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E-readers better for fun than for studies

When it comes to hitting the books, college students prefer to keep hitting the books—this, according to a new study on replacing traditional textbooks with e-readers.… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (14 days ago) 0 comments

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Green songs for an eco Friday

It's almost the weekend! Set the mood with these eco-savvy and ethically aware artists. Check out our list of 15 green musicians for your playlist, or try our sampling of… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (19 days ago) 0 comments

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Eco-activism
Recycling 3-D movie glasses

What's the point of going to see a blockbuster movie like Avatar in 3-D if you end up despoiling the entire environmental message by tossing your fancy plastic 3-D glasses into the… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (42 days ago) 1 comment

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Eco-friendly, Recycling, Reuse, Carbon footprint

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Cameron's Avatar comes from deep respect of the Earth

Director James Cameron's four-year labor of love, the 3-D sci-fi action-adventure Avatar, not only appears to be an entertaining story but an important statement on the… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (96 days ago) 0 comments

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Sustainable, Biodiversity, Climate change, Coral reef impact
Are Zhu Zhu Hamsters toxic?

I don't get this season's top toy, the Zhu Zhu Hamster. Why not just buy your kid a real hamster? Oh, right. Real fur balls "poop, stink and die," so says--go figure--the makers of… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (100 days ago) 3 comments

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Lead, Toys and games, Toxicity, Phthalate, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Bisphenol-A (BPA)

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Global warming 'too scary' for Sesame Street

Oscar the Grouch is plenty green and scary. I remember. Trash cans still creep me out. I'm more of a recycling container girl these days. So why are other angry, dark green things… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (112 days ago) 0 comments

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Eco-education, Habitat depletion, Habitat restoration, Deforestation

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13 ways to green your gaming

It's hard to think of playing video games as a green, sustainable hobby. All those cords, batteries, electronic consoles, big screens, remote controls ... Consider, though, that… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (128 days ago) 0 comments

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Energy Star, Toxicity, Phthalate, Recycling
Top 10 eco toys under $30

Preschoolers could care less about how safe and sustainable a toy is. All that matters to them is that a plaything sustains their gnat-sized attention span for more than a… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (132 days ago) 1 comment

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Chemical safety concerns, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Toxicity, Bisphenol-A (BPA), Fair trade

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Eco Child's Play
EcoSet: green(er) Hollywood film sets

Not every Hollywood film set is as egregiously wasteful as you've heard. In fact, I was at a Target commercial shoot at my friend's house this morning that was (mostly) the… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (140 days ago) 1 comment

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Waste Stream, Landfill gas, Recycling, Biodegradable, Composting, Composting toilet, Reuse

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Feature Nidhi nailed it: the country's first LEED nail salon

I couldn’t be bothered with nail polish remover as a tween in the 80s. Instead, I'd lazily nibble off my fluorescent glow-in-the-dark nail polish, then chase the flecks with… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (149 days ago) 0 comments

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LEED certification, Organic, VOC, Vegan, Renewable energy, Methylparaben, Fair trade

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