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By Leslie Billera IN Home & Garden Dec 4 2008
'Tis the season to redefine the concept of 'reuse', and trim it with charm! Mary Sweeney offers a step-by-step guide to crafting a sustainable holiday stocking like no other. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Work & Connect Nov 4 2008
Rock the philanthropy vote. Five charities will get $1 million dollars in a new giving campaign by travel website TripAdvisor, and they want you to weigh in on how the pieces of the million dollar pie should be distributed. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Fashion & Beauty Oct 30 2008
Now that your collection of organic tee shirts is piled high (complete with gym-ready messages about saving the planet), it's time to take a peak at the more glamorous side of green... + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Home & Garden Oct 24 2008
'Eco-friendly' may not be the first thing that leaps to mind when considering new flooring. Take a look at what cork offers underfoot and see why it rates. With its super capabilities for vibration, noise and water absorption, cork is a great bet for high-traffic areas in your home. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Work & Connect Oct 23 2008
Can't quit bottled water? You're not alone. Here's one investment in aqua that rates second to carrying your own BPA-free reusable bottle of good old fashioned tap water. And they're great alternatives for your office's hydration supply! + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Food & Health Oct 22 2008
Why not plan ahead for a healthier and greener Halloween this season? With these delicious Halloween treats, kids won't even realize that they are good for them—and better for the planet! + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Food & Health Oct 22 2008
When it comes to beef, buy the best, forget the rest: check out these seals of approval, search for a purveyor near you, invest in a better meat—and best of all, taste the difference. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Work & Connect Oct 15 2008
Lynn Hasselberger, founder of myEarth360.com, sells environmentally low-impact products, encouraging earth-friendly consumerism with every purchase made from her Chicago office. Now she's inviting greenies, nationwide, to join in the fun by co-hosting an Earth360 Go Green Party. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Food & Health Oct 13 2008
Here, friend of Planet Green and coffee connoisseur Cathy Finley, owner of Experience Coffee, delivers her final chocolate-centric pairing of organic Sumatran paired with organic flourless chocolate cake. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Food & Health Oct 13 2008
Maybe it's just me, but I was always deeply curious about what was in Laura and Mary's lunch bucket. First off, you can bet that the girls packed a cloth napkin, gingham or otherwise. Most likely Ma made her own with whatever leftover fabrics were around the house. Why throw away the napkins you've had for years and you're sick of, when you can recycle them on the kids! + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Work & Connect Oct 13 2008
Write! Write like the wind! The Good News According to the American Wind Energy Association website: "U.S. wind farms now generate more electricity than any other nation in the world and are on track to expand by over 45% this year." (Check out sister site Treehugger?s report on why wind rocks, here.) + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Work & Connect Oct 9 2008
As the song goes, "money makes the world go around." To keep that world as healthy as possible, many banks are stepping up their efforts on both social causes and the environment. See if your bank made the cut. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Food & Health Oct 9 2008
Here's a way to get rewarded for forsaking your weekly cheeseburge and doing your little part fighting climate change. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Work & Connect Oct 8 2008
Magazines are our friends. We turn to them for page after page of gossip, fashion, news, sports and more. But with the growing awareness of environmental impacts, you may have started feeling guilty about sacrificing oxygen-generating trees for the bounty of your ever-growing "to read" pile. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Travel & Outdoors Oct 3 2008
there's a floating pile of trash twice the size of the state of Texas in the Pacific, the concept of ugly took on colossal new proportions. This giant floating landfill even has its own name: the North Pacific gyre. What's the top dog in this waterlogged garbage disaster? + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Home & Garden Oct 1 2008
scoop up the Wee Generation Eco-Diaper Bag and declare yourself the winner of the all time coolest green baby gift at the next baby shower you attend. Before we go on to tell you the red carpet mommies and poppies that love it, we'll start with the best thing about it... + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Work & Connect Sep 29 2008
