Globe and Mail Update

April 24, 2009 at 12:00 AM EDT

Officially, Earth Week is almost over — and so? What have you done for big mama lately? We've cut down on meat, strengthened our commitment to local and organic groceries, and even picked up some litter along the way.  But since — you know what's coming — it should be Earth Day every day, Style Counsel has found a number of great ways to help you help the planet all year long, while looking and feeling great.
First up: a site that gives back. Platypus (http://www.greenplatypus.com) is a not-for-profit website that allows you to send an unlimited number of e-cards for a year for a small subscription fee — and your money is forwarded to carbon-reduction projects in Canada and around the world.
The site is the brainchild of climate-change activist Murray Foster, whose day job is pounding the bass in the East Coast juggernaut Great Big Sea.  Sign up today to make someone smile and up your green cred at the same time. Call it a Karma Platypus.
—Maggie Wrobel