I am an Artist and a green believer.
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- My Homepage
- mygreeniota.blogspot.com
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My Social Networks
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- mslume
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Lucy Meskill
Features I Like
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Feature How to green your yard
Ah, Spring! So you've been looking around your neighborhood while on your daily Green Hour walks, and you're getting ideas for improving the landscaping in your own yard. Totally… | Read the full article ›
By Karen Murphy (329 days ago) 3 comments -
Feature How to equip the green kitchen
You're committed to living greener, and you've already made changes. You're taking one green step at a time, and it feels great! You know all about organic food, local produce, and… | Read the full article ›
By Karen Murphy (336 days ago) 3 comments- Definitions
- Organic, Composting, Energy Star, Compact fluorescent bulb, Eco-friendly
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Feature How to be happier
People want to be happy. It's a basic premise for many of us. Life, health, happiness. But ... how do we get there? How do we go from being stressed out, worried,… | Read the full article ›
By Karen Murphy (343 days ago) 3 comments- Definitions
- Consumerism
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Feature How to find joy in small things
How do happiness and joy relate to living a more environmentally friendly life? If we are busy trying to ward off pain, or worry, or unhappiness, we are less likely to be aware of… | Read the full article ›
By Rachael Brownell (354 days ago) 5 comments- Definitions
- Consumerism
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Feature How to reuse chopsticks
Chopsticks from Chinese takeout seem to expand in population in utensil drawers overnight. Sure, they're made from cheap yet renewable bamboo (which is why your favorite Chinese… | Read the full article ›
By Karen Murphy (385 days ago) 3 comments -
Feature How to reuse your junk mail
Junk mail is a growing problem, accounting for a third of all U.S. mail. If you live in the U.S. you will spend 8 months of your life opening your share of the 100 billion pieces… | Read the full article ›
By Karen Murphy (387 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Reuse
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Feature How to go paperless
Using 100% recyclable paper is an excellent beginning in the effort to conserve natural resources; especially since every ton of paper recycled saves 3.3 cubic yards of… | Read the full article ›
By Rachael Brownell (388 days ago) 6 comments- Definitions
- Post-consumer recycled, Recycling, Paper pulping
News I Like
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The Unhealthy Truth: autographed copy giveaway
Is the very food we eat making us sick? Mother of four and food allergy crusader Robyn O'Brien thinks so. In The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food is Making Us Sick—and What We… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (232 days ago) 27 comments- Definitions
- GMO, Artificial colors, High fructose corn syrup
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The new old-school light bulbs
Don't flick off the switch just yet on incandescant light bulbs. Manufacturers have stepped up to the plate to meet tight new efficiency standards going into effect in 2012, and… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (255 days ago) 1 comment- Definitions
- Mercury, Compact fluorescent bulb, Eco-friendly
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New ways of thinking about green news
Everyone has some sort of stake in the environment. Exactly what that stake is may differ: to protect the environment, to regulate it, to exploit it, to swallow themselves up in it… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (260 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
- Global, Public, Eco-activism, Hybrid fuel technology, Solar power
- Web News
- nytimes.com
, Climate Progress (11 comments)
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Pesticides linger on ... and on and on
From the Department of Things Other People Have Done That are Still Messing With Us Today: So you're rustling up a healthy meal in the kitchen, maybe using some fresh veggies from… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (261 days ago) 1 comment- Companies
- Environmental Protection Agency
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- Toxicity, Pesticides, Endocrine disruptor
- Web News
- ecosalon.com , thedailygreen.com
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The greenwashing of Sephora
What's in a name? At cosmetics megastore Sephora, suspiciously little. Despite a high-profile Natural & Organic initiative featuring more than 1,400 products and 30-plus… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (263 days ago) 4 comments- Companies
- Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration, Environmental Working Group
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- natural, Organic, Toxicity, Parabens, Petrochemicals, Phthalate, Sodium lauryl sulfate, Synthetics, Fragrance, Artificial colors
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Look up local toxins on PlanetHazard
Even while we recognize that America has its share of toxic hotspots, we're used to thinking of the problem as something that happens to other people. We're the good guys, the… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (277 days ago) 1 comment- Companies
- Environmental Protection Agency
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- Air pollution, Air, Toxicity
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Cheat sheet: 20 worst food additives
I'm a big fan of cheat sheets. People seem to think of writers as people who become experts in their fields of specialty, soaked in all those interviews and explanations and facts… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (291 days ago) 6 comments- Definitions
- Artificial colors, Aspartame, Monosodium glutamate, Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA), Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), High fructose corn syrup, Sodium Nitrite, Propylene Glycol
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Paint the world white and chill global warming?
In 1966 Mick Jagger wanted to paint the world black and blot out the sun. And you thought that was a cry for help then?! Now, four exponentially warmer decades later, Energy… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (296 days ago) 1 comment- People
- Steven Chu
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- Global warming, Greenhouse effect, Carbon footprint, C02
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Coming clean about showers
Just to be perfectly clear: What we're about to suggest here is easy. Really easy. You're not sacrificing anything at all. No hairshirt. Nice and comfy. Promise. Ok, let's talk… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (332 days ago) 3 comments- Definitions
- Water, Conservation
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5 easy ways to destress
Time out. Take a chill pill. All that stuff on your mind? Leave it at the door. It's not going anywhere. Read the headlines lately? Too often they're scary, depressing,… | Read the full article ›
By Karen Murphy (347 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
- Fair trade, Organic
Lucy Meskill on Gleaning urban produce for the hungry
