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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 (10 days ago) 0 comments
Color me green: recycled crayons

I'm in the mood for good green news, something mostly illusive in the world of daily eco-blogging. Here goes: I'm tickled green (and every other color in the rainbow) about Eco… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (102 days ago) 2 comments

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Post-consumer recycled, Recycling, Upcycling, Toys and games

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5 ways to outsmart holiday overeating

'Tis the season to let the belt out a notch ... or to buy a bigger belt. The holidays are upon us, and that means more eating, more drinking and more pudge. Willpower alone isn't… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (105 days ago) 0 comments

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Climate change, Slow Food, Food, Whole foods

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The truth about Zamboni fumes

You wouldn't linger in a garage with your car running. So why would you glide away the hours in a Zamboni-polluted ice rink? Nitrogen dioxide fumes from a Zamboni won't kill you,… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (124 days ago) 0 comments

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Environmental footprint, Technology

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13 ways to green your gaming

It's hard to think of playing video games as a green, sustainable hobby. All those cords, batteries, electronic consoles, big screens, remote controls ... Consider, though, that… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (127 days ago) 0 comments

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Energy Star, Toxicity, Phthalate, Recycling
Top 10 eco toys under $30

Preschoolers could care less about how safe and sustainable a toy is. All that matters to them is that a plaything sustains their gnat-sized attention span for more than a… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (131 days ago) 1 comment

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Chemical safety concerns, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Toxicity, Bisphenol-A (BPA), Fair trade

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Eco Child's Play
Feature Nidhi nailed it: the country's first LEED nail salon

I couldn’t be bothered with nail polish remover as a tween in the 80s. Instead, I'd lazily nibble off my fluorescent glow-in-the-dark nail polish, then chase the flecks with… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (148 days ago) 0 comments

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LEED certification, Organic, VOC, Vegan, Renewable energy, Methylparaben, Fair trade

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dailycandy.com
Eco fishing 101: How to unhook a bird

Look closely at the pelicans in the photo. The one on the right appears to have fishing line wound around its beak. Where's the hook? Likely lodged in its pouch or stomach. Against… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (153 days ago) 0 comments

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Water, Marine conservation, Conservation, Nature deficit disorder

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Eco Fishing 101: How not to catch a bird

It's called fishing. NOT birding. If I could speak duck, that is what I would've quacked at the menacing male mallards nipping at my garlic-flavored worm bait a couple of weeks… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (154 days ago) 0 comments

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Marine conservation, Water, Recreational goods

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Feature How to enjoy a cuppa

"I always fear that creation will expire before tea-time." Sidney Smith"A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (175 days ago) 1 comment