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Posted 3/11/2010

pillow talk. Hey sleepyhead, let’s talk pillows. We hate to break it to you, but conventional pillows typically contain petroleum chemicals that release VOC’s into the air in your home. VOC’s are gross enough in wall paint and furniture sealant, but your...

Posted 3/11/2010

one fish, two fish. You may have heard that consuming Omega-3 fatty acids is good for your health. It’s true! Research has shown that Omega-3 fatty acids decrease risk of arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeats), which can lead to sudden death. Omega-3 fatty...

Posted 3/11/2010

table for two. Going out to eat with a friend? Just know that the average restaurant’s food portion is 60% larger than what you’d typically serve yourself at home. Why not share the joy of eating out with a friend and split an entree? It’s more than likely that...

Posted 3/4/2010

Greeting cards can be embellished with online attachments and crowdsourced designs, or sold through monthly subscriptions—but the fact remains that most are still just ... well, greeting cards. Not so the Postcarden, a pop-out card that transforms into a...

Posted 3/4/2010

Some 42,000 people die each week for lack of clean water, and the majority of them are children under 5 years old. Aiming to help alleviate this problem, online wine vendor CellarThief donates 100 days' worth of clean water for every bottle of wine it sells. Launched earlier this...

Posted 3/4/2010

carton comforts. If you start off each morning with OJ or end each day with some warm milk, we hope it’s a carton you’re reaching for, instead of a plastic jug. Since cartons are made from paper, they’re easier on the environment than plastic. Plastic beverage...

Posted 3/2/2010

PayItGreen Member is Recognized Corporate America Family Credit Union in Oak Brook has introduced the Pay It Green promotion to help reduce the costs and environmental impact of paper statements and other conventional banking services. The credit union is teaming with PayItGreen...

Posted 3/1/2010

ties that bind. If you’re like us (and we think you are!), you want to recycle absolutely everything. But there’s one bump on the road to zero waste: the tiny twist tie. We’ve looked everywhere to figure out if these little guys can be recycled, but it...

Posted 3/1/2010

Posted 2/25/2010

Eating ‘green’ is easier than it seems Laura Wiederhoeft/The Daily Wednesday, February 24, 2010 www.oudaily.com Marcin Rutkowski/The Daily Eating...

Posted 2/25/2010

dispose of your cigarette butts correctly. Butts – they’re the most common form of litter the world over and we’re not talking booty. According to the American Littoral Society, in 1998 over 176 million pounds of cigarette butts were discarded in the U.S. This...

Posted 2/22/2010

getting steamy. Winter air is dry, which can lead to coughing, parched skin and lips and even bloody noses. You could consider investing in a humidifier, but why spend the cash or energy when you can humidify your home naturally? The next time you take a hot shower, close the tub’s...

Posted 2/22/2010

light recycling. In the past few years, the compact fluorescent bulb has become a hot commodity and an amazingly efficient alternative to out of date incandescents. The CFL consumes 75% less energy and lasts 10-15 times longer than a regular bulb. Unfortunately, the CFL has...

Posted 2/15/2010

Recycle Electronic Equipment According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Americans got rid of 27 million TVs, 205 million computer products and more than 100 million cellphones and PDAs in 2007 and only 16% of that equipment was recycled. E-waste is a...

Posted 2/9/2010

Sustainable fashion: what does green mean? By Vanessa Friedman www.ft.com Published: February 5 2010 15:37 | Last updated: February 5 2010 15:37 Gucci designer Frida Giannini believes “sustainable...

Posted 2/5/2010

tissue issue. Unless you’ve gone back to the hanky, disposable tissues seem to be a real must have. But how do all those innocuous little white squares add up once they leave the waste bin? According to a Green Seal report, paper products make up a whopping 40% of the garbage in U.S...

Posted 2/5/2010

wax poetic. Now that the plastic shopping bag has been eclipsed by the reusable, cloth bag, it seems all plastic is under the microscope. Which brings us to the sandwich bag. Oh so convenient, oh so wasteful. It helps to wash and reuse the baggies you already have but if you want to slip...