Love art? The good, green news is that there are hundreds of artists committed to using non-toxic mediums to create—whether their subject is Mother Nature, or not. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Food & Health Sep 29 2008
The aroma of this coffee is sweet-toned with notes of cedar. You'll notice a sumptuous mouth feel and crisp, dry acidity, melded with the classic Kenyan flavors of blackberry and black currant. African coffees pair well with textured desserts like carrot cake and tiramisu. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Work & Connect Sep 25 2008
Get the Office Manager on the line! Most U.S. offices use laser printers, millions of machines that guzzle up toner at a rate of 100 million cartridges a year. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Fashion & Beauty Sep 24 2008
Finally: you're about to be cool in the eyes of your teen. Introduce her to the Teens Turning Green Collection. This skin and body care line is a line for teens, by teens (and for all women!) in partnership with seven "green" businesses, available exclusively at Whole Foods Market nationally. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Work & Connect Sep 24 2008
If your child is between the ages of 5-10, he and she are invited to write about their own experiences and ideas in helping to save planet Earth in the I Can Save the Earth Sweepstakes. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Fashion & Beauty Sep 15 2008
When you flip through the pages of boho, 'lazing around' gets a PR boost. Boho is the first green fashion and lifestyle magazine to be printed on 100% recycled paper, with natural soy inks and no glossy finishes. Its first issue hit the stands in August, and the buzz is good. All the cool eco fashionista types on Eco Chick love it, so that's one great endorsement. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Food & Health Sep 15 2008
Hemp is probably not the first thing that pops into your head as a top ingredient for your pasta salad, but it's time to rethink this miracle plant. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Fashion & Beauty Sep 8 2008
Sure, catwalk-worthy sunglasses cost a fortune. But if you?re going to pay top dollar, why not invest in a pair that combines handcraftsmanship, is easy on the earth, and supports a U.S.-based manufacturer? + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Food & Health Sep 2 2008
This lawn is your lawn, this lawn is my lawn...Gather 'round the laptop, kids! Roger Dairon and his family are planting a vegetable garden set to the tune of Woody Guthry's "This land is your land" in a wholesome, sweet bid to get the White House to do the same on its own front lawn. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Tech & Transport Aug 21 2008
You're in the market for a new ride and you're number 4,364 on the hybrid wait list. What to do? Nissan's ECO pedal is a funky new tool that will appear in some of the Japanese car maker's models starting next year. The tool can help you more actively control your fuel consumption as you drive. That's right?as you drive. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Work & Connect Aug 21 2008
If you're a freestyle artist, graphic designer, photographer or any other creator of cool visual stuff with a green axe to grind, listen up. Designboom, DA Design Association Japan and a Japanese department store called TOBU have announced a very cool international design contest that could win you some extra cash. The theme of the competition is "green earth" with a holiday slant. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Tech & Transport Aug 19 2008
Hollywood movies are all about big, bigger and biggest. The Environmental Media Association's (EMA) goal is to get filmmakers to think small ? at least in the carbon footprint department! Like the inspired eco-vangelists profiled on G Word, many in Tinsel Town are stepping up and doing their fair share for the environment. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Food & Health Aug 19 2008
Cutting back on meat?even one day a week?could help save the environment. Don't take our word for it...ask Sir Paul McCartney... + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Home & Garden Aug 19 2008
I'll never forget the shock, dismay and utter loss I felt when my mother, a neatnik, threw away my Baby Beans when I was about four years old. Why? Where? How? I asked. The answer was simple: the 'beans' (most-certainly teensy synthetic plastic balls) were falling out and getting everywhere. After several attempts at mending her, Baby Beans went the way of the landfill. It came as no surprise when later in my life, mom banned poppy bagels from our home thanks to their penchant for seed popping...but I digress. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Home & Garden Aug 18 2008
