Conscious Manifestations

EcoCheckOut is a new site for all things green, renewable, sustainable, organic, natural, conscious, fair trade, ethical, reusable, recyclable and friendly to buy.

Recently, the site has brought together a large number of sustainable products including reviews of and links to to literally loads of sustainable products of all types. This includes a wide range of goodies, from vegan products to alternative energy and biodegradable tableware and cutlery.

Have a look if you're into the green thing: http://www.ecocheckout.com

Literally loads of links here for all kinds of eco green goodness.

Hemp Clothing

Dash Hemp: Men and Women's Hemp Clothing for the Home, Travel and the Office

Eco-Volunteer

Green Your: Guide to Taking an Eco-Volunteer Vacation
Volunteer Match: Matching Volunteers with US Non-Profit Voluntary Organizations

Australia and Canada: Environmental Calendars

Australian Government: Calendar of Environmental Events
Planet Friendly: Green Events Calendar for Eco-Canadians

Ecological News, Advice and Guides

Planet Green: Eco Shoes News, Advice and Guides
ecouterre: News on Womens and Mens Eco Clothing, Shoes and Accessories + Green Beauty, Textiles Tech, Designers, Reuse, DIY and Vegan Style

Sustainable Design, Architecture and Construction

Live Green Live Smart: Sustainable Building and LEED Design Information
Free Green: Free Residential Green Design and Construction Plans
Jetson Green: Sustainable Architecture and Design News, Reviews and Videos

Climate Change and Sustainable Living

Green.tv: Eco Videos on Air, Land, Water, Climate Change Issues and More
Grow Clean Air: Carbon Footprint Offset Scheme Supporting Sustainable Living in Africa and India

Carbon Offsets, Green Travel and Sustainable Business

BBC News: Uncertainty in the Carbon Offset Credits Market
Green Bang: Alternative Low-Carbon Technology, Sustainable Business Development and Green Travel, Energy and Innovations News

Green Cars and Eco Transpo

TreeHugger: Green Cars and Transportation Articles

Green Business Directories in the US + UK and an Eco Search Engine

The Green Directory: UK Green Businesses Directory
Green Maven: Green Services Directory and Search Engine
Green America: Screened and Approved Green Businesses Directory
All Things Eco: UK Eco Business Directory

Organic Bath and Beauty for Mother and Child

Miamoo: Baby Skincare Products for UK Mother and Child
Saffron Rouge: Quality Organic Bath, Skin, Beauty and Aromatherapy Products
Sustain Lane: Eco Beauty, Fashion, Health, Skin Care Reviews and Advice

Eco Home Improvement Products, Solar Kits and Lifestyle Goodies

The Natural Abode: Eco Home Improvement Products, House Appliances, Home Furnishings, Solar Kits, Green Baby & Kids, Garden, Office and Pet Products
Haute Nature: Ecologically Based Creative Ideas, Art & Green Products for Your Children, Home and Lifestyle

EcoCheckOut is a brand new, huge database of all things green, renewable, sustainable, organic, natural, conscious, fair trade, ethical, reusable, recyclable and friendly to buy.

They have put months of research into creating a resource for conscious consumers to steer their funds to ecologically-inclined products, projects and people.

It is truly an amazing resource. Here are just some of the areas they have covered in their exhaustive research:

Baby, Infant, Kid, Child, Mom
Eco Bags & Accessories
Bath, Beauty, Cosmetics, Toiletries
Books, Guides, Green Living Tips
Building, Design, Construction
Business, Companies, Directories
Buy Green: Reviews, Advice & Eco Shops
Carbon Offset, Reduce Carbon Footprint
Cars, Auto, Fuels, Technology
Cleaning, Soap, Laundry, Detergent
Eco Clothing & Shoes
Communities, Organizations, Events
Conservation, Volunteer, Activism, Charities
Ecological & Organic Textiles & Materials
Electronics, Appliances, Gadgets
Ethical Jewelry, Gems & Gemstones
Ethical Wine, Beer, Spirits
Garden, Farm, Allotment, Subsistence
Gifts, Occasions, Weddings, Birthdays
Green Finance Tips, Save Money
Health, Natural Vitamins, Supplements, Water
House, Home, Furniture
Lights, Lighting, Bulbs, Candles
News, Culture, RSS, Videos, Media
Office Supplies, Paper, Stationery
Organic, Food, Vegetables, Produce, Groceries
Outdoors, Sports, Fitness
Eco Pets & Animals
Power, Energy, Solar, Wind, Hydro
Reclaim, Reuse, Salvage
Recycling, Biodegradable, Packaging
School, Education, Teaching, Learning
Tools, Home Improvement, DIYToys, Games, Art, Crafts, Music
Travel, Vacation, Holiday, Eco Tourism

Be sure to have a look at their extensive eco resource reviews and eco shopping reviews.

