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4 Nov 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
At Planet Green, we're always grateful for any new invention or concept that carries an aura of sustainability. But now we're entering into the season where it's time to voice that thankfulness. + READ MORE
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15 Oct 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
It began with a luxury watch, then another. These were followed by diamonds and jewelry, fancy cars and luxury apartments. There were flowers and vacations, clothes, and shoes. These gifts didn't make Yovanna Guzman love her boyfriend, the leader of a notorious Columbian drug cartel, but they did...+ READ MORE
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5 Oct 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Keeping your home--and your life--more organized can help making green choices even easier.+ READ MORE
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4 Sep 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Looking to green your Labor Day weekend? Try meditating. + READ MORE
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27 Jul 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Much of what we do at Planet Green is give you information so you can do something to make your life greener and generally have a positive impact on the planet. But for one quick moment I'd like you to consider that in many instances do less or doing nothing at all can be the greenest option out...+ READ MORE
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21 Jul 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Walter Breuning, a Montana resident who grew up hearing his grandfather's Civil War stories, became the oldest man in the world on Saturday, July 19, after the death of 113-year-old Henry Allingham. Breuning, now 112 years old, accepted his new title with qualification.+ READ MORE
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19 Jul 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Long before the economy was looted and the environment polluted, Henry David Thoreau said: "Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! We are happy in proportion to the things we can do without."+ READ MORE
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9 Jul 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
Packaging. We seem to be obsessed with it. From squeezable convenience foods, to wrapping up individual pieces of produce at the grocery store, to placing shiny new laptops inside boxes inside boxes inside boxes so that it reaches our doorstep safely, some packaging is just over-the-top. Check out...+ READ MORE
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24 Jun 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Long before high-efficiency washers and three-times concentrated solutions, my family cut our laundry detergent use in half. How? And, more important, why? During an elementary school field trip to a local environmental group's office I learned that just half the recommended amount of laundry...+ READ MORE
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18 Jun 2009 IN FASHION & BEAUTY | COMMENTS
You are probably familiar with the adage "less is more." but how well are you practicing these principles during your daily ablutions? Is there a product that you blaze through very quickly? Perhaps you feel like you need three pumps from your hair serum, when the desired effect could be achieved...+ READ MORE
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25 May 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
We're coming up on graduation season and the economy is still pretty much in the tank. All the news of lay-offs isn't exactly encouraging if you're just finishing up your last college finals and taking the stage to receive your diploma. You might find that there's going to be a lull between when you...+ READ MORE
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13 May 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Going green can be cheap and easy. I'll prove it.+ READ MORE
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10 May 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
As someone who rarely lives in the same apartment for more than a year, I'm pretty good at downsizing. I'm not a fan of knick-knack or bric-a-brac. When I moved to Los Angeles, all my possessions could fit in my car. The only furniture I owned was a card table and an office chair. ( I gave my bed...+ READ MORE
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8 May 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
And when I say 'Be like Seattle', I don't mean adopt a municipal body to govern your every action, or get rained upon all the time. I mean you should take the city's progressive stance on disposal plastic goods: and get rid of them altogether, or use them sparingly.+ READ MORE
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