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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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31 Oct 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
From plastic bags to toothpaste to lipstick, oil is everywhere in our lives. Watch Recipes For Disaster, and join the oil detox challenge. Stop the unsustainable madness.+ READ MORE
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21 Oct 2009 IN LIVING WITH ED | COMMENTS
Rachelle discovers that the competition for Greenest Guy on the Block might reach beyond even green warriors Ed Begley, Jr. and Bill Nye the Science Guy. How has the new guy made his home so green? + READ MORE
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20 Oct 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Flood plains can change rapidly with construction and modern improvements. Even if you don't think you live in a flood plain it is worth considering what you would do if a flood occurred and ways to make your property more resistant to flood damage.+ READ MORE
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15 Oct 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
"Recyclable" does nothing to help the environment, and companies that advertise it does should not get points for being green. Of course you'll recycle, but environmental change needs to happen farther up the production lines, for example, by using materials that are recycled, not just recyclable.+ READ MORE
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8 Oct 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Is it really possible to assign a dollar value to nature? It can't be easy to quantify the contributions that ecosystems and wildlife make to our economy, but more and more people are trying... hopefully that means more and more people are listening to the messages of conservationists.+ READ MORE
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7 Oct 2009 IN THE BEEKMAN EXPERIENCE | COMMENTS
Bios of the key players in the docu-series Beekman Farm, which takes two New Yorkers and transplants them to live the farm life upstate. Here, a little history of Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Dr. Brent Ridge, your hosts in this funny eco-adventure.+ READ MORE
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7 Oct 2009 IN THE BEEKMAN EXPERIENCE | COMMENTS
Beekman Farm takes two New Yorkers that you wouldn't expect to see wrangling pigs with their own hands, yet they are doing just that--all in the time of reviving an upstate farm estate and creating an organic lifestyle brand. + READ MORE
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7 Oct 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
Get to know the founders of The 100-Mile Challenge: what has surprised them, which foods are the hardest to live without, and which are the surprisingly easiest+ READ MORE
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5 Oct 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
Our meat-heavy diet means there are a whole lot of cows in the world. Environmentalists advocate for a vegetarian diet because meat production is so resource-intensive. What would happen to the cows if everyone listened, and went vegetarian?+ READ MORE
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4 Oct 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
We've seen the largest drop in carbon dioxide emissions in 40 years. Here's how to keep the ball rolling on reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.+ READ MORE
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4 Oct 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Homeowner's Associations can seriously cramp your homesteading style. Be careful to ask questions before you move into an area with a HOA. + READ MORE
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3 Oct 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Self reliance and sustainable living are possible no matter where you live. All action for a sustainable lifestyle falls into one of these four categories. + READ MORE
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29 Sep 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Colin Beavan's No Impact Man Project an experiment to see if he and his family could spend one full year making a zero net impact on the planet. From cycling everywhere to eating locally to reducing energy use, they worked hard to eliminate their carbon footprint. Recently, a documentary on the...+ READ MORE
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29 Sep 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
Increasing evidence shows that hormone-mimicking compounds, such as BPA and pthalates in plastic and so many other household, cleaning, and even clothing products, are contributing to the obesity epidemic.+ READ MORE
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