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Lighter Footstep is published by Vida Verde Media, a green publishing company with offices near the sparking white sand beaches of Pensacola, Florida. What you see here is how we live. Our writers, editors, and management are all committed to greening the way we live, work, and play.

This website could be useful for learning how to live green as a family. With information on holistic and homeopathic medicine, organic gardening, and much more, this would be a great resource to share with the parents of students.

An interesting collection of "Green Ideas". Almost a glossary, with some new terms. Short and punchy with some references

"Environmental policy matters more to students so what should universities be doing to improve their green credentials? Join our panel on Friday 24 June"

"After 3 years of living at between 1/5 and 1/10th of the energy the average family uses, there are some generalities I can offer to people. But they aren't the ones you'll see in most of the "10 tips to go green" articles." Sharon Astyk's 10 tips!

"A new report by a United Kingdom industry taskforce predicts steep oil price rises and gasoline supply shortages by 2014-2015, which will put the global economy at similar risk to the 2007-2008 rapid rise in oil prices that helped trigger the Great Recession."

"Dennis Meadows - Economics and Limits to Growth: What's Sustainable?" Lecture to Population Institute Oct 9 2009 summarised by Gail the Actuary

Offers children a fun way to find out what their ecological footprint is. Children are able to figure out their impact