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Detox Your Living Room: Part 2

23 Mar 2008  IN HOME & GARDEN |   COMMENTS

This is the second part of Detox Your Home: In the Living Room. Keeping your home's air-conditioning filters clean increases its efficiency and saves 350 pounds of carbon dioxide from escaping into the air per year, according to StopGlobalWarming.org. -+ READ MORE

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Detox Your Home: In the Nursery, Part 1

23 Mar 2008  IN HOME & GARDEN |   COMMENTS

Going greener with little onesBecause their bodies are still growing, babies and children are more vulnerable to environmental pollutants than adults. To skirt the issue, look for bottles made without BPA, or made from glass (though anyone who has seen a raging two-year-old toss his milk across the...+ READ MORE

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Rest Your Head on a Greener, Healthier Pillow in Eight Ways

23 Mar 2008  IN HOME & GARDEN |   COMMENTS

You may not think too much about where you lay your head at night-and, hey, you're asleep, so we don't blame you-but there are handful of things to look for if allergies or the thought of breathing in chemical fumes or being exposed to synthetic dyes and other toxins are keeping you up at night. ...+ READ MORE

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Meet Caroline Priebe, Sustainable Fashion Designer

23 Mar 2008  IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

Welcome to Planet Green's series about Change Makers. It was no longer this indulgent study, it became a pursuit bigger than creating beauty and glamour with fabric.Lynda showed me the impact of my design from farmer to consumer, literally.+ READ MORE

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Green Your Exercise Routine

23 Mar 2008  IN FOOD & HEALTH |   COMMENTS

While medical and exercise experts clash over whether exercise is the best remedy for a hangover, after all that green beer last night, why not stick to the theme and give your workout a bright shade of emerald, as well? Unplug at home: If outdoor exercise isn't an option, you can still create a...+ READ MORE

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Green Your Nursery: Tear Up Wall-to-Wall Carpeting

23 Mar 2008  IN HOME & GARDEN |   COMMENTS

Before you get started decking out your future bambino's nursery, strongly consider tearing up and discarding any wall-to-wall carpeting. Tip: If you're a renter or ripping up the carpeting simply isn't an option, use an eco-friendly carpet-sealing product, such as AFM SafeChoice Carpet Seal, to...+ READ MORE

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Reduce Kitchen Paper Waste

23 Mar 2008  IN HOME & GARDEN |   COMMENTS

The Green Guide suggests three simple yet effective ways of reducing paper waste in your kitchen, including reusing your coffee filters. The second piece of advice, to eat less processed (read: overpackaged) foods, is obvious enough, although we'd like to add that shopping from the bulk-foods...+ READ MORE

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Sew a Pet Bed

23 Mar 2008  IN HOME & GARDEN |   COMMENTS

Dog and cat beds especially eco-friendly ones made of hemp, organic cotton, and recycled PET can get pricey, costing upwards of at least 0. So when it became obvious that recent adoptee Mir needed a place to snooze other than our seriously peeved older cat's window-sill hangout, we decided to...+ READ MORE

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Knit a Plant-Pot Cozy

23 Mar 2008  IN HOME & GARDEN |   COMMENTS

Feel free to reuse yogurt containers and other ad-hoc plant pots, without offending your style sensibilities, by hiding their original purposes with stylish knitted pot covers. This exclusive excerpt, which you can download below in the form of a PDF, comes from Classic Knits at Home: 15 Timeless...+ READ MORE

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Detox Your Home: In the Nursery, Part 2

23 Mar 2008  IN HOME & GARDEN |   COMMENTS

This is the second part of Detox Your Home: In the Nursery. Fast-growing line California Baby offers an array of natural products that rank high on the list, while Avalon Organics offers a full line of products made from organic ingredients.+ READ MORE

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