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16 Nov 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Before you kiss goodbye the idea of gift giving altogether, and mentally sign-up for Buy Nothing Day, a middle way does indeed exist. You can still “fight the man”—and the malls—without feeling like the ‘Green Grinch who Stole Christmas’ by buying fair trade products from responsible retailers who...+ READ MORE
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14 Nov 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Celebrate Thanksgiving like the pioneers did and avoid all the waste that goes along with the holiday. Avoid buying and preparing too much food and skip Black Friday entirely. Test your Thanksgiving impact knowledge in our quiz: Do You Give Thanks With Minimal Impact?+ READ MORE
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5 Nov 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
While politicians and automakers wrangle over how to deal with our transportation-heavy addiction to fossil fuels, we have to face up to the ubiquity of oil in every other facet of life as well. From aspirin to chewing gum, these are just 10 of the most surprising places to find oil.+ READ MORE
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17 Oct 2009 IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS | COMMENTS
As if global warming and wars over oil weren't enough to put a little guilt cloud over our energy consumption patterns, there's a host of other, much closer-to-home environmental problems that need to be addressed if we are to get on the right track to a clean energy future.The "Halliburton...+ READ MORE
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13 Oct 2009 IN FASHION & BEAUTY | COMMENTS
We all talk about organic cotton and bamboo fiber as a green alternative to conventionally grown or petroleum-based fibers, but sharing clothing is a thrifty way to keep up with trends and reduce consumption-which also makes your wardrobe green. + READ MORE
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20 Sep 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
By the time your typical kid in America graduates high school, he or she has sat through 360,000 television commercials and by age 65, they will have spent 9 years watching TV. Throw away your remote!+ READ MORE
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17 Sep 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
What green habits have we learned from movies, even when they weren't even trying to promote eco-living? It turned out there were several, and I picked up some interesting habits and notions long before eco-living was a buzzword.+ READ MORE
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10 Sep 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Consumption costs you money and the more simply you choose to live the more money you can save. And no matter how eco-friendly the products that you buy are, they still come with packaging, they still take energy to make, and they are often still trucked from somewhere. My biggest/most obvious...+ READ MORE
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4 Sep 2009 IN FOCUS EARTH | COMMENTS
This week's Focus Earth looks at the impact that the human population explosion is having on the planet.Future generations may be the ones to provide solutions for the planet's worst scenarios, and Bob talks with parents who feel their children will be able to make a difference--as well as his own...+ READ MORE
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4 Sep 2009 IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS | COMMENTS
Some advocates believe the only way to save the planet is to eliminate ourselves from.+ READ MORE
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4 Sep 2009 IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS | COMMENTS
As the world's population grows, wars will escalate and spread as people compete for access to the earth's diminishing supply of available resources.+ READ MORE
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4 Sep 2009 IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS | COMMENTS
Overpopulation is wearing down the health of the planet. What's happening to the environment, and is it too late to undo the damage?+ READ MORE
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2 Sep 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
A "cash diet" can be a great way to get your spending under control. And it will also lessen your environmental footprint. It's time to get back to cash. + READ MORE
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30 Aug 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
The modern baby seems to "need" a lot of stuff. Here are a few strategies for cutting back on consumption, even as you await the arrival of a little one. + READ MORE
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25 Aug 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
Switch to hybrids, try car pooling, ride your bike, etc. All of these are good suggestions but won't help us take on the world's biggest gas guzzler.+ READ MORE
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