Posted 2/2/2010

lower your sodium output. greenissexy.com If you live in a cold climate you’re aware that when it snows, you salt. Now salt is yummy to a point but as over salted food quickly becomes inedible and unusable, so the same applies to our environment. We know winter de-icing...

Posted 2/2/2010

from the heart. greenissexy.com American and British consumers purchase approximately 9 billion greeting cards each year, enough to stretch around the world 54 times laid end-to-end. While some greeting card manufacturers try to use recycled paper and non-toxic ink, they are the...

Posted 1/25/2010

Starbucks supports stronger recycling standards Starbucks encourages attendees of the U.S. Conference of Mayors to support stronger community recycling standards. Thu, Jan 21 2010 at 2:39 PM EST www.wnn.com Read more: GREEN BUILDING, GREEN...

Posted 1/25/2010

Keep house clean and chemical-free By MARTA GOUGER Online Managing Editor January 23, 2010 12:00 AM www.pocononews.com What does "clean" smell like? Absolutely nothing. "Clean does not have a scent to it.," said Lyn Garling, who works with Integrated...

Posted 1/19/2010

r2-3d ‘Tis the season to take in a Blockbuster (or two or ten) and everyone seems to be rolling 3D this year. We love 3D flicks as much as anyone else, but we can’t help but think of all those plastic glasses. Think about it: Box Office Mojo reports...

Posted 1/14/2010

for rent. www.greenissexy.com Textbooks are a necessary (and expensive) part of life if you’re pursuing higher education. Hopefully, the lessons you learn in Organic Chemistry will last a lifetime, but will you really want to hang on to that whopper of a textbook for that long...

Posted 1/11/2010

The greening of Walmart By CAROLE BRODSKY Updated: 01/10/2010 12:01:00 AM PST Click photo to enlarge www.ukiahdailyjournal.com Bag program part of larger environmental efforts The change is under way, as shoppers at Ukiah's Walmart...

Posted 1/7/2010

want font. www.greenissexy.com A Dutch Design firm, SPRANQ, has just released their new “ecofont” which is designed to use less ink when printed – up to 20% less, they claim on their website. The font is designed much like Swiss cheese, therefore not filling in...

Posted 1/4/2010

Survey Finds Over Half of All Americans Committing to Green New Years Resolutions by Jaymi Heimbuch, San Francisco, California on 12.30.09 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY www.treehugger.com ...

Posted 1/4/2010

Top 10 New Green Ideas to Watch in 2010 www.triplepundit.com By Kathryn Siranosian | December 30th, 2009 Comments As part of their end-of-year Trend Report, JWT recently published “100 Things to Watch in 2010,” an intriguing...

Posted 12/28/2009

gold, frankincense and… cardboard? www.greenissexy.org If you celebrate Christmas, chances are there’s more cardboard under the tree than anything else once the wrapping comes off. Make the most of all those boxes by storing them someplace dry and out of the way (away from the...

Posted 12/28/2009

nice to re-greet you! www.greenissexy.org The holidays are over, but before you toss all of those non-photo Holiday cards into the recycling bin, consider keeping the ones you love the look of for reusing next year. It’s simple: Cut a piece of paper to fit the inside part of the card...

Posted 12/21/2009

A new, green day dawns in war-wracked Rwanda www.desmoinesregister.com PERRY BEEMAN pbeeman@dmreg.com Kigali, Rwanda — Drive even a couple of hours through the...

Posted 12/21/2009

Eco-consultant offers tips on saving money and environment By Amanda Peterka December 21, 2009, 11:55AM www.nj.com Babs Leese/Somerset ReporterEco-consultant Allyson Myrtetus (right) suggests ways for homeowner Tiffany Eby (left) to "green" her home. On the counter in rear...

Posted 12/17/2009

The living Christmas tree A $100 price tag doesn't slow demand BY JOSH BROWN, FINANCIAL POSTDECEMBER 15, 2009 www.canada.com ...

Posted 12/15/2009

Make Your Holidays Greener! www.oneworld.net Twelve tips to care for the Earth over the holidays From: Earth Day Network WASHINGTON, D.C. - Earth Day Network's twelve tips to green your holiday help make every day Earth Day - even Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanza! Celebrants can keep the...

