Heather Utendorf

My Articles

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  Save a Tree, Eat Some Chocolate

  Chocolate lovers rejoice the world around! New studies have proven dark chocolate has proven positive health effects. It contains high amounts of an...

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  Give that Old Sweater a New Life

  . As the weather grows colder, everyone is pulling out their favorite sweaters from their closet. But, if you’re like me, there are times that th...

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  Green Colleges

  There’s no doubt that colleges are a haven for forward-thinking and filled with students wanting to help the world. At the same time, colleges and ...

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  Killer Kudzu

  Kudzu, a vine that is native to China and Japan, was introduced into southeastern United States in the 1930’s. The Soil Conservation Service wanted...

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  Sock Creatures

  Mismatched, worn out socks. There’s not a lot one can do with old socks except maybe use them as dust rags, but how about turning them into fun toy...

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  Bio-Based Plastic

  Ceraplast is a company making a revolutionary replacement for the harmful petroleum plastics of the world using their proprietary bio-based resins as ...

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  Terra Plana

  Recently on an episode of The View, an eco-friendly shoe company got noticed in a big way by one of the co-hosts, Whoopi Goldberg. She did a segment ...

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  Black Carp Menace

  On October 18th 2007, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added the black carp to its blacklist. Under the Lacey Act, which stops the transportation o...

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  Attack of the Super Bacteria

  Since the early 1990’s, people have relied regularly on antibacterial hand soap to help combat germs and illness. You can find it just about everyw...

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  Bad Apple?

  Apple has long been a target for environmental groups because of their less than eco-friendly practices. In the beginning, Apple wasn’t the only en...

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