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Evette Says: Salvage

23 Jul 2008  IN G WORD |   COMMENTS

Hey all you Planet Green inhabitants. My name is Evette Ríos, and I am so glad to be a part of the G Word, and so glad to join all of you here online. On the G Word, I will be hosting a series of segments about salvage in which I scour the streets of my hometown NYC, looking for trash that can be...+ READ MORE

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How To Make A Dog Waste Composter

21 Jul 2008  IN RENOVATION NATION |   COMMENTS

Dogs are supposed to be man's best friend, but I've never seen one as the best man at a wedding or even an usher for that matter.Did you know that the average dog excretes over 250 pounds of waste a year?Some cities willn't let you throw pet waste into the regular trash.+ READ MORE

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G-Word: Episode 21

21 Jul 2008  IN G WORD |   COMMENTS

Correspondent Graham Hill tests out the latest eco-friendly bicycles; Salvage Queen Evette Rios re-designs an abandoned futon into hip, functional shelving.Stephen Brooks goes bananas at a plantation in Costa Rica as he learns the eco impact of farming this fruit and Summer Rayne reports from a...+ READ MORE

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Shaken, Not Stirred

21 Jul 2008  IN G WORD |   COMMENTS

Here's one of the easiest green tips ever: skip the stirrer for your hot coffee or tea. "People still line up the cups for tea or coffee, pour the cream or milk in first as part of preparing the cup, including sugar, and then pour the tea or coffee," she explains.+ READ MORE

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Be Green: Work at Home

21 Jul 2008  IN GREENOVATE |   COMMENTS

On Greenovate, Ryan Flegal converts a 2,300 square foot factory into his home and office space.Reduction of transportation pollution: When your commute is reduced to moving from the bedroom to the living room, you eliminate the need for cranking up your car. More efficient use of space: Using one...+ READ MORE

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How to Go Green: Carbon Offsets

17 Jul 2008  IN HOW TO GO GREEN: CARBON OFFSETS |   COMMENTS

Newspapers, radio, television, magazines, blogs, podcasts, in fact any media you can think of, has awoken to the issue of Climate Change or Global Warming. When mainstream publications, the likes of Sports Illustrated and Vanity Fair, cover the topic you know there is something going on. Not to...+ READ MORE

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Spamming Ain’t Green, It’s a Waste Machine

16 Jul 2008  IN WA$TED! |   COMMENTS

Does anyone really feel any sympathy for spammers? Since that technology isn't available yet, there are a few things you can do to lessen spam: Leave your email address off of publicly viewable web pages.+ READ MORE

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G-Word: Episode 13

15 Jul 2008  IN G WORD |   COMMENTS

G Word's resident Waste Sleuth Todd Sutton follows scrap steel from the junkyard to the steel mill where it finds new life; Salvage Queen Evette Rios transforms an old fireplace door into a multi functional table and solar power heats things up in New Mexico.+ READ MORE

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Eating Head-to-Tail—Dressing Up Less Popular Cuts of Meat

15 Jul 2008  IN SUPPER-CLUB |   COMMENTS

Celebrated Chef Ben Ford showed the guests on Supper Club with Tom Bergeron an example of a head-to-tail meal that could show up on the menu at his restaurant Ford's Filling Station in Culver City, Calif. The notion of cooking head-to-tail means using nontraditional and sometimes less appetizing...+ READ MORE

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How to Go Green: Barbeques

15 Jul 2008  IN FOOD & HEALTH |   COMMENTS

Sixty million Americans put fire to food during the summer, but typical grilling and barbeques leave no small footprint behind; our barbeque celebrations cause 225,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere. Follow our guide for How to Go Green: Barbeques for tips 'n tricks...+ READ MORE

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