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Are You A Green Valentine? (Quiz) 3 Feb 2010 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Valentine's Day can be an over commercialized mess if you're not careful. But with a few well thought out substitutions, you can have a green lover's holiday to remember. Learn tons of great green Valentine's Day facts in our quiz: Are You A Green Valentine? + READ MORE	{ }
Shrimp On Your Plate? Think Twice (Your Liver, Endangered Mangroves, And Poorly Paid Workers Will Thank You) 25 Dec 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH \| COMMENTS Chances are, unless you shook the hand of the fisherman who caught your shrimp, you're eating shrimp raised on farms with toxic chemicals in minimally-regulated conditions--and with slave labor.+ READ MORE	{ }
Green Risk Management: Employ the Precautionary Principle 7 Dec 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH \| COMMENTS The Precautionary Principle is based on the premise that rather than requiring absolute proof of harm, we only need to suspect something will cause harm to ban it or restrict its use.+ READ MORE	{ }
Not Local? Not Organic? Not Humane 2 Nov 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH \| COMMENTS There's a human cost to un-green agricultural practices. Why not find out more and take action?+ READ MORE	{ }
Threats to Bats that Would Scare Even Count Dracula 31 Oct 2009 IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS \| COMMENTS While Halloween shouldn't be the only day that we think of our fury flying friends, bats do shine on this scary holiday. But what's more scary is the dangers that bats are currently facing. From White Nose Syndrome to habitat destruction, bats are facing threats from every angle.+ READ MORE	{ }
Celestial Seasonings Tea: All Natural After 40 Years 24 Sep 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH \| COMMENTS Celestial Seasonings turned 40 last week. I talked with Kay Wright, the botanicals purchaser for the company, about relationships they've cultivated with farmers around the world, and how they keep their products fresh and natural. + READ MORE	{ }
Research on the Honeybee Crisis: What's Missing? 15 Sep 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS NRDC explains the gaps in existing research on the dwindling honeybee population.+ READ MORE	{ }
7 Herbs That Deter Flies Naturally! 4 Sep 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Want to keep a green house but are tired of the invasion of flies and bugs? Try these 7 herbs to keep away everything from flies and mosquitoes to mice and fleas. Cheap, green, and it works! No more chemically induced migraines!+ READ MORE	{ }
Protect Pumpkins and Squashes from Animal Pests 2 Sep 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Are squirrels, bunnies, and other neighborhood wildlife nibbling your pumpkins and winter squashes? Here are a few ways to foil these furry pests.+ READ MORE	{ }
Celebrate National Honey Bee Awareness Day 22 Aug 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH \| COMMENTS Today, Saturday, August 22, is the first ever National Honey Bee Awareness Day. While bees are perhaps best known for keeping the world supplied with honey, the amazing striped insects deserving of their own day of awareness for a variety of other reasons, too.+ READ MORE	{ }
Planet Green and Hessnatur Launch Online Tee Shirt Design Contest 17 Aug 2009 IN FASHION & BEAUTY \| COMMENTS Later this summer, stateside greenies with an eye for design, have the opportunity to design an organic tee for Hessnatur. The winning creation—chosen by Planet Green readers—will go on sale internationally with 50 percent of the proceeds going towards the Grameen Foundation.+ READ MORE	{ }
How Green is Your Playground? 13 Aug 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT \| COMMENTS Child's play should always be safe and carefree. Here's how to make sure your neighborhood playground is as green as it can be.+ READ MORE	{ }
Make an Earwig Trap With Newspaper 2 Aug 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS I like to think of myself as a person who is fairly in tune with nature. I've gotten over my fear of spiders (for the most part) and I'm all about having plenty of insect life in my garden.+ READ MORE	{ }
Join the Eco T-Shirt Design Challenge! 1 Aug 2009 IN HESSNATUR ECO-TEE DESIGN CHALLENGE \| COMMENTS Welcome to Planet Green and Hessnatur's Eco-Tee Design Challenge, the competition that stitches together sustainability and solid design—one organic cotton tee-shirt at a time.+ READ MORE	{ }
How Green is It? Pyrethrum for Organic Insect Control 29 Jul 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Pyrethrum has been touted for years as an all-natural insecticide, appropriate for organic gardeners or those who simply want to avoid using synthetic chemicals in their garden.As you can see, pyrethrum isn't a terrible option, and if you are dealing with a bad infestation, there's nothing wrong...+ READ MORE	{ }

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