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Why Protecting the Environment is as Important as Ever. What You Can Do From Home.

April 22nd. As the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, I and other environmental activists had been preparing eagerly to celebrate this milestone–a day that would mark the vital need for…

Make your kitchen spotless using eco friendly cleaning techniques!

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Housebound? 22 Eco Friendly Cleaning Projects for a Spotless Kitchen

Are you housebound and need to burn off some excess energy? What about a vigorous and thorough clean of all those areas in the kitchen that you haven’t had the…

Stuck at home? Try these green and healthy ways to pass the time.

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Stuck at Home? 12 Green and Healthy Ways to Pass the Time

I’m stuck at home and imagine most of you are too. I live in one of the novel coronavirus “hot spots,” which has prompted our local and state authorities to…

Bagging your recyclables is a form of wish-cycling.

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Are You Wish-Cycling? 10 Simple Tips to Recycle Right

Are you recycling or wish-cycling? You may have no idea what wish-cycling is, but in our desire to be environmentally responsible through diligent recycling, we’ve all succumbed to it at…

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Earth Day Turns 50! Is it Time for a New Vision?

Earth Day Turns 50! This big birthday has been on my mind since I participated in a sustainability conference last fall where the theme of our panel was Earth Day…

Is recycling a waste of time? It can seem that way.

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Is Recycling a Waste of Time?

Is recycling a waste of time? I was wondering this very question the other day while reading a Facebook post about recycling plastic. Someone had asked if it was possible…

Plastic pollution - from plastic straws to bottle caps - is at a crisis point.

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15 Simple Ways to Ditch Plastic Straws and Other Single-Use Plastic

So you’re looking to whittle your waste, but unsure how to start. Reducing your dependence on single-use plastics – plastic straws, plastic bags, plastic bottles – is an effective yet…

Banning plastic bags has proven effective in reducing plastic pollution.

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Is Banning Plastic Bags the Solution to Our Plastic Problem?

Oddly enough, banning plastic bags is on my mind these days. In a few weeks, New York will join a handful of other states to ban these single-use plastic menaces.…

A positive message is the key to engaging others in taking climate action.

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Climate Action: 5 Effective Lessons for Engaging Your Community

With the effects of our climate crisis making its way ever more into our lives, now more than ever is the time for climate action. You may be ready to…

What are forever chemicals and where will you find them?

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What are Forever Chemicals? And Should You Be Concerned?

Polyfluoroalkyl. Perfluoroalkyl. PFOA, PFAS, PFOA, GenX. Forever Chemicals. You may have seen these terms sprinkled through recent news stories, or even referenced in the new film Dark Waters. What the…

Why Protecting the Environment is as Important as Ever. What You Can Do From Home.

Housebound? 22 Eco Friendly Cleaning Projects for a Spotless Kitchen

Stuck at Home? 12 Green and Healthy Ways to Pass the Time

Are You Wish-Cycling? 10 Simple Tips to Recycle Right

Earth Day Turns 50! Is it Time for a New Vision?

Is Recycling a Waste of Time?

15 Simple Ways to Ditch Plastic Straws and Other Single-Use Plastic

Is Banning Plastic Bags the Solution to Our Plastic Problem?

Climate Action: 5 Effective Lessons for Engaging Your Community

What are Forever Chemicals? And Should You Be Concerned?

Why Protecting the Environment is as Important as Ever. What You Can Do From Home.

Housebound? 22 Eco Friendly Cleaning Projects for a Spotless Kitchen

Stuck at Home? 12 Green and Healthy Ways to Pass the Time

The Green Starbucks Cup: Green or Greenwashing?

How to Fight Climate Change With Climate-Friendly Food Choices