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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 (10 days ago) 0 comments

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Environmental Working Group

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Toxicity, Parabens, Phthalate, Fragrance
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 (30 days ago) 0 comments

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Particulate, Eco-friendly, Sustainable, Indoor air quality, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycling, Post-consumer recycled, Soy
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 (50 days ago) 1 comment

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Reuse, Organic, Whole foods
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
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
5 green reasons to buy a sewing machine

Sewing is like cooking, an activity best left to those creative gods and goddesses who pluck materials and ingredients out of a box in the back of a closet or pantry to produce… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (86 days ago) 0 comments

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Eco-friendly, Organic, Hemp, Reuse, Repurpose
Real Christmas trees are greener

Reusable or not, fake Christmas trees can't compare to real conifers in terms of sustainability. Authentic Christmas trees--those lush, live beauts we ax down expressly to spruce… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (88 days ago) 0 comments

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Composting, Deforestation, Consumerism, Recycling

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msnbc.msn.com
Feature How to green your drinking water

“Water is the one substance from which the earth can conceal nothing; it sucks out its innermost secrets and brings them to our very lips.”Jean Giraudoux… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (91 days ago) 0 comments

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Conservation, Eco-activism, EPA, Pollutants, Recycling
When was the last time you fixed something?

When was the last time you repaired something? If the nearest shoe repair shop is completely off your radar, maybe it's time to reconsider what maintaining and repairing your… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (95 days ago) 0 comments

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Reuse, Repurpose, Recycling
Feature DIY soda: the good, the bad and the bubbly

The American appetite for soda won't go flat any time soon. Not when soda industry leaders just shelled out $7 million in a lobbying crusade against the proposed soda tax.We… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (99 days ago) 0 comments

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Clean drinking water, Water filtration, Water, Waste Stream

Web News

chipchick.com (3 comments)