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Ghent With It: Go Vegetarian For a Day

Annabelle Gurwitch — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:36:00 GMT

Global warming is producing cool innovation. Some really cool things are happening around the world in response to climate changes and the desire to use our resources more efficiently.

Behind the Scenes of Wa$ted! Season 2

Annabelle Gurwitch — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:45:00 GMT

This year on Wa$ted! we gave ourselves new challenges and asked the households we worked up to, as Emeril says, "kick it up a notch." I think it's very much a sign of the tough economic times that everyone we worked with was really interested in implementing strategies that were both eco-friendly and money saving, and our contributors took us up on more challenges than last season.

Volunteer Your Time this Holiday with Annabelle Gurwitch (Video)

Josh Peterson — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Annabelle Gurwitch, star of Wa$sted, gives out some big-hearted advice in this Planet Green Holiday Highlight.More Planet Green Holiday Highlights: Recycle Your Neighbors' Holiday Leftovers with Tom Green (Video) Light Your House with LED Lights (Video) Send Holiday Gifts with Eco-friendly Materials (Video) Want to know

Avoid Greeting Card Waste with Annabelle Gurwitch (Video)

Erin Hollingsworth — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:15:00 GMT

If you're a young adult like me who every year says "This will be the year I grow up and start sending Christmas (Holiday) Cards," but you keep putting it off another year, Annabelle Gurwitch has some good news for you: don't send those holiday cards this year or next year or any year.

Annabelle Says: The 75% Solution

Team Planet Green — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Sorry! For any of you hold outs on the CFLs one more excuse just bit the dust. Yesterday Home Depot announced they will offer recycling of CFLs at their stores starting Tuesday July 1st, so if the idea of CFLs was daunting because of the hassle of finding a hazardous waste disposal in your area, this is one issue that you can check off of your list.

Annabelle Says: I stand corrected!

Team Planet Green — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:36:00 GMT

There's no shame in being wrong, right?(Yes, I know you super eco-stars are aware that the battery powered hybrid is still the most carbon friendly technology available, but future generations of the fuel cell car could be the answer.)

Annabelle Says: Go Toxin Free!

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

I'm so happy to have this place to write about this episode as we had so many issues that came up that I have learned much about since we shot the show. First of all, it's a very exciting time in the Green Product world, numerous companies are pushing for more transparency in labeling so that in the future when you see the labels "all natural ingredients" or eco-friendly on cleaning products- this will actually have some standardization. Frankly, I find it confusing, but Treehugger has been a good source of info on what the best products are.

Annabelle Says: Compost!

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:38:00 GMT

We gave Dean and James numerous options on the composting question. For many people, having an apartment composter won't seem like a practical solution. When I lived in NYC, I lived in an apartment so small that you could lie in bed, answer the door, fry and egg all at the same time, so that wouldn't have worked for me. However, James and DEan really wanted to compost at home, although we did give them a choice, right down the street from James and Dean is a community garden which accepts compost, so if this is something you want to explore, check out your local resources, help may be avail, and if there isn't one, this is a great community builder too.

Annabelle says: Welcome to Wa$ted!

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:48:00 GMT

Greetings and welcome to my Wa$ted Blog. I am thrilled to bring you WA$TED where I was able to give 10 households an experience much like my own. I also explored the idea of vegetable oil, I would love to drive and smell like a French fry, but my family insisted I wasn't responsible enough to prepare for long journey...