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April Showers Bring May Flowers: Your Guide to a “Green” Green Thumb
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Itโs official: Spring has sprung! Bring on the warmer weather, shorts, tee shirts, and the sweet sounds of kids playing in the yard. Now is the time to start thinking about which flowers and plants youโll be growing and nurturing for the coming months. This year, nurture more than just your garden โ help out…
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Unplug for Screen Free Week 2013
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If youโre like many of us, you spend a huge chunk of your day staring at some kind of computer ย or television screen (while intermittently checking your phone), video conferencing with business contacts or family, and crowded around friendsโ/co-workersโ tablets watching the latest YouTube sensation. Even kids these days are consistently plugged in: to video…
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Clean Green โ Eco-Friendly Spring Cleaning
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Is there anything quite as cathartic as spring cleaning? Thereโs something about tossing out all that old junk, giving the house a thorough scrubbing, and generally de-cluttering that lifts the weight of winter off our shoulders. Unfortunately, many of the products and practices commonly associated with spring cleaning โ such as ammonia-based cleaners that can…
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The โGreenโ Beauty Routine: Eco-Friendly Make-up and Skin Care
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Weโre taking โnatural beautyโ to a whole new level! Did you know that the average woman uses a dozen products (containing an average of 160 chemicals) every day โ often all before breakfast?ย Men use about half this amount – or 80 chemicals a day.ย Not only are these chemicals hazardous and harmful to your…
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Top Tips for Reducing your Familyโs Environmental Footprint
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The average family contributes about 48,000 pounds of carbon pollution to global warming every year.ย It seems staggering, which can make counterbalancing that impact can seem like an impossible task. Yet, a shift in mindset and a few small changes can make a big difference in the reduction of carbon emissions and your household carbon…
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Your Guide to Eco-Friendly Fashion
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โEco-friendly fashion.โ Before you get itchy just thinking about the look, feel and fit of a burlap bag, consider this: Organic/sustainable/eco-friendly clothing is beautiful, elegant, comfortable, and now itโs all the rage! ย In fact, weโd venture to say that in the fashion world, โgreenโ is the new black. You may be wondering how you can…
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Earth Day is Every Day: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint Year-Round
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Earlier this week, we outlined whatโs in store for Earth Day 2013, including this yearโs theme, โThe Face of Climate Change,โ and some of the events, celebrations and festivals taking place. In 2013, take the pledge to make every day Earth Day! Below, find a list of simple things you can do year-round to reduce…
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Earth Day 2013: The Face of Climate Change
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A lone polar bear stands stranded on a shrinking island of ice. A family struggles to put their lives back together after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. A farmer halfway around the world prays for his crops to grow in a drought-afflicted region. These are only a few of the images โ and the faces…
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Tips for Eco-Friendly and Safe Camping and Hiking: A Happy, Green Camper
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For nature lovers, outdoors enthusiasts, and active families alike, camping and hiking season is almost here! Weโve covered some of the ways you can enjoy a carbon neutral camping experience. Aside from reducing your carbon footprint, take safety into consideration, too! Before hitting the trails or the campsite, there are a number of measures to…
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Living Green – Your Eco-Friendly Apartment, Part II
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Last week, we went over a few of our top tips for green living in small spaces (condos, apartments, lofts). Below, find a few more ideas for making your humble abode as eco-friendly as possible! Dรฉcor: Now that youโve moved in and are getting settled, itโs time for the fun part: decorating, of course! ย Do…
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