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30 Oct 2009 IN FASHION & BEAUTY | COMMENTS
Hollywood institutions are taking eco-friendly baby steps, with a few individuals making real strides for environment. But the entertainment industry on the whole has to do more than buy offsets before it can really call itself green.+ READ MORE
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2 Sep 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
When you do something that emits carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, you can purchase offsets which helps to fund projects that actively or passively take carbon out of the atmosphere. Here's how to make carbon offsets more than just a form of atonement.+ READ MORE
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22 Jul 2009 IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS | COMMENTS
Biking is the best form of transportation-there's no question about that.With the right gear, correct training, and the good well wishes of your veterinarian, you and your dog can have lots of fun on your low-impact bike ride.+ READ MORE
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21 Jul 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
You have likely seen the number 350 pop up when talking
about carbon emissions. The number is key to survival of the planet -
it represents the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is
safe to have if we expect life to continue to thrive.+ READ MORE
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14 May 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Even if you're doing everything you possibly can to buy local—you patronize your local brick and mortar stores, visit the local farmers market to pick up the best seasonal produce, and walk or bike to these places—I'd bet you still end up ordering some things online.+ READ MORE
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27 Mar 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
The ZEM is a Zero Emissions Machine, from a Swiss company of the same name The ZEM Company, they say, "promotes, develops, produces and deals with sustainable mobility systems mainly in Europe, and provides consulting on environment, ecology and sustainability." For the sake of eco-clarity, let's...+ READ MORE
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7 Mar 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Off Gassing, says NatureNeutral.com, is "the evaporation of volatile chemicals in non-metallic materials at normal atmospheric pressure. This means that building materials can release chemicals into the air through evaporation. This evaporation can continue for years after the products are initially...+ READ MORE
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3 Feb 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
You may have read over on TreeHugger how Tropicana has released statistics on the carbon footprint of orange juice, and how this compares to bottled water.+ READ MORE
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21 Nov 2008 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
In the olden days, it wasn't tradition for people to trot across the globe in order to visit folks for Thanksgiving.Teleconferencing is simple to do and many web-based teleconference companies offer free or reduced-rate teleconferencing.There are also ways to visit your family with the internet,...+ READ MORE
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20 Nov 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
This is part of a series of video blog posts about green architecture and construction leading up to Greenbuild, the U.S. Green Building Council's annual conference. Solar panels make DC power—the kind that comes out of batteries and flows in one direction. That gets fed into a machine called...+ READ MORE
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3 Nov 2008 IN FOCUS EARTH | COMMENTS
Carbon dioxide is not the only compound that contributes to climate change. Methane has long been known to be a dangerous contributor and now a new menace has been discovered.+ READ MORE
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29 Oct 2008 IN G WORD | COMMENTS
Troy Casey goes on the hunt for a carbon neutral lunch and the Salvage Queen transforms an armoire into a stylish home office. Then, we follow the Vegan Vixens as they try to convert carnivores by any means possible.+ READ MORE
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26 Oct 2008 IN HOW TO GO GREEN: CARBON OFFSETS | COMMENTS
Carbon offsets are all the rage with environmentalists and greenwashers alike. Get going with the best carbon offsets with our guide on How to Go Green: Carbon Offsets.+ READ MORE
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3 Oct 2008 IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS | COMMENTS
When the average American only gets about two weeks of vacation a year, that much needed r & r is nothing short of a necessity. You can bet that sacrificing comfort and luxury is a hard pill to swallow for a very stressed population. But eco-traveling doesn't have to include sacrificing at all. When...+ READ MORE
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