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Hawaii in Early Stages of Energy Revolution
Green Lifestyle  (tags: Hawaii, Aloha State, green energy )

Kristi
- 1 day ago - cnn.com
Honolulu, Hawaii (CNN) -- It was an energy audit at work that first nudged Susan Chandler to think green."The first thing I did was change all my light bulbs" to energy-efficient models, Chandler said during a recent visit to her Honolulu home.
Mistletoe: A Holiday Tradition
Green Lifestyle  (tags: eco-friendly Christmas decorating, green Christmas, Christmas decorating, mistletoe, holiday traditions, Christmas traditions, hanging mistletoe, invasive plants, parasite plants, winter solstice, Phoradendron flavescens, dwarf misteltoe )

Joanne
- 2 days ago - examiner.com
After the presents are wrapped, the house is decorated, and the stockings are hung by the chimney with care; there are only two minor details left to complete the traditional Christmas celebration. In this article, the first to be mentioned is hanging...
The High Cost of Cheap T-Shirts
Green Lifestyle  (tags: sustainable, humans, interesting, green, greenliving, eco-friendly, conservation, energy, environment, family, business, Sustainabililty, technology, society, shopping, organic )

Elena
- 1 day ago - mnn.com
Learn how that $3 T-shirt could be creating water shortages, trade imbalances and environmental pollution
EU Agrees on 2010 Fishing Limits
Green Lifestyle  (tags: Fishing, EU, bond, Cod, shark )

Sophie
- 2 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The EU says European fishing fleets will have to cut their catches of cod, haddock and sole next year, but a ban on anchovy fishing has been lifted.
Green Living for Your Pets
Green Lifestyle  (tags: pets, dogs, cats, rabiits, rodentseco-friendly, greenliving, healthy, Sustainabililty, food, globalwarming, green, health, GoodNews, pets, animals, ecoliving, climate, humans, world )

Pirjo
- 3 days ago - greenpetsecoliving.com
Green living for your pets means having healthy and sustainable alternatives free of environmental hazards for your companion animals. Since everything is connected, green pets will also be of benefit to you and the environment.  Now, that's a deal!
Bright Idea: Organic Farmers Giving Small, Nimble Old Tractors New Life With Electric Motors
Green Lifestyle  (tags: Sustainabililty, sustainable, organic, agriculture, farmers, farming, green, greenliving, food, family, eco-friendly, conservation, CoolStuff, business, interesting, humans, goodnews, health, healthy, technology )

Elena
- 9 days ago - latimes.com
They like the small tractor's nimble ways around row crops. And with an electric motor instead of a gasoline engine bolted on the back, it runs cleanly, quietly and slowly with no belches of exhaust, few breakdowns and no direct consumption of fossil fuel
The Real Dirt on Gilman: Boys Are Turning Organic Food Waste Into "Black Gold"
Green Lifestyle  (tags: green, greenliving, food, eco-friendly, interesting, goodnews, recycling, sustainable, Sustainabililty, humans, health, healthy )

Elena
- 10 days ago - examiner.com
At Gilman School, it used to be that boys wolfed down their lunch, tossed their wrappers, containers, and leftovers into the trash and went out to play. Today it's a different story.
Three Ways to Change the World - Make Your Voice Heard on Climate Change
Green Lifestyle  (tags: climatechange, environment, globalwarming, globalwarming, climate-change, americans, government, UnitedNations, world, children )

Harriet
- 13 days ago - climatemama.com
Join the Climate Change Movement and make your voice heard in Copenhagen. World leaders are meeting from December 7-18th, to discuss one unifying issue - Climate Change. Find out 3 ways you can send world leaders a message on climate change, NOW!
DIY Christmas Tree Ornaments
Green Lifestyle  (tags: decorations, christmas tree, interesting, sustainable, recycling, humans, eco-friendly, conservation, coolstuff, design, green, greenproducts, healthy, home )

Elena
- 18 days ago - mnn.com
Instead of store-bought trimmings for our office Christmas tree, we've made (along with a few crafty friends and family members) ornaments entirely from found or recycled objects -- no buying or using anything new.
Save a Cow, Eat a Vegetarian? Let's All Agree: Factory Farming Is the Real Evil, Not Vegans
Green Lifestyle  (tags: food, family, conservation, greenliving, health, home, humans, organic, Sustainabililty, business )

Daphna
- 19 days ago - planetgreen.discovery.com
Every time I write a vegan-related post, I get grief from dedicated green omnivores who run or support small farms and only choose organic, grass-fed beef, etc. I'd say it's time for a sit-down.
 
 
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