Household News
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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 (13 days ago) 7 comments -
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 -
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 -
10 ways to recycle 1000 mugs
A website called, How Can I Recycle This, asks the question: "How do I recycle 1000 mugs?" Super Eco has some suggestions. Well, here goes: Drill a hole in the bottom of each mug… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (100 days ago) 5 comments- Definitions
- Local, Recycling, Glass, Plastic, Zero waste, Reuse, Upcycling
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Natural flea and tick remedies
The beginning of April is about the time that I start to plan my tick and flea avoidance strategy for the year. There are so many downsides--for the environment, us and our… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (156 days ago) 3 comments -
EPA trepidatious over flea and tick topicals
Fleas and ticks are constant sources of consternation. Pet owners, in an effort to protect their animals and family from fleas and serious tick borne illnesses, often turn to… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (168 days ago) 27 comments- Companies
- Environmental Protection Agency
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- Food, Organic, Warnings, Pesticides, EPA, testing, Exposure
- Web News
- GetWithGreen.com
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The scoop on green cat litters
The cat litter issue is a messy quagmire with some greener alternatives but no real completely green solution. A case of low impact, instead of no impact. There are three major… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (170 days ago) 40 comments- Definitions
- Allergens, Carbon footprint, Clean drinking water, Consumerism, Eco-friendly, Inhalation, Ingestion, Landfill gas, Recycling, Repurpose, Water
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Feature How to green your detergent usage
The evolution of dish and clothing washers into lean, mean, less-soap-guzzling machines, makes it more important than ever that we begin to use less and less soap.The New York… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (172 days ago) 1 comment- Definitions
- Conservation, Consumerism, Eco-friendly, Energy Star, Greywater system, Recycling
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3,163 reasons to mistrust a label reading "fragrance"
We're all aware that certain seemingly innocent-sounding words on product labels hide some not-so-innocent ingredients (phthalates, parabens ...). What we may not all have realized… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (185 days ago) 0 comments- Companies
- Environmental Working Group
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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 (205 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Particulate, Eco-friendly, Sustainable, Indoor air quality, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycling, Post-consumer recycled, Soy
How to join the Canvolution
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