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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15 Simple Ways to Ditch Plastic Straws and Other Single-Use Plastic
So you’re looking to whittle your waste, but unsure where to start or what’s the best way. Reducing your dependence on single-use plastics – plastic straws, plastic bags, plastic bottles…
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Green That Holiday: 6 Easy Tips to Make it an Eco Friendly Holiday
With a little pre-planning, it’s not difficult to “green” your holiday. Try these easy tips to make yours an eco friendly holiday! An Eco Friendly Holiday Mindset If there’s one…
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What are Carbon Offsets? How to Tell Which To Buy
In the battle to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, carbon offsets have been touted as a key tool for emissions reduction. But what are carbon offsets? And how can you purchase…
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Your Ultimate Guide for a Green Halloween
Ugh. When I think about how much I wasted over countless Halloweens … It’s scary! Yes, it’s entirely possible to have a fun and frightening Green Halloween. It just needs…
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Leaf Mulching: 4 Easy Steps for a Green and Healthy Yard
It’s fall, and with the start of the season, people haul out the rakes and leaf blowers in an endless quest to remove all trace of leaves from their properties.…
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Plastic Straw Pollution Sucks! But Do Bans Work? Your Questions Answered
Plastic straw pollution sucks! But what can we do about the problem? Let me back up a little and delve briefly into plastic bags. In 2011, I spearheaded a reusable…
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Zero Out the Waste: 10 Easy Tips for a Zero Waste Kitchen
We’re moving soon, and in the endless process of sorting and shedding, I’ve discovered that what I’d thought was an exemplary model of a zero waste kitchen still needs improvement.…
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Natural Remedies for Sunburn: What Works to Ease the (Ouch!) Pain
Summer is winding down but there’s still plenty of time to spend outdoors in the sun, and get – ouch! – sunburned. Fortunately, there’s a whole host of natural remedies…
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7 High Impact Green Lifestyle Changes That Help You and the Environment
Which green lifestyle changes have the highest environmental impact? In my opinion, they’re the ones that help shift personal habits but are easy to accomplish. Try one or more of…
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