Save our planet!

TreeHugger founder Graham Hill recently asked himself why he still ate meat. Eco kudos to Hill for asking this vital question. His answers might surprise you.

Eco kudos to Clownfish, a marketing company, for including environmental technology, eco-design, corporate responsibility and social media into their services for helping companies become more green.

Hooray for the UN for declaring 2010 International Year of Biodiversity. It is a celebration of life on earth and of the value of biodiversity for our lives. Be inspired and get involved! It is the actions of individuals that will ultimately make a difference for safeguarding biodiversity.

The Indianapolis Prize is the largest individual monetary award for animal species conservation in the world and is given as an unrestricted gift to the chosen honoree by the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation.

The award is not designed to be a quiet, academic, scientist-focused event, but instead an energetic and spectacular celebration of conservation victories. The goal is to inspire the general public to start caring about conservation, and to place heroes, who live in tents in danger of both wild beasts and poachers, on the pedestal that we usually reserve for sports and entertainment stars.

A Call to Green Blog Readers: TAKE BACK the Comment Boards!

Opponents of environmentalism and loudmouthed climate deniers have controlled them long enough.

By Brian Merchant, Planet Green
This message is going to be short, sweet, simple--and long overdue. It's time to take back the comment boards on green blogs and websites. They've been domineered by obstructionist opponents of science and climate action long enough. So what can we do? Comment back. Read more.

Learn why biodiversity is important. Ask a kid. Even a 3-year old understands the importance of bees for pollination.

Put Earth first in 2010. De-clutter your mind and reprogram it for green. Explore avenues for green activism. Beware of the Green Scare and loss of civil liberties. There are tips on how to do this at Planet Green.

Become part of the Backyard Revolution and landscape for wildlife.

Replace your lawn with native shrubs, flowers and trees. Plant a butterfly garden, and put in a pond. You'll benefit from the beauty and tranquility of your yard, and wildlife will benefit from the food and water sources that you provide.

Need some guidance? Read the book Bringing Nature Home.

Half of all animal species will be extinct in our lifetime, unless emissions peak by 2020. Cut greenhouse gas emissions by reducing your energy consumption, learning more about climate change and getting active in community efforts to heal the Earth. Become part of the solution.

Feed the hungry.
Save indigenous people.
Stand up for workers' rights.

Be kind to animals.
Stop factory farms.
Save 100 animals every year.

End deforestation for grazing.
Save an acre of trees.
End grazing on public lands.

Tell USDA 'Wildlife Services'
to stop killing wildlife for
corporate ranchers' profits.

Stop wars for resources.
Help end corporate rule.
Live your conscience.

Save our oceans.
Stop the #1 polluter of water.
Support a sustainable planet.

Think outside yourself.
Live compassionately.
Stop the violence.

Download the Implementation Strategy for 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.

Within these eco portals are key people and organizations that are working to heal Mother Earth.

Organic Consumers Association

Smithsonian Zoogoer archives

Download the Educator's Guide to Biodiversity and engage in dialogue about teaching youth about our wondrous Mother Earth.

The IUCN Red List is a key conservation tool. Download the pdf to learn more.

"The longer we wait, the more expensive it will be to prevent future extinctions," says Dr Jane Smart, Head of IUCN's Species Programme. "We now know what species are threatened, what the threats are and where we have no more excuses to watch from the sidelines." Learn more about bears on the IUCN Red List of Threatened and Endangered Species.