If you're still on the fence about going green, guys, here's a little encouragement. (probably not safe for work).

Soy candles burn cleaner than paraffin candles that contain petroleum

Soy Basics is coming out with a new candle to help celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd. They're called, oddly enough, the Earth Day special edition jar.

The Earth Day special edition jar features a hang tag printed with soy ink on recycled paper embedded with wild flower seeds. When planted the tag yields snap dragons, clarkias, bird's eye, and other elegant wild flowers. The promotional jars are available in our 16oz size in three fragrances, Bonsai Tree, Eucalyptus Lavender, and the always popular Earthly Embrace.

100%
stabilized soy wax candles from Beanpod are clean burning and long lasting. Beanpod Candles are biodegradable, and are a perfect Earth friendly alternative to paraffin based wax which contains petroleum.

I checked, looking for a place to buy the new candles, but it seems neither Soy Basics or Beanpod Candles have updated their websites yet with the new products. I'll keep an eye out though and update this post when the candles are available on the web.

Note:This is from a press release issued by the World Wildlife Fund. No editing from me except to add links where they belong.

World Wildlife Fund today named HP as the official US technology partner for Earth Hour, the global climate change event taking place Saturday, March 29 at 8 pm local time (www.earthhour.org) in cities around the world.

During Earth Hour, millions of individuals and businesses will turn off their lights for one hour, demonstrating that by working together, we can all make a difference in the fight against climate change.

"We can't stop climate change in a single hour, but through Earth Hour 2008 we hope to raise awareness and encourage people to make energy reduction a priority long after the lights come back on," said Richard Moss, vice president of WWF's Climate Change program. "We are pleased HP has shown such strong leadership among companies in the technology sector and is developing models for the entire industry on how companies can reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and promote energy efficiency."

"Collaboration is key when it comes to addressing the effects of climate change," said Pat Tiernan, vice president of Social and Environmental Responsibility at HP. "Furthering our alliance with WWF supports our goal to educate others about climate change and energy efficiency."

During Earth Hour, some of the world's most iconic skylines, including those in Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix and San Francisco, will go dark for one hour in this dramatic call for action on climate change. With a total of 25 cities participating in 10 countries, Earth Hour will be the largest voluntary power down in history.