I liked the info on Earth Day - good marketing.   ----Chris

Hi Gary, great info.  I wonder though if the EPA "kits" will include information on bush's policy on climate change, which the head of EPA says is working, given bush has no policy on climate change other than to refuse to sign the Kyoto Protocol!

Terry Haugen - STAGE it RIGHT!

Gary, great links...useful for many to get started. Everyone needs a starting place.

Chris, thanks it's nice to see a non member comment.

Terry - Bush's Plan???

Gena - Baby Steps!

Gary~  You must have spent hours preparing this list of links. You deserve a big star for that!

THANKS for mentioning the Eco-All Stars Group in your post! You're right. There are a number of posts there, and ones that we could find helpful as REALTORS.

To your list I'm adding a few links I especially like. My clients gave some of them to me, some I have experienced myself...like this one from Project Nature Connect

Here's a Family Activity for Earth Day from Care 2

I'm an old schoolteacher, so I love this list!

and  our own AR member , Steve Scheer tells us about what's happening in Denver Living in Colorado: Earth Day Celebration at the Denver Zoo

You already got a star!  I like all your links and good info...bookmarked for me to look at in the am...

Good post, good thread!  Wish I had time to follow up with my prospects right now, but you can bet that this is in my calendar for next year. 

 Thanks for your hard work to provide the info, Gary!

So much wonderful information here and FREE stuff, to boot!!  My husband's a hardware store junkie so I'm sure we'll be heading to HD today, anyway.

Thanks for the info! Great marketing idea!

GREAT POST

Gary~ 

Hope you'll make this an annual gift to the members at Active Rain. Great post. THX!

Here's a list from that the folks over at the ECO-All-Stars has begun, Gary...

The REALTORS' Earth Day

1) I'm about to get out and enjoy the rest of Sunday. I've decided to not use my car today, as my gift to Mother Earth, so I'll be walking along the harbor. MJ

Here are a couple links I would recommend.  ---Corey

 http://www.greenerprospects.com/  Dr. Randall Arendt, a conservation development consultant, offers expertise and wonderful examples of developments around the country.  This is a great resource when looking to encourage Buyers and Sellers on the advantages of conservation communities.

http://www.aiaasheville.org/pdfs/AIA%20Booklet-LoRes.pdf  Great resource for sharing with clients.  How To Work With An Architect. 

3) I celebrated earth day by getting up @ 6:30 and birding all morning...) .  This very morning, new birds are wood thrushes, yellow-throated warblers, scarlet tanagers, yellow-throat vireos, red-eye vireos, water-thrushes, and brown thrashers!!!  Kevin Caldwell

4) Happy Earth Day! Here's what I found ... Hope you can read all this and that it is what you were looking for. Gena Riede

http://activerain.com/blogsview/70203/Simple-and-Eco-Friendly

Lisa Kauffman- Flor http://link.ixs1.net/s/lt?id=l238313&si=u137022392&pc=92003&ei=g120108 fpr f;ppromg
http://activerain.com/blogsview/80378/

Elk-Grove-CA-Celebrates National Website for Earth 911 to find out what you can do in your zip code
http://www.earth911.org/master.asp?s=progs&a=local/index.asp

 Gena Riede
http://activerain.com/blogsview/78825/-b-font-color

Gary Smith several links for coupons
http://activerain.com/blogsview/79759/We-can-save-the

Leslie Godbold save water link by City http://www.wateruseitwisely.com/100ways/index.shtml
http://activerain.com/blogsview/78771/How-Cool-is-This

free recycle link for everything http://www.wateruseitwisely.com/100ways/index.shtml  terry Haugen

5) The 80 degree weather is a great beach day for Earth Day! Michele

6) Send an eCARD! Happy Earth Day to all the Active Rainers.

Make it a great day.

Margaret Rome

7)  Top 10 GREEN CITIES

http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/113/top10cities  Ginger Sala

Wow,

Thank you for all the great comments and links. janeAnne, you got quite a few responses for a Sunday when everyone is working.

Thanks for the Great Post and comments!!! 

Happy Earth Day!

Earth Day in my household has been spent looking for a lost gift card for Kohl's. Now that we have found it, I am insisting that my granddaughter watch one hour of programming on global warming. She is now falling asleep and I am back at posting and commenting in the rain, inside and out. Happy green day! It is going to take me weeks to get through all the great links provided here. You are bookmarked again Gary.

It's a small effort, but I celebrated Earth Day by drying my kids' sheets and comforters out on the line instead of using the dryer. Very small contribution...but I hope every little bit helps...

Welcome Newbie (and very green) Burbank Construction to Active Rain today...Earth Day is the perfect day for their welcome. Please stop by and say hello.  

Gary, the Nature Conservancy link that you provided above has an incredible website...colorful and obviously a lot of work in it. Thanks for providing all of these links!

Leslie, thank all the members of the Eco-All Stars. They are such a great group.

Sue, with our busy schedule, I appreciate the extra time you took today.

Gary~ 

I just found THIS about a group of REALTORS... thought I'd add it to our Earth Day conversation..great thread by the way..great ideas for REALTORS (ans all of us)...

real estate initiatives, and hosts frequent instructional events to "help her clients reduce toxicity in their homes and to learn to create healthier environments for their families." Mr. Diaz-Perez, a thought leader in the 'green' real estate movement, is focusing his practice on sustainable housing development and believes that "a significant opportunity exists to fund and build sustainable, affordable single and multi-family projects," within the Los Angeles City limits. About The Sustainable Group The Sustainable Group is committed to structuring unique and innovative solutions to the problem of global warming. The Sustainable Group Carbon Neutral Realtor program is one of the targeted offerings available to industry groups, trade associations, small businesses, and individuals looking to provide a tangible means of addressing climate change. The Sustainable Group can quantify and offset any individual's or firm's carbon footprint. For further information on the Sustainable Group Carbon Neutral Realtor program and other vertical market options, please contact us (info@sustainablegroup.com). http://www.sustainablegroup.com/

janeAnne, Thanks. I'm on information overload right now thanks to your efforts. The sites look very interesting!

I would like to thank Tisza Major-Posner for her Earth Day post at http://route66living.com/ . Help support Tisza on Project Blogger.

Gary: You are on a roll guy! Now just how much time are you spending in front of that computer? Hope you took your wife out for a nice Earth Day Celebration.

Gary, congratulations. You did a bang-up job putting together these links. Very useful and a great place for everyone to get started and feel that they are contributing to a great goal!

Gary,

Thanks for the tip on the light bulbs at Home Depot.  I am a huge compact fluorescent fan, and didn't need much of an excuse to head on over and claim my light bulb.  Three gallons of paint later (thanks a lot, Honey), I got my "free" light bulb!

Thanks for doing all that leg work and sharing it. It is such a wonderful resource. I have it bookmarked. Earth day was windy and cold on my tiny section of the planet. I spent most of the day at a health fair but did have a great conversation about the refinemdnt of the energy-saving light bulbs and recycling.

Bill,  my computer time was not wasted. No business was scheduled today. My coach has stopped me from watching TV, I have to make better use of my time.

Stephan, I kept on driving past my local HD, too many cars. More efficient to go at night.

Eloise, I'm sorry to hear about your weather. I would like some additional information on bulb types if you have it.