Tuesday April 22, 2008 - Earth Day

Here are some cool sites and tips about how you can help preserve the environment since today is Earth Day:

Earth Class Mail - Turn your postal mail into email
This looks like a geat idea I haven't tried it yet but if enough people did this we cold really stop the junk mail and clutter. They recycle your mail since since it still has to be sent but its more than your doing now. 

Cell phone recycling company iRecyclePhones.com has partnered with American Forests to plant a tree for each cell phone donated starting Earth Day, April 22.

Earth Day 911 has a really helpful Recycling Finder on their site to locate a facility in your area.

Install your own wind turbines - Over at the American Wind Energy Association they have some really inspiring facts about uing wind energy

• Small wind systems cost from $3,000 to $5,000 for every kilowatt of generating capacity, or about $40,000 for a 10-kilowatt system. This is much cheaper than solar systems they say.
• Smaller wind generators with a 1-3 kilowatt capacity are often used to power specific applications such as water pumps or RV lights and appliances. But the smaller turbines can still cut down energy bills. A 3-kilowatt turbine mounted on a 60 to 80-foot tower costs about $15,000. If you spend $60-100 per month for electricity, you could knock 30-60 percent off your bill, depending on the wind speed, tower height, and price of electricity.
  

Green Energy Products from BuffaloRiver.com - http://grenproducts.com/

If your interested in Green Mutual Funds here are a couple that I have been watching that seem to be divested diversly and have a positive track record:

Guinness Atkinson Alternative Energy (MUTF: GAAEX)
Powershares Cleantech ETF portfolio pzd
Calvert Large Cap Growth Fund [symbol: CLGAX]
Powershares Wilderhill Clean Energy [symbol: PBW] 

Green Web Hosting - http://www.sustainablehosting.com/