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Marcus and Joel, two super eco dudes from Southern California, decided to sail across the Pacific Ocean on a junk raft made from plastic bottles and recycled sailboat masts. Marcus
’ fiancé Anna (get this, they were engaged in the Gyre on their last journey) stayed on shore to tell everyone about it.

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The latest news from the Reuters Global Environment Summit is that hydrogen cars could become a reality in California very soon. The state plans to build out “Hydrogen Cities” to support the hydrogen car industry.

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Even if you have not really thought about it yet, going green this Halloween is an easy and sustainable exercise. To make it even easier for you, I have put together this cheat sheet of Top 10 Green Halloween posts that were created in the last month. Have a wonderfully green holiday!

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The five-day-long festival of Diwali ends with the celebration of Bhai-Dooj.

This final day of Diwali cherishes the affectionate relationship between brothers and sisters. A sister prays for her brother’s longevity and in return the brother promises to protect her for life.

In Punjab, the festival is referred to as Tikka named for the mark of vermilion that a sister applies to her brother’s forehead to symbolize her affection for him. Legend tells us that this tradition was started by Yami (the sister of Yama, the Lord of Death) who prayed for her brother’s well being with the auspicious vermilion mark on his forehead. So a brother who receives a tikka from his sister will escape an untimely death.

Like many other Hindu festivals, Bhai Dooj is about family ties and social attachments. It is a time when a married sister reunites with her own family.

Other posts about Diwali that you might enjoy reading:

• Diwali – A Holiday For Children in India And All Over The World

• Diwali – Celebrating The Inner Light Of Your Soul

• Diwali, India’s Holiday Celebrating Wealth And Prosperity

• Diwali, Indian Holiday, An Opportunity for Eco Business

• Diwali, India’s Festival of Light

The Indian tradition believes in the concept of atman, an inner light of strength that resides in the individual soul. Just as each individual celebrates the birth of his physical being each year, Diwali celebrates the inner strength of the soul. One reason why the darkest night of the Krishna Paksh, (the month of the Diwali holiday) is lit with a row of lights outside each home is to remind individuals of their inner strength, one that can light up even the darkest night.

India is celebrating Diwali, a major holiday not only for Hindus, but for Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains, too. Check out this beautiful picture of Diwali light in the UK Telegraph.

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