It's no secret that plastic grocery bags have a negative environmental impact. Production involves the use of petroleum. The bags don't break down bec... Read More
Green Tips
New Green Tips
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A Surprising Twist to the Grocery Bag Debate
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Go Green—Take a Hike
A common tip for going green is to look at your driving time. Actions such as combining errands can optimize your time behind the wheel, while reducin... Read More
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The Simplest Way to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
There are so many ways you can reduce your carbon footprint after you've done an assessment of your contribution. For the average person, shelter cont... Read More
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The Power of Your Green Choices
Chances are that you are well aware of the opportunities to make earth-friendly choices. You might have already switched out several light bulbs in yo... Read More
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The Failure of Genetically-Modified Crops
Genetically-modified (GMO) crops have been touted as a way to reduce the environmental impact of agriculture. The premise is that if plants are natura... Read More
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One Simple Change Can Help Prevent Climate Change
Over the last 20 years, there has been a dramatic shift in diets worldwide. Livestock has increased by nearly 25 percent, along with a rise in meat, e... Read More
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How to Spare the Environment with Natural Pesticides
Whether you have a large backyard garden or just a window herb garden, you undoubtedly have to deal with pests. Pesticides, by their very nature, are ... Read More
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How to Increase Your Efficiency and Get the Greatest Return
Part of the premise of a green lifestyle is increasing your efficiency. If you can do things better or quicker, you will save energy and thus, reduce ... Read More
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The Future of Bottled Water
Depending how you view it, the bottled water industry is either an environmental disaster or a necessary convenience. The truth of the matter is that ... Read More
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The Ultimate in Water Conservation
Water is something most people probably take for granted. After all, you just turn on the faucet, and there it is. Why should there be concern over wa... Read More
Personal Green Tips
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Use Cloth Diapers
Do your baby and the environment a favour and switch to cloth diapers. Disposable plastic diapers pose an obvious environmental concern but are also ... Read More
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Cloth diapers vs. disposable diapers - Which will you choose?
Today’s society is a disposable one. Almost every product on the market these days is disposable. Quite often the disposable alternative is more con... Read More
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The Ultimate ‘Green’ Room: Safer Beauty Care For Stars
Darryl Hannah was less than charming as the poison-toting assassin in Kill Bill, but it seems that she has a softer side. Her video blog features mer... Read More
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Drying Clothes and Saving the Environment
If you are like lots of other earth-friendly consumers out there, there always seems to be a good and more natural alternative to everything we do. I ... Read More
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Clothes With A Conscience
There’s nothing worse than feeling wasteful these days. Every excess is scrutinized, from driving gas-guzzling vehicles down to the corner store to ... Read More
Popular Green Tips
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The Ultimate in Recycling
If you're like most Americans, you make an effort to recycle. A 2009 survey by Harris Interactive found that nearly 70 percent of Americans recycle. W... Read More
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How to Take Paperless to the Next Step
Paper recycling is one of America's best environmental success stories. The Paper Industry Association Council estimates that over 63 percent of paper... Read More
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Why You Should Switch Your Dishwashing Detergent
Unless you use an earth-friendly detergent, washing dishes in your home contributes to contaminants in water with every pot and pan you wash. The reas... Read More
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The Truth about the Roof Over Your Head
Creative landscaping and design have the potential to save you money and benefit the environment. Shade trees can help keep your home cool in the summ... Read More
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The Other Side of Sustainable Seafood Choices
You may have heard about one of the latest trends in seafood from your local grocery store. Your favorite restaurant may feature sustainable seafood c... Read More
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Lent and Living Green
You don't have to be Catholic to take advantage of the lesson that can be learned from Lent. There is a lot to be gained by giving up things like swee... Read More
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How Your Weight Affects Your Carbon Footprint
The health consequences of being overweight are well-documented. In subtler ways, it also affects your environmental impact. Even small choices leave ... Read More
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The Environmental Cost of What You Eat
They say everything has a price, even when it comes to the foods you eat. Out-of-pocket cost reflects the environmental price tag. That lobster dinner... Read More
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The Nasty Side of Recycling
The state of the economy has caused several unintended consequences. For example, people are going back to wood for fuel, which in turn, causes an inc... Read More
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How to Bring Green into Your Kitchen
If you are looking for more ways to reduce your carbon footprint, you needn't go farther than your kitchen. Simple changes can decrease the amount of ... Read More
Green Car Tips
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DIY - Convert Your car to use Hydrogen Today
The United Nuclear Hydrogen Fuel System Kit converts your existing vehicle to run on Hydrogen. Complete hydrogen conversion kits will soon be ava... Read More
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A car that could save the planet fast
Silicon Valley's big brains think they can beat Detroit and Tokyo and save the planet - all while doing 0 to 60 faster than almost anyt... Read More
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8000mpg Car Unveiled and guess what it's only £2,000
The world's most fuel-efficient vehicle has been unveiled by its British inventor. Andy Green, 45, from the University of Bath, be... Read More
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"Buddy List" in the Car - Transmitting to Friends on the Road
In addition to making driving easier for motorists, the infotainment systems of the future will also boost traffic safety. Not fa... Read More
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Solar Powered Car Device keeps you Cool
With the school year winding down, parents look ahead to plenty of hot summer days out on the road with the kids in the car. Just how h... Read More
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