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“Things are only impossible until they're not.”
— Jean-Luc Picard, in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'

Welcome to the premiere issue of green*light bite, the monthly newsletter of the soon-to-launch green*light magazine, a valuable resource for busy people who care about our planet. green*light illuminates the earth-friendly choices among a sea of confusing and often misleading information about living well and making a difference.

Keep your kids happy and healthy:
Panda Puffs

The packaging suggests junk food bliss, but EnviroKidz cereal is 100% certified organic and low fat. Kids love the flavor. Parents love that it has no "prohibited" preservatives or chemicals. Available in peanut butter, corn, frosted cinnamon, and three other flavors from NaturesPath.com .

		TECHNO TIPS: What To Do With Your High-Tech Stuff According to a recent item that appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Americans throw away 2 million tons of computers, cell phones and other electronic gadgets every year. In fact, technology products now account for 40% of the lead load in U.S. landfills.

What can you do?

Recycle your old technology. Plug your zip code in at www.earth911.org and find out how you can do it locally.
Donate your old one – click here to find out where and how.
Buy a more earth-friendly computer now and you’ll be glad you did later as well – when you’re ready to recycle again. – Click here to find one you can buy.

IDEAS FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY

Looking for a new appliance? Here’s an easy way to decrease the
	amount of energy you use: Look for the Energy Star label on products you're considering for purchase. If all U.S. houses used Energy Star appliances, it would be like taking 1.5 million cars and their 20 billion tons of greenhouse gases off the road. That’s a change worth making! Visit
www.energystar.org to find out more about greener appliances you can purchase everywhere.

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