19 August 2010
Who among us has not walked to their closets and dresser drawers with dread, bored to tears of everything inside and knowing that they can’t just buy a whole new wardrobe just because their picky heart desired it? Sometimes all that is needed is a creative spark of inspiration, scissors, some string and/or thread, and [...]
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09 August 2010
Each day, as you shower and get ready to face the outside world, do you think about what in your beauty products actually makes your hair shiny or your lipstick last? You should. According to Safe Cosmetics, beauty and body care products of all kinds contain tons of chemicals, many of which are linked to [...]
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02 August 2010
By now you should know—the greenest clothes possible are the ones you already own. Re-wearing your clothes as long as you possibly can is simply the best way to make up for the resources their production (and shipping) depleted. But if you must buy new clothes (let’s face it, most people *me included* like doing [...]
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30 July 2010
When it comes to fashion, innovation is the name of the game. Create what has never been seen, use materials that one wouldn’t expect, blend colors in an inspiring way, and most of all, blow people’s minds! If you are not the talk of the town, then darling, you aren’t fashionable! With all things “green” [...]
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20 July 2010
No, the environmental concerns you have at home do not go away when you travel. Depending on where you go and what you plan to do there, you could be dramatically increasing your carbon footprint and undoing much of the good works you are doing in your green home. Here are some vacation spots that [...]
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22 June 2010
Looking for a great place to move (or at least take a trip to) to see what the future will look like? Check out these five great, green cities— they are just the first to take the steps necessary to help our planet support us into the future. They’ve all done it, and done it [...]
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15 June 2010
Plastic bags are one of the worst things for the environment that we can think of. Research suggest that 500 billion to one trillion plastic bags are consumed each year. And only one city in the United States has banned their use in markets and pharmacies—San Francisco. So, they aren’t going away. But what can [...]
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08 June 2010
These green aficionados go further than recycling, solar panels, and planting a vegetable garden. These green homes will make you green with envy! From the Discovery Channel Planet Green TV show called “World’s Greenest Homes,” here are five memorable homes designed to be environmentally friendly. They don’t look weird either; these are some sweet “home [...]
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03 June 2010
Two New Zealand researchers recently suggested that at over 2 acres, dogs carry a larger carbon footprint than a SUV. Cats are comparable to a small Volkswagen, a pair of hamsters compare to a plasma television, and goldfish have a carbon footprint that is comparable to two cell phones. Cats and dogs are carnivorous, so [...]
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27 May 2010
With trendsetters singing the hallelujahs of eco-alternative products, many companies produced their pro-earth answers, stuffing the market with the ubiquitous green leaf label. But how can a consumer know if the product actually does no harm? First, research as much as possible to know what’s behind the label. Don’t get “greenwashed”—the frightfully easy practice of [...]
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