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  • Cut out pre-packaged food items

    Pre-packaged foods create so much extra waste that it’s overwhelming. One of the best ways to green your kitchen is to start concentrating on packaging. Sure you can recycle many parts, often even all of the packaging that packaged foods come... more

  • Unplugging Your Home & Other Ways To Save Energy

    save energy The Environmental Defense Organization notes that Americans waste in excess of $1 billion a year due to power waste. It’s not only our wallets that suffer either. Every time we use more energy than needed in our homes,... more

  • Fix Your Own Prius

    There are two giants in the DIY auto-repair world: Chilton and Haynes. And now, for the very brave home mechanic, these two publishers have repair manuals for the Toyota Prius, 2001-2008. Haynes offers the tradtional paper-bound book that, if you’ve ever... more

  • Send This to All College Students You Know– Save $500 by Renting Textbooks, Not Buying!

    By Susan Seliger The average college student spends an average of $500 per semester — $1,000 per year for those who couldn’t afford the math textbook — on college textbooks. And according to green math, that adds up to about a... more

  • Hey — Did Your Dog Do That? What To Do with Dog Poo — It’s Eco and Easy

    By Susan Seliger Scientists have found that one of the biggest sources of nasty and dangerous bacteria in streams and seawater — from Florida to Maine and clear out to California — is from dog waste. No fellow dog lovers, all... more

  • Happy Labor Day!

    Hopefully, you’re not reading this blog - don’t you know it’s a good day to get outside and relax! I’m taking the day off too. Well, actually I’m moving, so my day won’t be all that relaxing, but still I’m... more

  • Home Building Recycling Tips

    If you’re building or remodeling your house, there are plenty of ways to practice smart recycling practices as you build… Buy from material suppliers who commit to zero (or at least less) packaging - do pipes really need packaging? Use materials from... more

  • Quick Green Yard Tip - Push Mowers

    Push lawn mowers are better for the planet and your waistline than gas guzzling mowers. Some people think push mowers are more work, and they are somewhat, but not THAT much more anymore. Most modern push lawn mowers have stronger blades,... more

  • Worried about Skin cancer? New Study says 80% of Sunscreens Don’t Work and Some May Contain Hazardous Ingredients

    By Susan Seliger Hey—isn’t somebody out there looking out for our health? Anybody? The FDA, for instance? How can that possibly be that sunscreens don’t necessarily work as promised? And some may even contain ingredients that pose health risks? A new study... more
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    Top 10 Green Excuses

    For the Next Time You're Caught in a Compromising Position....

    If you’re reading this article, odds are that you’re probably at least a light pale green in your commitment to Mother Earth. (That or you’re a friend or relative I’ve harassed to read my blog – you guys rock!) So... more
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