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BBQ Grills Sending People to the Hospital

Barbecue grills send a few people every year to the hospital for reasons besides burns or food poisoning. Instead, people are being injured by the stainless steel cleaning brushes. The metal bristles …

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About Non-Toxic Paint (video)

We are moving Green Diva Headquarters (which also happens to be my home!) in two weeks. Very exciting stuff, if not exhausting! We start painting next week and we've been researching this for a couple…

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Pool Safety Tips for Summer Fun (video)

Planning on some summer fun in the pool? Now is a good time to review some important pool safety tips. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has kicked off the summer swimming season and th…

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How to Compost Table Scraps

Wondering how to compost your table scraps? Don't have a big back yard? Green living expert Terri Bennett shows you an option that requires very little space and effort. Your plants will thank you. Ph…

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Poultry and Paralysis

The Poultry and Penis Cancer study featured last week on Care2 found an association between poultry exposure and cancer mortality, but what about non-cancer mortality? The cancer-causing viruses in ch…

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MRSA Superbugs in U.S. Retail Meat

MRSA, methicillin resistant Staph aureus, now kills more Americans every year than AIDS, and it's invaded our meat supply. Last week, the largest survey of U.S. retail meat was published and found the…

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As Produce Costs Rise, More Are Growing Their Own

As the price of produce rises, many are skipping the middle man and growing their own. From window boxes to hydroponics, home gardens can sprout up just about anywhere. Lifestyle News by NewsLoo…

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5 Tips to Stop a Fire Before it Starts

Did you know that every minute in the U.S., 17 kids go to the emergency room with unintentional injuries? That number can go even higher at holiday time. That's why we're grateful to our friends at …

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Sustainable Suburbs in Washington State

With solar panels, rainwater collection, and cutting-edge insulations, Washington State's Issaquah Highlands is a model for green development in the suburbs. A new development in the community, zHome…

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22 Ways to Repurpose Old Magazines

We get quite a few magazines at our house. My husband subscribes to a couple of gaming magazines, and somehow every time we buy concert tickets we end up receiving issues of Rolling Stone in the m…

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