40 Days and 40 Ways ...(to help) #8 The Sunny Side of Things

As many of you know, I have been "brainwashed by the Hippies" out here in California. Not really, I've always been a bit of an eco-girl, but I've found more of my kind out here, which has been very encouraging!

That being said, I have TWO wondermous organizations/companies to tell you about today.

1. http://solar-aid.org/ This organization works to create solar power for schools, clinics, and community centers. Honestly, helping those in poverty + creating sustainable energy makes me kind of want to do a crazy-happy-leprechaunish dance on my kitchen table. I could go on and on about this group, but I'll let it speak for itself. Hit up this vid for total <3 href="http://solar-aid.org/video/">http://solar-aid.org/video/

2. http://www.sunoptics.com/ My husband's fabulous cousin introduced me to this company that her hubberoosky works for. I was seriously impressed. They aren't exactly a charity, but you'd be helping the planet (and yourself) by purchasing from them.

Sunoptics has created a new kind of skylight that reflects the heat (ie. keeping cooling costs down), but lets in natural sunlight (ie. saving even more money with no artificial lights!)! I'm stoked about it! I want one on our house ...well, if we ever own a house. Huge companies like Wal-Mart and Coke are saving bazgillions (that word is made-up so don't go throwing it around trying to sound smart) of bucks by doing this. Not only is it money saving, but it's upping productivity! Think Vitamin D = Happy :D. Kids in schools with sunoptics are doing better on standardized tests! And people are buying more stuff from these stores, because, let's face it, everything looks better in sunlight than flourescent! Win-win-win!