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50 Ways to Never Waste Food Again

Megan, selected from Planet Green — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:08:11 +0000

By Colleen Vanderlinden, Planet Green “Use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without” is a favorite adage in both frugal and green circles, and it is something I strive to live by. One of the best ways to “use it up” is to think differently about our food and ways to avoid wasting [...]

Green Your Paper Products

Robyn, selected from Yoga+ Magazine — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:13:17 +0000

Although toilet paper is a product that we use for less than three seconds, old-growth forests, tropical and sub-tropical forests, boreal forests, and many others are being decimated by its manufacturers. “Deforestation causes more global warming pollution than all the combined emissions of cars, trucks, buses, airplanes, and ships in the entire world,” writes Allen [...]

15 Ways to Reduce Food Packaging

Terri Hall-Jackson — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:21:14 +0000

It is now a common sight to see shoppers carrying their own reusable shopping bags to the grocery store. That is fantastic, and such an easy eco-friendly action for most of us to take. Still, there’s a ton of material we continue to schlep home when shopping — the cellophane, unrecyclable bags, plastic, and cardboard [...]

Milk Alternatives: Easy Greening

Melissa Breyer — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:11:11 +0000

Some people have pretty compelling arguments against drinking milk. And while it's true that we are the only species to drink the milk of another species�we are also the only species that cooks its food and can open a bottle of red wine (should we give that up too?). Truth be told, there are a number of persuasive reasons to wean oneself from cow milk�find out here if you should stop drinking milk, and read about non-dairy alternatives.

10 Ways to Reduce Your Environmental Footprint Through Food Choices

Veronica, selected from Green Options — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:48:53 +0000

By John Chappell, Eat. Drink. Better A website recently delineated a simple list of 10 ways that you can reduce your environmental footprint through changes in your food choices. The list is fairly straightforward and involves changes that any person in any country can make to reduce their carbon footprint. Substantive facts for each item [...]

Make Your Office a Little Greener

Robyn, selected from Intent — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:28:46 +0000

By Curtis Cook, Intent Forget blue collars and white collars. Workers of the world are going green. Small businesses and multinationals alike are reaping the financial and corporate benefits of environmental accountability. And, while corporate social responsibility policies grab the headlines, it is the individual actions of employees and employers that make the difference. Here are some [...]

5 Simple Alternatives to Toxic Cleaning Products

Robyn, selected from Intent — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:03:53 +0000

By Annie Bond, Intent People tell me all the time that living in a less toxic home improves their sleep, makes their babies less fussy, and boosts their sense of well-being. Step-by-step, you too can have a healthy home. How? By updating your cleaning products to eliminate toxic chemicals. First: Stop believing the myths. In order [...]

10 Quick Tips to Green Cleaning

Jeffrey Hollender — Sat, 09 May 2009 12:37:48 +0000

By Jeffrey Hollender, President of Seventh Generation It’s easy to find natural ways to clean your home. Here’s my quick Top 10 list: 1. Use cleaning products made from safe natural and not-toxic ingredients to prevent exposure to the hazardous synthetic chemicals conventional cleaners often contain. 2. Dust with a damp cloth to ensure that household dust, which [...]

6 Steps to a Greener Diet

Robyn, selected from Intent — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:18:07 +0000

By Curtis Cook When did eating become so complicated? How do we sort our way through hundred mile diets and the dilemmas of omnivores? Should I feel terrible for eating California lemons in Canada? Everyone needs to eat but the act has evolved from necessity to complexity. Humans have developed an unhealthy relationship with food. As we [...]

Quiz: How Eco-Savvy Are You?

Robyn, selected from Intent — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:00:40 +0000

By Jeff McIntire-Strasburg It�s Earth Month, and that means lots and lots of information coming at you about how to live with a lighter environmental footprint. Of course, with all of the media focus on sustainability over the past couple of years, you may figure there�s not much left for you to learn. Maybe� or maybe [...]