They offer a luxurious retreat in the lap of nature, all with walls and surface reflecting the natural surroundings (this sounds WOW!). The hotel provides a small kitchen, terrace, living area and sleeping area is good enough to spend a small, or even an extended vacation, away from the hustle and bustle of crowded city life. Dunno if perching on top of the tree would become a style statement, but its sure gonna be some creative living! Tarzan would be so happy if he found out about this offer...lolz!

She addressed a UN Meeting on issue of environment