http://planetgreen.discovery.com RSS Feed for a Tag http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/gift-giving-meta-guidelines.html Everyone's got a holiday gift guide. Here's one that shows you how to give a green gift, not what to give. Everyone's got a holiday gift guide. Here's one that shows you how to give a green gift, not what to give. Buy Nothing Fair Trade Less Is More Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:30:00 GMT Matt McDermott http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/gift-giving-meta-guidelines.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/green-ideas-thankful.html 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. 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. Green Holidays Less Is More Thanksgiving Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT Jaymi Heimbuch http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/green-ideas-thankful.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/yovanna-guzman-argument-minimalism.html 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 impress her. "When you get dazzled, you get carried away," she explained, and once that happens, it becomes easy to ignore the darker side of a person. 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 impress her. "When you get dazzled, you get carried away," she explained, and once that happens, it becomes easy to ignore the darker side of a person. Cut the Clutter Less Is More Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:15:00 GMT David DeFranza http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/yovanna-guzman-argument-minimalism.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/unclutterer-organized-minimalist-life.html Keeping your home--and your life--more organized can help making green choices even easier. Keeping your home--and your life--more organized can help making green choices even easier. Cut the Clutter Green Community Green Home Less Is More Sites We Love Websites Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:30:00 GMT Blythe Copeland http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/unclutterer-organized-minimalist-life.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/green-labor-day-skip.html Looking to green your Labor Day weekend? Try meditating. Looking to green your Labor Day weekend? Try meditating. Buy Nothing Green Community Less Is More Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:30:00 GMT Rachel Cernansky http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/green-labor-day-skip.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/lazy-local-planet-action.html 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 there. 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 there. Act Local Buy Nothing Less Is More Take Action Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:21:00 GMT Matt McDermott http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/lazy-local-planet-action.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/live-green-oldest-man.html 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. 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. Consumption Less Is More Walking Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:40:00 GMT David DeFranza http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/live-green-oldest-man.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/green-thoreau-simplicity.html 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." 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." Act Local Green Community Less Is More Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:00:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/green-thoreau-simplicity.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/mysterious-carbon-footprint-packaging.html 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 our slideshows of bad packaging ideas and packaging gone wrong to see what we mean. 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 our slideshows of bad packaging ideas and packaging gone wrong to see what we mean. Carbon Footprint Consumption Green Packaging Less Is More Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:30:00 GMT Jaymi Heimbuch http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/mysterious-carbon-footprint-packaging.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/laundry-detergent.html 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 detergent is more than enough to clean clothes. 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 detergent is more than enough to clean clothes. Eco-Friendly Laundry Green Cleaning Green Family Green Home Less Is More Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT Cara Smusiak http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/laundry-detergent.html