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Beth Blenz-Clucas blogs about music for kids that grownups will love too

This week, I had the instructive experience of going without a car for three days. Part of our family was driving up the I-5 from California to Oregon. I flew home early and managed to get around via public transit, bicycle and foot. Portland’s a pretty green, bike-friendly city, and it reminded me that I could live with a much smaller carbon footprint. (Except for the plane trip) I did pretty well, for three days anyway.

Also this week in Portland, a new electric car charging zone opened downtown. In a one block area there are now seven charging machines, each made by a different manufacturer, available for free public use.

A flash mob jived to Eddy Grant’s 1982 hit, “Electric Avenue” at the grand opening. This song was a dance hall hit in its day:  Read more...

The National Audubon Society’s Pennies for the Planet site gets kids  from all over the planet collecting pennies to save wild species and wild places. The site offers  simple and fun ideas for fundraising initiatives kids can actually do and encourages them to make small changes in their everyday life that conserve energy and show respect for the planet.  Ideas for fundraising on the site include wheelie-a-thons and sponsored neighbourhood cleanups but  kids and parents are encouraged to come up with their own quirky and imaginative penny-making projects.  What can you come up with?