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How to Go Green: The Basics 21 HOURS AGO IN GREEN-BACK-BASICS \| COMMENTS We're here to help sort things out and get your eco show on the road. Here, we bring it back to basics and break it down into bite sized chunks of simple, everyday ways to live a greener, healthier, more ethical (and ultimately more fun) life.+ READ MORE	{ }
How to Go Green: Heating 17 Jul 2008 IN GREEN-HEATING \| COMMENTS Consider that roughly two-thirds of a home's annual energy use goes toward space and water heating, that in most American homes, winter heating is responsible for sending nearly four tons of greenhouse gases into the air each month, and that as much as half of all the energy used in the home is...+ READ MORE	{ }
How to Go Green: Carbon Offsets 17 Jul 2008 IN GREEN-CARBON-OFFSETS \| COMMENTS Newspapers, radio, television, magazines, blogs, podcasts, in fact any media you can think of, has awoken to the issue of Climate Change or Global Warming. When mainstream publications, the likes of Sports Illustrated and Vanity Fair, cover the topic you know there is something going on. Not to...+ READ MORE	{ }
Ready, Set, Green, Week Four: The Plane Truth 11 Jul 2008 IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS \| COMMENTS I know planes aren't great for the earth, what with all the carbon dioxide emissions. That works out nicely for me, because flying is not my favorite way to get from point A to point B—but I do love new places, and I'm more than happy to white my knuckles during take off and turbulence if it means...+ READ MORE	{ }
Make Greener Choices for Your Vacation Journey and Destination 8 Jul 2008 IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS \| COMMENTS Choosing vacation destinations -- and deciding how to get there -- often involve many different considerations: time and money budgets; different interests of kids, parents, and friends; and the relative greenness of all your plans. Considering the environment, though, can actually make your travel...+ READ MORE	{ }
Visit The Golden, Green City On The Cheap! 15 Apr 2008 IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS \| COMMENTS This is one in a series of tips from the book Go Green, Live Rich, by David Bach, which shows how reducing your footprint can increase your wealth.Get around in green style: San Fran is a walkable city but the Muni (the San Francisco Municipal Railway) also offers cheap, energy efficient ways to...+ READ MORE	{ }
Reduce Your Company's Carbon Footprint 31 Mar 2008 IN WORK & CONNECT \| COMMENTS As part of its goal to operate as an environmentally aware and carbon-neutral company by 2009, Guidance, which designs and supports business applications and technology solutions, has developed a guide you can download to help you evaluate your own company's carbon footprint. Offset your remaining...+ READ MORE	{ }
Meet Heidi Matonis, Founder of Positivitee 23 Mar 2008 IN WORK & CONNECT \| COMMENTS Welcome to Planet Green's series about Change Makers. A lot of the time their response involves cooking something, making a fire, and pulling out a family game...I am happy to do it.+ READ MORE	{ }
Calculate Your Carbon Emissions Using Localized Data 23 Mar 2008 IN WORK & CONNECT \| COMMENTS Another day, another carbon calculator. The CoolClimate Calculator, on the other hand, factors where you live, since local and regional climate can have an impact on how much heating and cooling you do in your home, in addition to how many miles you fly each year, how much you drive, and what foods...+ READ MORE	{ }
Last Minute Gifts: Go Online for Donations 23 Mar 2008 IN WORK & CONNECT \| COMMENTS If you're running out of time, but still have a few people on your list, what can you do at the last minute? Or you might donate a couple of hours to a time bank and offer them to a loved one, or purchase a couple of tons of carbon offsets (really, they are not that heavy).+ READ MORE	{ }

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