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  10 things we should clean regularly

  Here is a list of 10 items, or categories, that need to be cleaned regularly and are often neglected:Those wonderful green, reusable shopping bags which, if we do not wash them… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (14 days ago) 7 comments
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  Five ways to green back-to-school

  September is right around the corner, and the yearly ritual of back-to-school shopping has already begun. School supplies run the gamut from the utilitarian to the ridiculous and,… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (21 days ago) 15 comments

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  Reuse, Recycling, Bisphenol-A (BPA), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Phthalate, Organic

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  Feature How to join the Canvolution

  Once again, we are living in a great age for canning. Not since the "Of Course I Can!" poster days of World War II has there been such a broad nationwide campaign in favor of… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (25 days ago) 15 comments
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  From Urban Decay to Farming Heyday

  On the fringes of what was once touted as the "Paris of the West," "Motor City" and "Motown," Detroit's outlying areas have long suffered from profound vacancy issues. … | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (30 days ago) 6 comments

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  Victory Garden, Conservation, Biodiversity, Organic

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  Five easy ways to avoid harmful chemicals

  "Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us." Henrik TikkanenThere are so many harmful pollutants in our environment that we have little, immediate,… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (46 days ago) 5 comments
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  Feature How we can green our Summer

  Summertime is here and it's time to get our green in gear. Typically summer is a time where we waste a great number of resources, like water to fuel our summer fun and energy to… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (63 days ago) 12 comments
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  Joining hands in peaceful protest

  People all across the country will be joining Hands Across The Sand tomorrow. Hands Across The Sand is a movement that inspires people everywhere, to transcend their social borders… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (70 days ago) 13 comments

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  Conservation, Marine conservation

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  Clean your plate or else, a new green dining trend?

  When it comes to food, it really costs to waste. With world hunger on the rise, that skillfully wielded parental diatribe from a generation or so ago about "starving children in… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (78 days ago) 10 comments

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  Carbon footprint, Conservation, Consumerism

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  Feature How to pick your noise and tweet it

  In a world where news is noise and there is plenty of it to go around, it is important to practice discretion. Global warming, climate change, environmental innovations, gains and… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (79 days ago) 10 comments

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  Conservation, Global

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  Feature How to KISS our world green

  "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler" Albert Einstein “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”   Leonardo da Vinci“As… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (108 days ago) 10 comments

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  Upcycling, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycling, Conservation