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Make Stuff Happen: Make Easy, No-Sew Cloth Napkins In Five Minutes! 29 Aug 2008 IN STUFF HAPPENS \| COMMENTS To make your own cloth napkins, you don't need a needle or thread, and you sure as heck don't need to know how to sew. When you cut fabric with them, the wiggly edges not only keep things looking cool, they also stop the fabric from fraying, so your napkins won't unravel.+ READ MORE	{ }
Backstage with Green Rocker Jack Johnson 13 Aug 2008 IN FOCUS EARTH \| COMMENTS It's not everyday you get unfettered backstage access to a rock concert but my assignment for Focus Earth wasn't to go backstage at an "everyday" anything. This is Jack Johnson, king of green rock and roll (though he is careful to point out that nothing about him is rock and roll, his music is of a...+ READ MORE	{ }
BYOB - Bring Your Own Bag 3 Jul 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Bringing your own bag to the supermarket is a great way to take back your closet space and be a friend to the environment.+ READ MORE	{ }
A Meatless Meal 25 Jun 2008 IN EMERIL GREEN \| COMMENTS Where’s the beef? Limiting the amount of beef you eat can really help the environment, so chef and amateur pescetarian Emeril Lagasse enjoys making meatless meals from time to time on Emeril Green.+ READ MORE	{ }
Green Your Move: Get Recycled Boxes Sent Right to Your Door 23 May 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS When it comes to executing a green move, buying brand-new cardboard boxes is about the last thing you want to do. But, if the thought of cruising around town for a few weeks in advance to collect them melts your brain, don't fret; there's a way you can get recycled boxes sent straight to your door.+ READ MORE	{ }
Recycle Your Electronics Easily at Big Retailers 29 Apr 2008 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS In 2005, used or unwanted electronics amounted to approximately 1.9 to 2.2 million tons, and only 345,000 to 379,000 tons were recycled. But it doesn't have to be that way; here's how you can recycle electronics at a handful of retailers in your town.+ READ MORE	{ }
Reduce Your Trash Output in 42 Different Ways 16 Apr 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Graham Turner/ Hulton Archive, Getty Images Few of us can match Colin Beavan, also known as No Impact Man, when it comes to reducing our output of trash; he spent a year working on it and come up with 42 different steps that he has taken.Perhaps he cheats a bit on his list; somehow calling "No...+ READ MORE	{ }
Compost Your Pet's Poop 23 Mar 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS American dogs and cats create 10 million tons of waste a year, and no one knows where it's going, Will Brinton, a scientist in Mount Vernon, Maine, and one of the world's leading authorities on waste reduction and composting, was quoted by the San Francisco Chronicle as saying. You can compost the...+ READ MORE	{ }
Solve the Diaper Dilemma: Elimination Communication and the Diaper-Free Movement 23 Mar 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS This is the last in a series of diapering options for babies (read the earlier posts on Safer Disposables and gDiapers, the Hybrid Solution), and it is by far the cheapest option: Using no diapers at all. Take Nicole, for instance, a mom from Mississippi who started out using conventional...+ READ MORE	{ }

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