Conscious Consumer

More Marine Mammals Potentially Hurt by Navy

In a new study, the U.S. Navy has said their use of explosives and sonar in ocean waters could cause over 1,600 cases of hearing loss or other injuries to marine mammals in a single year. They also sa…

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4 Simple Green Life Lessons

While I am writing this post on Friday, it will actually go “live” on Monday, May 14, which happens to be my 50th birthday. I have pondered whether or not I should publicly disclose this milestone, bu…

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Combating a Throw-Away Society

This morning as I was fixing my hair, my flat iron stopped working properly. The piece that connects the power cable to the iron had come loose and the iron repeatedly shut itself off as the cable sli…

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The Worst Ingredients in Laundry Detergent

Photo Courtesy Of: iStockphoto/Thinkstock When most people think of pollution, they think of the outdoors—garbage-choked streams or industrial waste. But you probably spend a large portion of you…

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Sunscreen Ingredients May Increase Skin Cancer Risk

May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month. This month, many kids will graduate or finish up their final obligations for the academic year. Families will plan long-anticipated vacations to the beach,…

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Spring Warning: Leave Wild Animals Alone

Pennsylvania Game Commission officials have published a timely alert meant for residents of their state, but the message applies wherever there are wild animals. Their main point is that during spring…

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Mom Dies in Pool Accident: Pool Slide Recalled

A 29-year-old Colorado mother died in Andover, Mass. after fracturing her neck going down a Banzai in-ground pool water slide which had been placed over the concrete edge of a pool. The woman hit her …

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Best Ways to Cut Waste

My fiancé and I recently had a conversation about the best ways to live an eco-friendly lifestyle. He suggested that reducing consumption is the most effective way to cut down on waste. He is very g…

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Eating While Driving Worse Than Drinking

Researchers from the University of Leeds have conducted a study of driver distractions and found some surprising results. Though many may believe drunk driving to be more dangerous than eating while d…

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6 Farmer’s Market Shopping Tips

By Sayward Rebhal, Networx Can you hear that? It’s the sound of the world waking up. It’s the sound of springtime, and boy howdy friends, does it sound fantastic. Spring is all about curbside d…

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