Posted 12/9/2009

Rethinking Green: Eat global, not local Kevin Libin, National Post www.nationalpost.com Mathieu Belanger/Reuters In this five-part Rethinking Green series, the National Post looks at unexpected ways to help the environment. In part four: eating global, not...

Posted 12/4/2009

Green shopping for teens Teaching teens to use their purchasing power to save the planet. Fri, Nov 27 2009 at 11:33 AM EST Read more: GREEN KIDS, SHOPPING Photo by Wolves Did you know that kids influence the spending of $300 billion a year, or about 1 in 3...

Posted 11/18/2009

Nike, Stonyfield Farm, Unilever Top Latest Climate Counts Scorecard By GreenBiz Staff Created 2009-11-18 06:00 www.greenbiz.com Manchester, NH — Nike has taken the top score for the annual Climate Counts scorecard for the second year...

Posted 11/9/2009

Save some green with online billing, payments BY JENNIFER DAVIES SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 AT 8 A.M. Going green with your finances isn’t just good for the environment — it’s good for your pocketbook, too. According to a recent survey by PayItGreen, a...

Posted 11/9/2009

You look good in green Sustainable fashion doesn't have to be intimidating, nor does it have to adhere to a hippie stereotype BY SUZANNE WEXLER, FREELANCENOVEMBER 7, 2009 www.montrealgazette.com A Lot to Say scarf, made...

Posted 11/5/2009

Hotel Guests Need Help Staying Green on the Road, Study Finds By Sookhan So www.greenbiz.com Created 2009-11-03 03:19 BLACKSBURG, VA — [Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Green Lodging News, and is reprinted with...

Posted 11/3/2009

A healthy 'green' home By Kim Carlson November 2, 2009 www.startribune.com A Sexy Green Home Finding the ideal location for an apartment, condo or house is the first step in making it home. Next is decorating your home which can be fun, exciting and green too! Having a green home...

Posted 11/3/2009

Paying bills electronically saves money, environment By Don Walker Oct. 30, 2009 Milwaukee Sentinel Journal www.jsonline.com More and more people are paying their bills electronically. The same is true for receiving financial statements. But did you know it could help the...

Posted 11/3/2009

Healthy & Fit Magazine November, 2009 Greening your "green" Bills, bills, bills. No one likes the word, much less the thought of paying them. What if your dreaded pile of bills could be put to good use, even improve your health and the...

Posted 11/2/2009

ENVIRONMENT: Rethinking Jobs for a Sustainable Economy Matthew Cardinale* - IPS/IFEJ www.ipsnews.net ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct 31 (IPS) - The possibility of environmental catastrophe has led many leaders, scholars and average citizens to reconsider an economy based on...

Posted 10/29/2009

Tips for Greener Travels By Leanne Tobias Created 2009-10-28 21:51 www.greenbiz.com Business has taken me to San Francisco and environs several times in the last few months. (Clearly a spate of good luck!) Here's my field report on greener lodging and eco-travel...

Posted 10/21/2009

Sowing the Seeds of a Good Food Revolution By Will Allen Created 2009-10-20 22:41 www.greenbiz.com Autumn has arrived in the Northeast. The leaves are turning colors, the days are getting shorter, and the weather has a hint of the chill to come. It's a time...

Posted 10/19/2009

Non-Profit Groups Introduce Affinity Debit Cards Non-Profit Groups Introduce Affinity Debit Cards Breast Cancer Fund, Greenpeace and Surfrider Foundation Offer New Open Loop Debit Cards Powered by Tempo emediaworld.com SAN MATEO, CA--(eMediaWorld - October 19, 2009) - The Breast...

Posted 10/19/2009

Most Canadians now see environmental irresponsibility as social faux pas BY MISTY HARRIS, CANWEST NEWS SERVICEOCTOBER 16, 2009 www.vancouversun.com Attitudes about the environment have shifted...

Posted 10/19/2009

Target, CVS put plastic bags in the bull's-eye, pay for reusables ...

Posted 7/5/2009

You probably don't think of "saving green" when paying the bills, but a study conducted by the PayItGreen Alliance, a coalition of financial service companies, shows that switching from paper to electronic bills, statements and payments could help protect the environment. According to the...

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