Living Roundup: Ozone Hole on eBay, Trees Lower Asthma & More

Every week we highlight the best articles, blogs, news, videos and interesting Web tidbits to help you live green, be healthy, and connect with your sense of spirituality. Read our roundup for info that just helps you live better.

The Ozone Hole Auctioned on eBay

For the first time in history The Ozone Hole is up for sale on eBay! Everyone has heard of The Ozone Hole! This your opportunity to own a truly “one of a kind collectible”! (eBay)

50 Ways To Help The Earth

Are you at a loss when it comes to finding ways to lead a more eco-friendly lifestyle? No worries! This awesome chart has 50 great ideas for low-impact living that you can use. Try a different one each day, and you’ll be green in no time.

The Spiritual Lessons of the Environmental Crises

Not only are we connected in the most physical sense, but we are connected in many other ways. Let’s think for a moment. What would it be like if we made choices that reflected the concept that everything is connected? What might be different in our lives if we really knew that what we thought, felt and did affected others? (The LOHASian)

Happy Feet

Give your feet just a little attention, and your whole body will feel better. They hold us up all day long, they get us everywhere we need to go, and they connect our bodies to the earth. Some yoga teachers even call the feet the “roots” of the body. (YogaJournal)

Judge Orders Federal Government to Decide Polar Bear Listing

Siding with conservation groups, a federal judge has rejected a government request for further delays and ordered it to decide by May 15 whether polar bears should be listed as a threatened species because of global warming. You can sign a petition to ensure that polar bears receive protection on the WeCanSolveIt site. (Associated Press / Yahoo News)

Tree-Lined Streets ‘Cut Asthma’

Children who live in tree-lined streets have lower rates of asthma, a New York-based study suggests. Columbia University researchers found that asthma rates among children aged four and five fell by 25% for every extra 343 trees per square kilometre. (BBC)

Kid Friendly Recipes: Organic Tofu Vegetarian Pot Pie

This recipe is a great way to pack a bunch of veggies into your child, and it is perfect in all seasons. In the winter, we enjoy its warming qualities, and in the summer we pack it full of garden veggies. (Eco Child’s Play)

Swap Out Your Lawn’s Grass for Moss

It’s all about the moss. Instead of ripping it up or spraying it with killer chemicals, more homeowners are growing it, and that’s very good news for the environment. Why? It grows fast and prevents erosion. It also grows thick and repels weeds, so you aren’t tempted to buy weedkillers. Deer don’t bother it, and it doesn’t need fertilizer or much water. (The Daily Green)

VIDEO: Eating Chocolate With Good Intentions

Fans of the film What The Bleep Do We Know!? will know all about Japanese scientist Dr. Masaru Emoto’s work with well intentioned water, which is further explored in the new film Water (and comes conveniently pre-packaged by our friends at H2Om). Now it seems that chocolate can benefit in a similar way from good vibrations. (Daily Mantra)

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