Is it time to redo your kitschy kitchen? De-junk the garage and make it into a guest room? Or just put a new and improved roof on your home? If so, go for the green. After all, you'll probably be spending a bit of your hard earned green on your project, so do it up eco and feel great about your investment! + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 14 2008
Hank Green recently explored Abu Dhabi's wildly ambitious green city build-out (1.4 million square feet!) on G Word. Estimated at $5 billion, this monster metro project proves that the old adage money talks is alive and well when it comes to the world of eco. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Home & Garden Aug 13 2008
Lori Harfinest's 'man on the street' campaign engaged innocent passers-by in a water taste test on G-Word recently. Whenever I think about the number of plastic water bottles produced - and the oil used to manufacture them - a tiny pain throbs over the corner of my right eye. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Home & Garden Aug 13 2008
Pouring tons of liquid chemicals down the drain or toilet to knock out a clog is just not cool. The toxic fumes pollute your home, seep into the water stream, chip away at the integrity of your pipes, and to top of it all, are super expensive (not to mention the potential call to the plumber should the voluminous glug glug glug of chemical drain openers simply not work). + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Work & Connect Aug 5 2008
What if all the time you spent trolling the Internet or chatting cross country to your BFF helped a bunch of grass roots organizations save the environment? + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Work & Connect Aug 4 2008
Todd Sutton visited Goodwill recently to find out what thrift stores do with all of those unwanted clothes.If Americans replaced two shopping trips to the mall each year by using mail order catalogs, collectively we would: Save $490 million on gas costs Eliminate time spent driving 3.3 billion miles Reduce carbon... + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 4 2008
Los Angeles, one of the busiest metro areas in the nation, has hosted a thriving eco village since 1993. With about 500 residents located in several apartment buildings, this community continues to transform its surroundings and positively influence the city as a whole with a steadfast commitment to green living. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 29 2008
The people profiled on G Word are all about inspiration: great stories that spur people to make small changes to help this big blue marble of ours. Adopt a sea turtle for as low as $35?a great gift for the mom-dad-sister-brother who has everything--except, presumably, a pet sea turtle. On the pro people front, Pro... + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Fashion & Beauty Jul 28 2008
What could be more fun than ocean-inspired accessories this summer? Betty Belts is involved with a host of environmental groups, including 1% For the Planet, which means that 1% of total sales go to organizations that are dedicated to saving rivers and oceans, sustainability and a better life for all. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Food & Health Jul 26 2008
If you're a salt person, like me, you're about to hit the jackpot. That's where HimalaSalt comes in, with benefits that include: Sharpens vital brain functions, improves mental clarity Rids the body of acidic wastes that cause degeneration Eases cramps, constipation, digestive disorders Regulates and purifies critical... + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Work & Connect Jul 25 2008
When Lori Harfinest hit the streets quizzing passers-by about the meaning of global warming, she got a mixed bag of replies. But buying organic foods, toxin-free personal care and cleaning products and biodynamic wine is better for your health then the conventional' alternatives. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Food & Health Jul 21 2008
Here's one of the easiest green tips ever: skip the stirrer for your hot coffee or tea. "People still line up the cups for tea or coffee, pour the cream or milk in first as part of preparing the cup, including sugar, and then pour the tea or coffee," she explains. + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Food & Health Jul 21 2008
Whether you love them for Q-tips, carrot sticks, or candy, plastic bags can be addictive - and they can make you feel guilty if thrown away after a single use. Enter husband and wife team Jeannie Piekos and Randy Anderson and their save-the-day invention, Bag-E-Wash. Tired of trying to wash baggies out by hand in an... + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Food & Health Jul 18 2008
You're thinking about biking or walking to work to cut back on crazy gas prices and carbon emissions: great idea! The only thing standing in your way? The sweat box you'll be upon arrival! + READ MORE
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By Leslie Billera IN Home & Garden Jul 15 2008
Everything you need to make this all-natural, mildly abrasive scouring scrub is most likely already in your kitchen. + READ MORE
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