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Audits/What Should I Do About My Oil Bill Part 3

posted by Annie B. Bond Aug 28, 2008 7:00 pm

filed under: Blogs, Green Chi, Materials & Architecture, Reduce, Recycle & Reuse, energy, home, oil, sustainable, thermostat

Audits/What Should I Do About My Oil Bill Part 3

For those of you who have followed my quest for sustainable heat this winter, don't despair that I have given up. Not only am I still working on it but I am making very good, if slow, progress. Just to update you, in the first installment I discussed my terror at my estimat… more »

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Your True Self is Fearless

posted by Annie B. Bond Aug 28, 2008 5:00 pm

filed under: Spirituality, Inspiration, awareness, failure, fear, meditation, success

Given this is internationally celebrated Self-Awareness Month, what better way to celebrate than to work to let go of fear? … more »

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Have a Sweatshop-Free Labor Day

posted by Jana Ballinger Aug 28, 2008 3:00 pm

filed under: Blogs, Shades of Green, fair trade, organic, recycled, shopping, sweatshop-free

End of summer. Back to school. Big sale at the mall. Labor Day has come to mean something quite different from what it was or… more »

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How to Dry Flowers and Botanicals

posted by Melissa Breyer Aug 28, 2008 1:00 pm

filed under: True Beauty, Healthy Beauty Basics, True Beauty, botanicals, drying flowers, herbs, potpourri

There's a crafty chemist in me who delights in mixing potions for beauty and the bath. When Annie showed me this mad scientis… more »

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Green Girl Puts the Lime in the Baking Soda

posted by Lily Berthold-Bond Aug 28, 2008 11:00 am

filed under: Blogs, Green Girl Adventures, Health & Safety, Non-Toxic Cleaning, baking soda, chemical smell, dorm, headache, vinegar

Green Girl Puts the Lime in the Baking Soda

Yesterday was move-in day for me. We lugged all 5 million pounds of luggage up four flights of stairs (until we discovered t… more »

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Protect the World’s Coral Reefs

posted by Robyn Erler Aug 28, 2008 10:00 am

filed under: On The Go, News & Issues, coral, fish, global warming, lightbulbs, non-toxic cleaning

Did you know those eye-catching red pieces of coral on popular necklaces actually represent the harvesting of a slow-growing … more »

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Eco-Friendly Cat Collars

posted by Melissa Breyer Aug 28, 2008 9:00 am

filed under: Pets, Everyday Pet Care, Pets, cats, collars, hemp bamboo

Buying an eco-friendly cat collar may not be of the same going-green magnitude that ditching plastic bags or scrapping bottle… more »

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Artificial Sweeteners for Weight Loss?

posted by Dr. Brent Aug 28, 2008 7:00 am

filed under: Health & Wellness, Ask Dr. Brent, artificial sweeteners, obesity, saccharin, sugar, weight loss

Q: I'm trying to cut back on calories. Is it OK to opt for foods made with artificial sweeteners? A: If you're looking to… more »

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Memory Myth About Elderly

posted by Deepak Chopra Aug 28, 2008 5:00 am

filed under: Spirituality, Deepak Chopra's Tips, Uncategorized, active, aging, body, mind, spirit

Since its inception as a field of rational scientific study, medicine has accepted the degeneration of brain function in elde… more »

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Meet Annie B. Bond

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