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Rachael Brownell
Features I Like
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Feature How to eat in season within reason
There are many healthy virtues associated with seasonal eating—foods harvested in the season you are in—using it as a means to align yourself with nature and keep your… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (376 days ago) 1 comment -
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 (382 days ago) 3 comments -
Feature How to pick superior produce
Picking superior produce is fast becoming a disappearing art. First some common sense advice: never buy produce that is slimy or smells moldy or funky. You pay a premium for… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (386 days ago) 12 comments- Definitions
- GMO, Organic, Community supported agriculture (CSA)
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Feature How to find green inspiration
Going green is not a fad, a whim or a passing fancy—it is the future. Going green is all about baby steps, putting one teeny-weeny green foot in front of the other. For me… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (388 days ago) 3 comments -
Feature How to submit your story idea to Super Eco
If you're as keen about green news as we are, there are likely many times you run across a story (or person, event, company, or recipe) you think deserves attention. You're in… | Read the full article ›
By Rachael Brownell (392 days ago) 0 comments -
Feature How to make use of your empty jars
Recently on Super Eco's flickr group, flickr user P.J. McAdie posted a lovely photo of glass jars while pondering potential green re-uses for them, and of course several group… | Read the full article ›
By Karen Murphy (393 days ago) 7 comments -
Feature How to grow your own herbs
Growing herbs is much easier than you might think; in fact, herbs are one of the easiest plants to grow. Here are the tips we found: Growing herbs indoors All you need is a… | Read the full article ›
By Karen Murphy (397 days ago) 1 comment -
Feature 26 ways to save energy in the kitchen
These days, due to rising costs, concern for the environment and the general ethos of conservation, we're all trying to save energy where we can. There are a number of ways to… | Read the full article ›
By Marisa McClellan (400 days ago) 13 comments- Definitions
- Conservation
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Feature Top 5 least green film characters
It's hard to win over friends and family to some of the more sacrificial aspects of the eco-lifestyle, but perhaps their occasional reticence is related to decades of fictional… | Read the full article ›
By Jonathan Harris (404 days ago) 20 comments- People
- Tom Vilsack, Victor Wouk
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Feature Eat local, even in winter
We've all been told that eating local is the way to go and is sometimes even better than eating organic. But how can you sustain a somewhat local diet in the depths of winter, when… | Read the full article ›
By Marisa McClellan (406 days ago) 6 comments
News I Like
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15 green musicians for your playlist
Is your iPod playlist ready for a little spring cleaning? Freshen up with a blast of eco-conscious and ethically aware artists. Our mix serves up new voices you may not have heard… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (321 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
- Eco-activism
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How green is your craigslist
You can use craigslist to give away your cast off belongings and save a trip to the landfill. That's the salient bit of info I gleaned from this post at Planet Green called… | Read the full article ›
By Frank Paynter (366 days ago) 1 comment- Definitions
- Composting, Vegan, Vegetarian
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Joy of seeds
Junk mail? Not my seed catalogs! Every year around mid-winter the stream of gardener-porn begins to flow and it doesn't dry up until summer. From bare root fruit trees to flowering… | Read the full article ›
By Frank Paynter (371 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Recycling
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Go organic when it counts
For many of us, buying organic 100% of the time is simply too darn expensive. Is it really necessary? In some cases, definitely—but in others, not so much. The penny-pinchers… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (372 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
- Organic, Mercury, Toxicity, Pesticides, Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)
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New York county bans BPA
In a U.S. first, the legislature in New York's Suffolk County has voted to ban BPA-containing polycarbonate baby bottles. The new law calls for bottles and sippy cups for children… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (375 days ago) 1 comment- Definitions
- Bisphenol-A (BPA)
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Coffee drinkers: time to start reusing
If you're a regular Super Eco reader, you know by now that many of the writers are devoted coffee drinkers. I'm even petitioning our editors to create a coffee category (put it… | Read the full article ›
By Jonathan Harris (378 days ago) 5 comments- Companies
- Starbucks
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- Post-consumer recycled, Recycling
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Pizza boxes are recyclable ... right?
We're not going to take your big, greasy pizza away from you. Sure, you could make yours vegetarian or vegan, or you could make your own pizza dough—no preservatives, nothing… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (379 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
- Recycling, Vegan, Vegetarian, Hydrogenated
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Green tee: wearable activism
Forget temple. Your body is a walking billboard. What does it say? Today mine screams, “Dirty disheveled dork!” (laundry day is nigh). Just yesterday my chest demanded… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (379 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Sustainable, Fair trade, Organic, Dye, Fair wage
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Hankies from blankies
Receiving blankets, those calm-colored soft cotton rectangles usually sold in cheery packs of three, are de rigeuer in every new baby's shower registry. Available in a wide range… | Read the full article ›
By Sarah Gilbert (380 days ago) 4 comments -
Zumbox paperless snail mail
Who doesn’t hate junk mail? Who hates snail mail in general? I do, and since I’ve spoken for the trees before, I’m willing to go out on a limb and say they do… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (382 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
- Carbon offset, Conservation, Carbon footprint, Environmental footprint, Consumer goods, Paper pulping
Rachael Brownell on How to green your swearing
