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Care2: Come for the activism, stay for the DIY projects
Posted by Hometalk
Apr 06, 2010
Today we're sending you to one of our other favorite websites. If you're working on a remodeling project, you can click on Care2.com and change the world while you wait for glue to set or for paint to dry (don't just watch the wall - watched paint never dries), or to look for ways to change the world through home improvement.
Care2 is a shortened version of the site's "Care to Make a Difference" motto. The site made its name with petitions. It's something of a clearinghouse for online activists of all kinds. Last year, the site attracted 23 million for petitions. Current causes include pushing Congress to end corn ethanol subsidies and encouraging universal subtitles for online videos.
The petitions and a constantly updating news database made Care2.com the top philanthropy web site, and put it in the top 1,000 for U.S. Web site visits, according to Alexa.com.
We love Care2.com's ever-expanding healthy and green living section that includes eco-friendly DIY projects and information about creating and maintaining a healthy home. Like the news section at Care2.com, the "healthy home" section draws on some of the best sources from around the web, as well as its own writers' musings.
This week, Care2.com posted a Tonic piece about finding a way to recycle anything; tips for making eco-friendly Easter baskets and buying fair trade chocolate; and an update on the monarch butterfly crisis (with links to this site, where you can help raise monarchs and do even more to save the world).
Of course, each political and philanthropic cause, and every facet of green living has specialized Web sites. However, the Care2 clearinghouse connects folks from different realms and with different interests.
Some of the 9 million people who signed animal welfare petitions last year may have stumbled upon a piece about the dangers of pesticides. Of course, after you learn why some chemical pesticides are a health hazard, we're happy to point you toward some healthier alternatives.
Posted by: Steve Graham
