• The โ€œGreenโ€ Beauty Routine: Eco-Friendly Make-up and Skin Care

    The โ€œGreenโ€ Beauty Routine: Eco-Friendly Make-up and Skin Care

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    Weโ€™re taking โ€œnatural beautyโ€ to a whole new level! Did you know that the average woman uses a dozen products (containing an average of 160 chemicals) every day โ€“ often all before breakfast?ย  Men use about half this amount – or 80 chemicals a day.ย  Not only are these chemicals hazardous and harmful to your…

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  • Top Tips for Reducing your Familyโ€™s Environmental Footprint

    Top Tips for Reducing your Familyโ€™s Environmental Footprint

    The average family contributes about 48,000 pounds of carbon pollution to global warming every year.ย  It seems staggering, which can make counterbalancing that impact can seem like an impossible task. Yet, a shift in mindset and a few small changes can make a big difference in the reduction of carbon emissions and your household carbon…

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  • Your Guide to Eco-Friendly Fashion

    Your Guide to Eco-Friendly Fashion

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    โ€œEco-friendly fashion.โ€ Before you get itchy just thinking about the look, feel and fit of a burlap bag, consider this: Organic/sustainable/eco-friendly clothing is beautiful, elegant, comfortable, and now itโ€™s all the rage! ย In fact, weโ€™d venture to say that in the fashion world, โ€œgreenโ€ is the new black. You may be wondering how you can…

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  • Earth Day is Every Day: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint Year-Round

    Earth Day is Every Day: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint Year-Round

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    Earlier this week, we outlined whatโ€™s in store for Earth Day 2013, including this yearโ€™s theme, โ€œThe Face of Climate Change,โ€ and some of the events, celebrations and festivals taking place. In 2013, take the pledge to make every day Earth Day! Below, find a list of simple things you can do year-round to reduce…

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  • Earth Day 2013: The Face of Climate Change

    Earth Day 2013: The Face of Climate Change

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    A lone polar bear stands stranded on a shrinking island of ice. A family struggles to put their lives back together after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. A farmer halfway around the world prays for his crops to grow in a drought-afflicted region. These are only a few of the images โ€“ and the faces…

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  • Tips for Eco-Friendly and Safe Camping and Hiking: A Happy, Green Camper

    Tips for Eco-Friendly and Safe Camping and Hiking: A Happy, Green Camper

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    For nature lovers, outdoors enthusiasts, and active families alike, camping and hiking season is almost here! Weโ€™ve covered some of the ways you can enjoy a carbon neutral camping experience. Aside from reducing your carbon footprint, take safety into consideration, too! Before hitting the trails or the campsite, there are a number of measures to…

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  • Living Green – Your Eco-Friendly Apartment, Part II

    Living Green – Your Eco-Friendly Apartment, Part II

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    Last week, we went over a few of our top tips for green living in small spaces (condos, apartments, lofts). Below, find a few more ideas for making your humble abode as eco-friendly as possible! Dรฉcor: Now that youโ€™ve moved in and are getting settled, itโ€™s time for the fun part: decorating, of course! ย Do…

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  • Concerting in Green Style

    Concerting in Green Style

    What do you get when you mix a huge venue, thousands of people, cars, RVs, and massive amounts of sound equipment, electronics and spotlights? It has the makings of an incredible concert, but the real answer is: a LOT of carbon emissions. While โ€œgreenโ€ efforts at a major event (such as a concert) are largely…

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  • Going Green in A Small Space: Your Eco-Friendly Apartment or Condo

    Going Green in A Small Space: Your Eco-Friendly Apartment or Condo

    Have you recently moved into your first apartment? Countless hours spent slaving over โ€œsome assembly requiredโ€ furniture, and about three dozen trips to the hardware store laterโ€ฆ youโ€™ve finally got a pad youโ€™re proud to call home! Perhaps youโ€™re a recent college graduate, or simply live in a city where condo living is the norm.…

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  • Putting the โ€œGreenโ€ in St. Patrickโ€™s Day

    Putting the โ€œGreenโ€ in St. Patrickโ€™s Day

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    We all know the St. Pattyโ€™s Day traditions โ€“ temporary shamrock tattoos, beads, block parties, Irish pubs, and, of course, green beer. This year, letโ€™s take the โ€œgreenโ€ theme up a notch with the added flair of sustainability! Thatโ€™s right โ€“ itโ€™s possible to embrace your inner Irish and lower your carbon footprint at the…

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