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  Feature How to foster green biodiversity

  In 1894 John Muir wrote: "When California was wild, it was one sweet bee-garden throughout its entire length, north and south, and all the way across from the snowy Sierra to the… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (7 days ago) 0 comments
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  Feature How to green your pocket garden

  If a small plot is your plight, fear not for, it's pocket gardening to the rescue! Taking a lesson from good old mother nature, who can send up a shoot of something green through… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (10 days ago) 0 comments

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  DIY, Recycling, Victory Garden, Organic, Upcycling, Reuse

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  Feature How to keep your garden green

  The frog was not talking about his garden when he sang "it's not easy being green" he was talking about his soul. Cultivating a green soul is not always easy but it is more worth… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (12 days ago) 1 comment

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  Air pollution, Allergens, Carcinogens, Fisheries impact, Habitat depletion, Habitat restoration, Herbicides, Soil contamination, Soil, Songbird-safe, Stewardship, Toxicity, Water table impact

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  The only 3 ingredients you need for non-toxic cleaning

  There's a secret about natural, non-toxic cleaners that we sustainable living types sometimes hide. I'm guilty of shuffling the truth underneath the rug, too. After all, everyone… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (21 days ago) 2 comments

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  Dr. Bronner

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  Sustainable, Vinegar

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  Top three toxic products to stop buying now

  As much as we love suggesting sustainable stuff to buy—recycled candles, green iPhone apps, Omega-3 supplements—we get even more of a charge from suggesting things not… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (30 days ago) 2 comments

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  Reuse, Recycling, Phthalate, Toxicity, Vinegar, Bisphenol-A (BPA)

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  Reignite your love of candles

  Candles can burn up your efforts at sustainability in no time flat. Chunks of leftover paraffin, lead and other heavy metals in the wick, ugly streaks of particulate matter… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (31 days ago) 0 comments

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  Particulate, Eco-friendly, Sustainable, Indoor air quality, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycling, Post-consumer recycled, Soy

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  Loose (but not free) in London

  I detest getting strange looks from sales clerks when I pull out my reuseable bag. This is 2010, isn't it? Haven't we gotten over the idea that single-use plastic bags are a… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (51 days ago) 1 comment

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  Reuse, Organic, Whole foods

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  Because We Can: Uber-hip, sustainable interior design

  Why can't we work someplace this cool? We're not really sure why workers in offices designed by Because We Can designs would want to leave at the end of a work day. Steampunk… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (59 days ago) 1 comment

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  Sustainable, Eco-friendly, Recycling, Toxicity

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  Best air-scrubbing houseplants

  Did you know that houseplants can remove toxic pollutants from the air in your home? It's not that they merely scrub away bad smells or mask stale air. Numerous studies have shown… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (65 days ago) 1 comment

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  Indoor air quality, Toxicity, VOC, Air pollutants, Pollutants

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  Non-toxic waterproof mattress pads

  If you've spent any time browsing this month's popular bedding and whites sales, you've probably noticed an appalling absence of non-toxic waterproof mattress pads. The prospect of… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (66 days ago) 7 comments

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  Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Phthalate, Organic, Fire retardant, Formaldehyde, Offgassing, Natural rubber-latex