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10 Ways to Revolutionize Food in Your Life

May 19th is Food Revolution Day! Created by Jamie Oliver and the Food Revolution team, the day is intended to motivate people to share resources and information about changing our relationship with fo…

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Snip.it Winners: Bike Sharing & Ocean Health

Snip.it has announced the winners for its 2012 Earth Day challenge. The social networking site designed the contest to reward the best curation of green-minded content. Congratulations to the followin…

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What Does ‘Eco-Friendly’ Really Mean? (Infographic)

"All natural" this, "biodegradable" that... labels can be overwhelming. Especially when companies give us reasons to believe they're not always honest. The infographic below sums up what exactly it me…

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Share Green News, Win an iPad

As Earth Day approaches, many environmentalists are using the momentum to spread awareness about their eco-living passions. If you find yourself promoting earth-related content, you may want to take n…

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Are Bananas as Bad For You as Cookies?

Bananas as bad as cookies? How can that be? In terms of satisfying hunger, bananas surprisingly are as "bad" as cookies. They both rank low on the satiety scale, relative to other common foods, whi…

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Cat Running for Senate: Vote Hank!

Cats seem to have a natural tendency to rule over households, so perhaps it's not too surprising that one is trying to climb the ranks into the U.S. Senate. Hank, from Springfield, Virginia, is a f…

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8 Best Plants to Grow Indoors

Plants don't seem to want to live in my house. After the last plant I had turned almost completely brown, I decided to give up on growing anything indoors for awhile. Recently, I was inspired to give …

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Recycled Purses from Salvacion GarBAGs

Want to spread some love this Valentine's Day? Consider supporting the women of Salvacion GarBAGS, a small livelihood project started by 13 mothers in a small fishing community within the Philippines.…

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Drink Bacon? Now in Milkshake Form

Bacon. Some critics may be more than ready to see it move off the food stage, but its salty, fatty flavor persists. From sexual products to dessert, it's found a way into nearly everything and taken d…

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Yosemite Time Lapse (Amazing Video)

Experience the beauty of Yosemite through this amazing time lapsed video shot by Colin Delahanty and Sheldon Neill. Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo. Related: Watch the Aurora Borea…

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about Megan Zehnder

Megan is an editor and producer for Care2's Healthy Living. Her main priorities are to live simply and build meaningful relationships with the people in her life. She loves to write and talk about environmental issues, healthy living, and women's rights. Beyond that, her interests change daily, but eating and cooking vegetarian food is always a favorite.

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Robyn Hessinger: Editor-In-Chief

Robyn Hessinger is Care2’s Editor-In-Chief. As a veggie-loving yogini and Reiki Master/Teacher, Robyn is passionate about holistic health and... more

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