Now There’s a ‘Green’ Substitute For the Classic Lego Blocks

Over the years Lego blocks have always raised the eyebrows of environmentally-conscious Moms and Dads because they’re made out of environmentally UNFRIENDLY plastic.

But now there’s a green alternative, called Earth Blocks, reportedly made almost entirely from recycled materials.
 

PCWorld’s story of Earth Blocks  notes that the company behind Earth Blocks may soon also make them green tea leaves.

Can’t get much more environmentally friendly than that, right?

Green Job Bank Website Has Thousands of Listings

While you’ve probably heard about job sites like Monster.com, did you know there’s a “green” jobs website? It’s called, appropriately enough, the “Green Job Bank.”

Whether you’re actively looking for a job, or just want to know what sorts of jobs are considered green jobs, you should take a look.

The Green Job Bank has thousands of listings in a variety of environmental industries. They are broken down not just by energy source (wind, solar, geothermal, etc.), but also by type of job (engineer, scientist, marketer, etc.), as well as by state and city.

Recently, Earth Preservers logged on to New York job listings and found, for example, an electric utility looking for a gas engineer, a nonprofit looking for a plant health care specialist, and a media firm looking for a “global agricultural geographer.”

In short, you may be surprised at just how many sorts of jobs are both green and available!

GI Joe Already Wears Green; Now This Toy’s Packaging Will be Green as Well

The only and only GI Joe, the toy kids have played with forever, has been dressed in green since 1964.

But if you thought GI Joe couldn’t get greener, think again.

The business world understands how important it is to consumers that the products they buy be as environmentally-friendly as possible. And so GI Joe’s manufacturer, Hasbro, reportedly is shipping GI Joe in environmentally-friendly packaging.

Same goes for other Hasbro toys including Mr. Potato Head.

If you want to know more, read this from blogger Marc Gunther.

A Website to Help US Military Veterans Land a Green Job

If you are a veteran of the US military looking for a job, this website’s for you.

It’s called “Veterans Green Jobs”

Its stated mission is to “engage, transition and connect military veterans with meaningful employment opportunities that serve our communities and the environment.”

More than just a job-posting site, Veterans Green Jobs helps show vets how to get into job-training programs. There’s also a great list of other online resources to a vet find a job that matches his skills and talents.

Even if you haven’t served, you should check it out!

Licorice (or Liquorice) Business Booming Because of Its Importance to Staying Well

Did you know that licorice was recently named “medicinal plant of the year” by a panel of European experts?

It’s precisely because licorice is so important in treating sore throats, coughs and the like that liquorice business is booming. Licorice being a plant, that makes the liquorice business a green business!

Germany alone imports about 500 tons of licorice a year, about 100 of that consumed in medicinal teas.

“The healing properties of licorice make it a key constituent of any natural pharmacy,” one of the panel of experts said in making the announcement.

For more on all this, read this Traffic.org story.