Two Excellent French Resources

Free Language has put together two excellent resources to guide people in knowing how to learn French online.

One is a mega-page full of everything needed for learning about how to learn French online. It covers, podcasts, video podcasts, news, Web TV, software and more.

The other is a roughly ten-minute video entitled "How to Learn French Online for Free" which you can also watch below.

The days of one-stop language learning solutions are over. Your French does not exist in a vacuum. These days you bring together what you need to learn the French you want to speak. You can manage this by basing your studies on the kinds of things you want to read, hear, talk about and perhaps see.

Podcasts are a great way to learn languages because you can take the audio with you and learn anywhere, any time, as often as required or desired.

Free French Podcast

FrenchPod podcasts are professionally produced and updated daily, and the full package includes practical transcriptions, vocabulary lists and online learning tools. All in all, FrenchPod has proven to be highy effective and practical way to use technology and Web 2.0 to learn French.

Read Free Language's review article on FrenchPod.

Learning French Video

French Links from Video

General Resources

http://freelanguage.org/french
http://www.uni.edu/becker/french31.html
http://www.mindzeit.com/learnspeakfrenchlanguageonline.php
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/index.html
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/index.html
http://frenchpod.com

Radio and News

http://sites.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/accueil
http://www.rfi.fr
http://www.listenlive.eu/france.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/tv
http://www.france24.com/fr

Kids, Activities and Games

http://lexiquefle.free.fr
http://www.hello-world.com/resource/free.php

Free French Software

Byki is freeware for learning the basics of 74 languages, including French as well as many less-commonly taught languages.

There is an optional upgrade to the commercial product available if you want to continue. The free software works on Windows and Mac.

Read Free Language's article on Byki.

Two Excellent Spanish Resources

Free Language has produced together two excellent resources to guide people in knowing how to learn Spanish online.

One is a mega-page full of everything needed for finding out how to learn Spanish online. It covers, podcasts, video podcasts, news, Web TV, software and more.

The other is a roughly ten-minute video entitled "How to Learn Spanish Online for Free" which you can also watch below.

Free Spanish Podcast

SpanishPod podcasts are professionally produced and updated daily, and the full package includes practical transcriptions, vocabulary lists and online learning tools. All in all, SpanishPod has proven to be a highly effective and practical way to use technology and Web 2.0 to learn Spanish.

Read Free Language's review article on SpanishPod.

Learning Spanish Video

Helpful Spanish Links from Video

General Resouces

http://freelanguage.org/spanish
http://freelanguage.org/learn/spanishpod

Social

http://www.palabea.net/spanish
http://www.italki.com/learn-spanish/en-us
http://www.livemocha.com

Lessons

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/tv

Radio, Podcast

http://freelanguage.org/learn/spanishpod
http://www.listenlive.eu/spain.html
http://www.learn-spanish-help.com/Spanish-radio.html
http://www.radiotower.com
http://www.rollingrs.com/category/free

More Practice

http://www.studyspanish.com

Kids, Child, Games

http://onlinefreespanish.com

More Links

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/languages/1-6-4-7.html
http://teachinglearningspanish.blogspot.com/2009/08/20-free-online-resources-for-spanish.html

Newsletter

http://freelanguage.org/the-free-language-letter

Free Spanish Software

Byki is freeware for learning the basics of 74 languages, including Spanish as well as many less-commonly taught languages.

There is an optional upgrade to the commercial product available if you want to continue. The free software works on Windows and Mac.

Read Free Language's article on Byki.

Free Language has just put together a mega-page full of everything needed for learning about how to learn German online. It covers, podcasts, video podcasts, news, Web TV, software and more.

The days of one-stop language learning solutions are over. Your German does not exist in a vacuum. These days you bring together what you need to learn the German you want to speak. You can manage this by basing your studies on the kinds of things you want to read, hear, talk about and perhaps see.

Podcasts are a great way to learn languages because you can take the audio with you and learn anywhere, any time, as often as required or desired.

From beginner to advanced levels, GermanPod101.com is an excellent, all-around online environment for learning German. The Pod101 platform, method and technology provide the necessary tools to get you immersed in the German language and achieve the goals you desire and/or require.

GermanPod101.com is web-based, allowing you to access your personal German Learning Center from anywhere, and it's really easy to download the podcasts and put them on your mp3 player (iPod, Zune, etc) or mobile phone to take them with you for practise and learning on-the-fly.

Read Free Language's review article on GermanPod101.