Articles tagged “Green Holidays”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Warm Up with Greener Coffee Drinks By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Dec 15 2008 hether I'm skiing down the slopes or hanging out in my pjs in front of the fire, in the winter my body craves warmth. When winter sets in and you're doing your best to stay toasty, nothing beats satisfying teas, tasty coffee drinks, or high quality organic red wine. This year why not recreate some old favorites with a greener take on these delicious coffee recipes? + READ MORE

Send Holiday Gifts with Eco-friendly Materials (Video) By Josh Peterson IN Work & Connect Dec 11 2008 Bill Nye, guy of science and host of Stuff Happens, would like us to rethink the way we package and ship our presents this year in a new Planet Green Holiday Highlight. Polystyrene peanuts, for decades the the standard in loose-fill packing, are bad for the our ecosystems. They also make Bill sneeze. + READ MORE

Prevent Holiday Season Fire the Green Way By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Dec 11 2008 The holiday season is a time for celebration, not massive emotional trauma. Having a fire isn't just bad for your mental state or your survival, it's also bad for the environment. The fire will burn and pollute the air. It can gut the house and incinerate everything you own. You can't repair the lump of goo that was once a couch and you can't repurpose a pile of ash. + READ MORE

Decorate Your Home with Solar Powered Christmas Lights (Video) By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Dec 10 2008 Steve Thomas, host of Renovation Nation, is here to illuminate our Christmas. His electric idea can help power our holiday cheer without doing harm to the environment. + READ MORE

Brighten Up Your Holidays With A Cocktail By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Dec 10 2008 Now that the holiday season has come around again, I reassembled my cocktail testers from the summer and got them ready to judge a whole new set of drinks. The setup remained the same. I mixed the cocktails and set them out without telling anyone what was in them. We all took a sip, then discussed the drinks and then when we had tried them all, we rated them. Here are the results. + READ MORE

Solve Wrapping Woes with Bill Nye (Video) By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Dec 10 2008 Bill Nye raps at us about wrapping paper in this Planet Green Holiday Highlight. His message: Be mindful of the paper that is use to swaddle your gifts in this holiday season. + READ MORE

Give to Others without Taking from the Planet this Holiday By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Dec 9 2008 In this the season of overdoing it (i.e. overspending and overeating) the best way to make your holidays green is to buy less and buy smarter. While buying greener products is better than not, the most eco-friendly way to live is always to cut your consumption. How do you do that? Well it's not as hard as you might think. + READ MORE

Have a Fair Trade Holiday and How By Blythe Copeland IN Work & Connect Dec 9 2008 Of course it's all well and good to imagine that, this year, all your gifts will be carefully chosen for each person on your gift list; all made of sustainable materials; all one-of-a-kind and, well, simply perfect. By focusing your efforts on finding items that are produced using Fair Trade practices, you'll complete your list with a variety of ethical, sustainable, unique items. + READ MORE

Avoid Greeting Card Waste with Annabelle Gurwitch (Video) By Erin Hollingsworth IN Home & Garden Dec 9 2008 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. + READ MORE

10 Holiday Decorations You Can Make from Recyclables By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Home & Garden Dec 9 2008 Handmade holiday decorations are leaps and bounds better than purchased items for a lot of reasons. Making them is an opportunity for memory-making time with family and friends. They're completely unique. And, they're far easier on the environment. + READ MORE

Everything You Want to Know about LED Holiday Lights By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Home & Garden Dec 5 2008 Over the past few years, many people have been making the switch to LED string lights for their holiday decorations and recycling their old incandescent lights. With an average energy savings of 80%, it's no wonder the switch is so appealing! Find out all there is to know about using LED holiday lights in this comprehensive guide. + READ MORE

10 Green Holiday Party Do's By Megan Cohen IN Work & Connect Dec 4 2008 Give your guests an extra reason to celebrate by throwing a shindig that's as eco-friendly as it is fun. These ten tips will make sure your holiday parties are fun and green. + READ MORE

Make an Easy Mosaic Gift By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Dec 4 2008 This gift giving season I'm all about doing-it-yourself. It's not just because the economy is sinking fast. It's because it really does mean more to people than a gift that you just absent mindedly went to the store and picked out. Taking the time to put some thought into the gift giving season makes it tons more special than being the last one to knock out your list the week before Christmas. + READ MORE

5 Reuses for: Old Greeting Cards By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Dec 4 2008 The greeting card is a time-honored tradition. It is a way to keep in touch with those who've moved away or just drifted apart. It is a way to say, "although our lives may be on different courses at the moment, I was honored to be a part of yours." It's a way to say "Happy Holidays." At least that's what they tell me. I don't get greeting cards. Nobody likes me. + READ MORE

Holiday Hackshop Teaches Electronic Craft-Making By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Home & Garden Dec 3 2008 The best gifts to give are those you've made yourself. During a special event, you'll be able to boost your creative juices and power up your DIY skills. For everyone in the New York Area, clear your calendar for December 13, 2008 for the Holiday Hackshop. + READ MORE

Giving Green Gadgets: How to Choose a Techy Gift By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Dec 3 2008 Throughout the year, we at Planet Green enjoy providing information about buying greener gadgets. Now that we're all launching into the holiday season shopping frenzy, we wanted to take a moment to gather up all those resources so that you get a quick refresher course on what to look for and how to buy green electronics. + READ MORE

Use These Green Time Savers for the Holiday Season By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Dec 2 2008 From Christmas shopping to holiday baking and fitting in all the holiday parties, there is no time of year when I am more stressed. If there are things on your list that can wait until January to be dealt with, take a step back from your type A personality tendencies and leave them until later. Here are my tips on saving time during this BUSY time of year. + READ MORE

Throw a Green Cookie Exchange Party By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Dec 2 2008 In my family the holiday season means cookie season. While growing up my mom would bake all of her favorite cookie recipes to give away as gifts, and the leftovers fed us kids for days. A cookie exchange party is a great reason to get together with friends, sample yummy cookies, and chat over a glass of wine. Here are a few ideas for hosting your first green cookie exchange party. + READ MORE

Get Deep Sleep Naturally During this Stressful Holiday Season By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Dec 2 2008 I've said it before and I'll say it again, the holiday season can be one of the most stressful times of year. You know what adds to stress? Lack of sleep. So don't be one to fall in the trap of not getting enough sleep this holiday season. And when you are sleeping make sure that you are sleeping deeply enough so that your body is able to recover. + READ MORE

5 Things to Look for in Eco-Friendly Christmas Gifts By Josh Peterson IN Work & Connect Dec 2 2008 There are lots of horrible gifts on the market. Most of them are functionless, lack thought or sense and waste the earth's valuable resources. It can be a nightmare of consumerism. However, you want to buy gifts for your loved ones. That's a fun and important part of the holidays. + READ MORE