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5 Reasons to Avoid Buying the Non-Organic “Clean 15″
Posted by Keith Line
Fri, Mar 12
From the article originally posted at The Natural Food List by Ashley McLaughlin. Please see original for sources and appropriate links that are not available in this version of the article. If you are not aware, the "Clean 15″ is a... -
Food Packaging: How Much Is TOO Much?
Posted by Elizah Leigh
Thu, Mar 11
Flipping through the weekly grocery store ads, my eyes zeroed in on an incredulous, budget friendly pantry-stocking opportunity – one dollar boxes of cereal. I told myself in a bizarre deep-throated Cajun voice that I only whip out... -
Recyclable Furniture Worth Its Weight In Olive Oil
Posted by Bob Kurz
Mon, Mar 08
Cheap, mass produced “throwaway furniture” that once looked passable under forgiving showroom lights generally ends up crowding our landfills, but maybe we should stop pointing the finger at manufacturers. While the budget-fri... -
Vanity Bites! A Venomous Way To Defy Gravity & the Hands of Time
Posted by Linda Lucille
Thu, Mar 04
Scale-covered, slithery, carnivorous and typically venomous snakes - they're not exactly the type of discovery that you'd want to make while trapped in a small closet or during a transcontinental flight. Dating back 150 million years, the... -
Clorox’s Bleach Propaganda: Greenwashing to the Nth Degree?
Posted by Elizah Leigh
Mon, Mar 01
Navigating the aisles of a typical big box store or food market can be pretty tricky in today's greener economy because it's not always clear which of the many sustainable and Mother Nature-friendly claims are actually rooted in truth. If... -
The 8 Cheapest & Most Effective Green Lifestyle Tools
Posted by Elizah Leigh
Thu, Feb 18
Old T-Shirts Ahhh, the miracle of worn out cotton tees -- every single one of us has a closet packed to the gills with them and yet we can never seem to get around to weeding any of them out of our closet (even if they're riddled w... -
Youth Green Thumbs Wanted!!
Posted by Kela Powers
Wed, Feb 17
The Green Education Foundation (GEF) is challenging schools and youth groups nationwide to plant 10,000 classroom and outdoor gardens. This challenge is running between February 1st and August 31st 2010. This Green Thumb Challenge is hoping... -
To-Go Ware Reducing Your Carbon... 'Forkprint'?
Posted by Justine Suh
Tue, Feb 16
The other day, I was in a mad rush and had to grab lunch to go at a popular chain restaurant in midtown Manhattan. I got a salad, a sandwich and some yogurt. What can I say? I was really hungry. The server included two sets of ute... -
Shopping At Walmart Might Just Save Our Planet (Say WHAT?!?)
Posted by Linda Lucille
Mon, Feb 15
Inside the shopping cart of the typical American family, cheap processed foods often win out over fruits and vegetables, whether they're conventionally or organically raised. There may be a few grapes and bananas or even a head of i... -
Clean out your Household Cleaners!
Posted by Kela Powers
Mon, Feb 15
Take a look under your kitchen sink or in your pantry cupboard. Is is filled with the leading cleaning products? I know I am guilty of it. Windex, lysol, pledge and clorox are stored in my kitchen waiting to be used. DId you realize th...
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