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  08:00pm, 07/23/08
The AM 1090 ECO-MINUTE with Lee Callahan


YOU CAN BE ON THE RADIO! 
Phone Lee at 206-805-1128 and leave your Eco-tip. Just say your first name, what town you live in, and what you do to keep it green. She'd love to broadcast your message. 

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Email Lee and she'll read your eco-minute on the air.
Hear all of Lee Callahan's Eco-Minute Podcasts by clicking here or on the images below.











Eco-Friendly Cars. The list
Garden produce comes to you. CSAs in Western Washington
Imbibing in organic booze! Here's some examples
Eco Elvis and his environmentally conscious hits. All the info here at EcoElvis.com
3 Green Movies for your viewing pleasure:

The End of SuburbiaOil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream 

Hoot - Kids save an owl population

Winged Migration - follows groovy birds all over the world
 
Great call from an AM 1090 listener on the Eco-Minute Hotline: She uses a smaller hand towel to dry herself off after a shower, which reduces water and energy consumption when cleaning.
The Greenest Politicians according to Grist.org
The Youtube video for the famous 1970's-era anti-pollution commercial is here.
Great tips on spring cleaning the green way are here.
AM 1090 Listener Kendall called in to say she tried the bus, but now has gas-saving freedom now that she bought a scooter and gets 56 MPG.
Recycling one glass bottle saves enough energy to light a 100 watt light bulb for four hours. One ton of recycled glass saves 5 gallons of oil,  7.5 pounds of air pollutants from being released, and save 2 cubic yards of landfill space. Over a third of the raw material used in glass production now comes from recycled glass.
Kill the Screen-saver and Turn off Your Monitor! Why? We don't need them anymore now that we have LCD monitors. Turn off the monitor to save power and money, and to reduce carbon emissions.
Green Love: Barack Obama and Al Gore know who's the best man for the job, including eco-responsible government. Story here.
Increasing your gas mileage with Mechanic Jim, Part 3
Get the tips here.
A green lawn-care tip from AM 1090 listener Alyson...don't mow it! (Or at least a part of it.) Be on the air, too, like Alyson and call me at 206-805-1128 and leave your name and Eco-minute Tip.
  Increasing your gas mileage with Mechanic Jim, Part 2
Get the tips here.
Listener Steve calls in to say he's dumping the dryer! More info here.  Link to Target's retractable clotheslines here.
Green Father's Day Gifts! Make it an EXPERIENCE. Check out all the options here.
Increasing your gas mileage with Mechanic Jim, Part 1
Get the tips here.

Green is S*E*X*Y:
A new General Motors survey says that 90 percent of women dig men who are into green technology, especially their cars. 

Staying green at the beach. Great tips on clothing and shoes from IdealBite.com
video Will Farrell as George Bush explains Global Warming.
See the video here.
Building a green deck. Get the info here at IdealBite.com
Kids are keeping it green. Check out how to teach your kids about being eco-friendly.
Working out the Green Way!
Click here for a huge list of runs and walks in our area
Click here for a list of hikes in our area
Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi agree on one thing: The Environment.  I haven't seen this bi-partisan, pro-environment ad in our area, have you? Check out the video here.
Calculate how you compare with other consumers around the world with the National Geographic Greendex. Click here.
Ton's of Green Activities for the weekend of 5/17 and 5/18.  Get the schedule of work parties here.
  The Onion spoofs a Bush plan to green up the war in Iraq.  Check out the video here.
  Eating locally, good for the planet and good for your health. Gorgeously Green book info here.
Green Movie Selections: Sharkwater and The Man Who Planted Trees
Green weekend activities - Bicycle Saturdays and Sundays return May 10 and 18 and continue throughout the summer. The West Seattle all-community garage sale.
Green Mom's Day Gift Ideas from the folks at Idealbite.com
The Greenpower Baby Shower on Saturday, May 3rd in downtown Seattle. Click here for information.
The 6th Annual Northwest Biodiesel Forum on Sunday, May 4th at the Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion. All the details here.
Donate your CDs and DVDs to Eco-Encore and they sell them and use the cash to support local green groups.
Getting Married? Do it the green way.
George Bush and his Climate Initiative. 
Full story here from The Environmental News Network
AM 1090 listeners call in with their personal eco-tips about junk mail and cars.AM 1090 listeners call in with their personal eco-tips about junk mail and cars. Shred your junkmail and use it for packing material, and if you can, upgrade to a high-mileage, fuel efficient hybrid.
The lowdown on Vampire Loads, aka Phantom Loads at Treehugger.com
Green Pet Products!  
Darwin's Pet, Uneek Dogs, Big Shrimpy, Krebs Recycle.
Al Gore's 60-Minutes appearance and his bi-partisan, pro-environment tv ads.
ECO HEROES AND ECO ZEROS: Celebrities hit and miss. 
The full story here at Grist.org
His Holiness The Dalai Lama and his spiritual take on the environment. 
Click here for information.
Audio Eco-Minutes with AM-1090 listeners:  
Inspired paper saving tips: Use cloth napkins rather than paper. Take home the discarded used copy paper from work and use the other side for your at-home printing needs.

Audio Eco-Minutes with AM-1090 listeners: 
Carly called and said that we should donate our used business clothes to the Dress For Success program, and not to the landfill.
Eco-Tips from Movie Stars: 
Watch Jessica Biel take out the trash!
Remember this pro-environment commercial from 1970?
'Keep America Beautiful' with the heart-broken Native American.
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