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3 Easy, Natural Ways to Stop Yard Runoff

4 Oct 2008  IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS |   COMMENTS

I had this next-door neighbor when I was a teenager who might have been clinically obsessed with his lawn, and his obsession didn't just stop at his lawn. This neighbor, obsessed as he was with his "environment," was a mini-polluter.+ READ MORE

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Skip the Cut Flowers; Choose Eco-Friendly Succulent Plants

8 Aug 2008  IN HOME & GARDEN |   COMMENTS

Green interior designer, Ryann Davis, recently presented a fabulous alternative to wasteful cut flowers, a $40 billion a year industry that's doing major ecological damage, on Supper Club. Her company Succulentla is a floral design firm based on the succulent plant. A succulent plant is a...+ READ MORE

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Cut Your Grocery Bill, but Stay Green.

4 Aug 2008  IN FOOD & HEALTH |   COMMENTS

The Organic Center is a non-profit founded "to generate credible, peer reviewed scientific information and communicate the veritable benefits of organic farming and products to society".+ READ MORE

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Greensburg Glossary: Pesticides

30 Jul 2008  IN FOOD & HEALTH |   COMMENTS

Pesticides are substances that protect plants against molds, fungi, and insects. Some of the many symptoms of pesticide poisoning include: altered personality, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, dizziness, headaches, hyperactivity in children, wheezing cough, liver damage, kidney damage,...+ READ MORE

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Greensburg Glossary: Organic Food

19 Jul 2008  IN FOOD & HEALTH |   COMMENTS

Organic food, as defined by the National Organic Program, is produced "according to certain production standards, meaning they are grown without the use of conventional pesticides, artificial fertilizers, human waste, or sewage sludge, and that they were processed without ionizing radiation or food...+ READ MORE

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Going Gorgeously Green

16 Jul 2008  IN FASHION & BEAUTY |   COMMENTS

Sophie Uliano, author of Gorgeously Green, is the definition of eco-chic.The average four minute shower with an old shower head (built before 1992) uses 20 gallons of water.+ READ MORE

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Rachel Carson: Environmental Pioneer

13 Jul 2008  IN HOME & GARDEN |   COMMENTS

Sounding a toxic wake-up with the publication of her must-read book Silent Spring in 1962, Rachel Carson alerted the public to the chemical dangers all around them.The Environmental Protection Agency considers 30 percent of all insecticides, 60 percent of all herbicides, and 90 percent of all...+ READ MORE

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Research That Fish Before You Eat It

12 Jul 2008  IN FOOD & HEALTH |   COMMENTS

There are quite a few anglers out there who enjoy pan-frying a catfish over a campfire in the dusky twilight.Fish swimming in these waters will absorb the mercury into their bodies.Anyone who catches and eats these fish will risk contaminating themselves with second-hand mercury.+ READ MORE

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Take your Dinner Party Outside

11 Jul 2008  IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS |   COMMENTS

Taking your dinner parties outside means you get to enjoy those long summer days rather than being cramped in the kitchen.Polywood patio furniture is 100 percent post-consumer waste, comprised of specially processed recycled plastic soda bottles and milk jugs once destined for the landfill.+ READ MORE

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Bamboo—All the Eco-Rage

10 Jul 2008  IN HOME & GARDEN |   COMMENTS

Once regarded as an out of control mega weed, bamboo has made quite a comeback thanks to its eco-friendly qualities.Next time you're prepping dinner or you're in need of a good cheese tray purchase a toxin free, biodegradable bamboo cutting board.+ READ MORE

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