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  Five ways to green back-to-school

  September is right around the corner, and the yearly ritual of back-to-school shopping has already begun. School supplies run the gamut from the utilitarian to the ridiculous and,… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (21 days ago) 15 comments

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  Reuse, Recycling, Bisphenol-A (BPA), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Phthalate, Organic

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  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
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  From Urban Decay to Farming Heyday

  On the fringes of what was once touted as the "Paris of the West," "Motor City" and "Motown," Detroit's outlying areas have long suffered from profound vacancy issues. … | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (30 days ago) 6 comments

  Definitions

  Victory Garden, Conservation, Biodiversity, Organic

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  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
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  Feature How we can green our Summer

  Summertime is here and it's time to get our green in gear. Typically summer is a time where we waste a great number of resources, like water to fuel our summer fun and energy to… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (63 days ago) 12 comments
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  Clean your plate or else, a new green dining trend?

  When it comes to food, it really costs to waste. With world hunger on the rise, that skillfully wielded parental diatribe from a generation or so ago about "starving children in… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (78 days ago) 10 comments

  Definitions

  Carbon footprint, Conservation, Consumerism

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  Feature How to pick your noise and tweet it

  In a world where news is noise and there is plenty of it to go around, it is important to practice discretion. Global warming, climate change, environmental innovations, gains and… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (79 days ago) 10 comments

  Definitions

  Conservation, Global

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  The virtues of "Slow Money"

  We live in such interesting times. It is no secret that the financial wave of fast money, is unsustainable over the long haul. With financial "bubbles" bursting all around us, it's… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (99 days ago) 11 comments

  Definitions

  Sustainable, Conservation

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  C2C launches GPII

  "The time is now for us to go beyond simply being less bad and to lead the world in the invention and innovation of more good with Cradle to Cradle products and a prosperous Cradle… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (101 days ago) 2 comments

  Companies

  Cradle To Cradle

  People

  Rosario Dawson, Michael Braungart

  Definitions

  Sustainable, Non-profit

  Web News

  triplepundit.com , TreeHugger , ecofabulous 

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  Supporting sustainable fishing with our dollars

  "Food is power. Are you in control of yours?" John Jeavons Fishery collapse, due to overfishing, is something that every seafood consumer should be concerned about.  In a… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (106 days ago) 4 comments

  Definitions

  Conservation, Consumerism