Green Living

Trash-2-Treasure 2011 Diverts Waste and Creates a Sense of Community

Friday, May 20, 2011
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On Earth Day, I had the great pleasure of participating in my local community’s annual swap/reuse/recycle event, Trash-2-Treasure.  I joined the planning team this year as a recycling consultant providing recycling information to the community. My muscles were sore, feet ached and I honestly needed a full week to just.do.nothing.  But I have to say, [...]

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Green on the Screen: Eco-Documentaries Take Center Stage

Friday, May 13, 2011
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The list of eco/environmental-documentaries is long and it seems to get longer every year.  After reading Eco-Convert’s list, it got me thinking, how many eco-documentaries have I seen?  Probably one too many.  And definitely a list that’s getting to the point that I can’t remember them all!  So, I thought I’d start a post on [...]

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Wasteful Food Packaging: Would you Like Some Food with your Plastic?

Friday, May 6, 2011
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Since when does something already in a “wrapper” need to be wrapped again?  Does the outer peel of an orange, banana, coconut, mango or anything else really NOT serve a purpose that it needs to be coated, covered and smothered in plastic?  Or maybe we need to start individually wrapping each peanut, raisin or prune, [...]

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Whole Foods Launches Household Product Rating System

Monday, April 25, 2011
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You’ve probably gone to the store to buy a green cleaner and your eyes gloss over.  Mine sure have.  You try to find the label, identify the ingredients, decipher those ingredients and use your judgement on whether or not they’re toxic or not.  There’s good news!  Whole Foods Market, one of the leading natural food [...]

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My Earth Day Rant and Mother Earth

Friday, April 22, 2011
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Is Earth Day Christmas for Greenies? I’m of the mindset that Earth Day should be everyday.  Not just one day a year that everyone celebrates, that honestly, is starting to feel more like Christmas with all the “buy this eco-friendly product and save the world” ads.  Its great that companies are coming out with products [...]

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What’s Your Eco-Sin This Earth Day?

Thursday, April 21, 2011
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With all the good going around this Earth Day, I can’t help but think of all those little things, the secrets, that I know each of us have but maybe aren’t as quick to share.  Sure, you may recycle every bit that you can, use CFL’s in every single light, take five minute showers (okay, [...]

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Celebrate Earth Day this April 22nd

Tuesday, April 19, 2011
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Earth Day is quickly approaching – have you made your plans?  If you’re looking for something fun to do to show your commitment to a greener, healthier environment, why not try one, some or all of these: Volunteer for a cleanup effort in your community or initiate a cleanup effort in your school, on your [...]

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Earth Day History and Interesting Facts

Friday, April 15, 2011
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I’ve been busy planning a local community swap/reuse/recycling event for the past few months.  This year, the event falls on Earth Day (April 22nd) which couldn’t be a better fit as Earth Day was designed to promote environmental awareness and to foster responsible environmental stewardship. Each year, people gather on Earth Day to engage in [...]

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Buying Better Groceries

Friday, March 4, 2011
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I’ve been slacking in the meal making department lately.  And I really mean slacking.  It’s not because I don’t know how to cook or that I don’t enjoy it.  Neither is true.  Not having my steady income as I once did while working in the corporate world hasn’t been all that easy.  It does come [...]

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