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Ramping up renewable energy, tweeting down home energy use
I'm lucky to live in a state that's a leader when it comes to renewable energy. In fact, Schwarzenegger wants California to get 33% of our energy from renewable sources come 2020 -- and many of us want...
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Sustainable eats and photo-activism: Andrea Bakacs' eco-inspirational food pics
Can good photography change the way we eat? That's the idea behind photo activist Andrea Bakacs' work -- and it's gently shifting the way I think about food.A pretty photo of freshly-laid eggs makes me...
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Farmers Markets Offerings: Local, Organic, Seasonal, in Plastic?
What's more ironic than local, organic, seasonal food encased in plastic? That's what I wondered back in 2007 when I first started my quest to eliminate unnecessary plastic from my life. A trip to my...
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Save Money & the Planet With Baking Soda: How Many Uses Can You Think Of?
I hear people bemoaning the high cost of "going green." And while organic food does cost more than its chemical-laden counterpart, I'm here to tell you that it's easier to spend more for healthy food...
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Mankind's Garbage Albatross Is Killing Off The Real Thing
An ancient Filipino proverb translates: "The garbage you throw away will return to you." (Proverbs are creepy, reeking of unwanted truth.) Shot on the Midway Atoll, American photographer Chris Jordan...
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A Green Christmas that saves you green too
If you want a less stressful, less expensive, less wasteful holiday celebration -- without acting like an eco-grinch -- take a look at the new holiday book of the season: I'm Dreaming of a Green...
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Cheap, green, and easy: Watch funny eco-documentaries online -- free!
So you didn't see that well-reviewed green film in the theaters because you didn't want to fork over $12 for a ticket -- and didn't rent it either because you decided to spend the $4 on snacks and...
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How to Be Self-reliant, Eco-smart, and Financially Savvy in 2010
Why pay a tailor to sew a loose button back on, when it's cheaper to just buy a new top at Forever 21? That's the sort of decision would-be fashionistas make these days, ignoring the fact that cheap...
View ArticleDisagreeing on Green Values: Why My Husband Thinks I'm Ned Flanders
A few weeks ago, my husband Michael forwarded me the NY Times article, "Therapists Report Increase in Green Disputes"As awareness of environmental concerns has grown, therapists say they are seeing a...
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Money-saving Green Habits Let You Work Less, Play More
Thanks to the high price of organic arugula at Whole Foods, green living still makes people think of an expensive lifestyle. In reality though, living green -- which mostly means living smartly and...
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