• An Eco-Friendly Alternative to Dry Cleaning

    An Eco-Friendly Alternative to Dry Cleaning

    Have you ever found the perfect outfit but didn’t purchase it because it was “dry clean only”? We’ve all been there. Being an eco-conscious person can have its subtle drawbacks. It doesn’t matter how good that outfit looks, you know you’ll have to get it cleaned with nasty chemicals that harm the environment and potentially…

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  • Green and Thrifty Cleaning Products

    Green and Thrifty Cleaning Products

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    Looking for ways to naturally clean your home? Here are four completely green and incredibly inexpensive products, plus one tool to clean your surroundings without harming the environment. 1. Baking Soda: How can an ingredient in your chocolate chip cookies also get your house clean? Letโ€™s count the ways. A super eco-friendly compound, baking soda…

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  • Ways Your Children Can Help Make The World a Greener Place

    Ways Your Children Can Help Make The World a Greener Place

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    You always take your reusable, cloth bags to the supermarket, you take public transportation whenever possible and youโ€™ve turned down your thermostat this winter to save on energy. Youโ€™ve successfully moved into a greener lifestyle and now you want your kids to adopt the same eco-friendly habits. Here are a few simple ways to get…

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  • Green Remodeling Ideas

    Green Remodeling Ideas

    If the freezing temps this winter have you cooped up inside, thinking about ways to improve the walls (and floors, ceilings, windows, etc.), keep in mind there are many green principles you can adopt when planning a home remodel. In fact, renovations are the perfect opportunity to increase your homeโ€™s energy efficiency and sustainability, using…

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  • 10 Tips to Reduce Household Waste

    10 Tips to Reduce Household Waste

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    Letโ€™s face it: weโ€™re all a little โ€œtrashy.โ€ย  We try to keep it in check, but inevitably, most of us end up consuming too much, wasting too much, buying too much and (gasp) eating too much! Instead of crying over how much waste ends up in landfills each year (and then throwing away the tissues…

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  • Sustainable Ideas for a Sweet Valentineโ€™s Day

    Sustainable Ideas for a Sweet Valentineโ€™s Day

    If the over-the-top sweetness of Valentineโ€™s Day makes you cringe, the toll the holiday takes on the environment could really break your heart. Itโ€™s estimated that making and sending one store-bought, sparkly, red greeting card to someone you love producesย 18.5 grams of carbon dioxide. With about 145 million cards exchanged in the U.S. each February…

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  • Energy Conservation Ideas for New Homeowners

    Energy Conservation Ideas for New Homeowners

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    If you started off the New Year with a new mortgage, now is the perfect time to put a few energy conservation measures into place to keep your abode eco-friendly and sustainable. By taking care of these easy tasks now, you wonโ€™t have to worry about them once youโ€™re settled in and youโ€™ll see an…

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  • Two Resolutions in One: Put a Little Green in Your Workout Routine

    Two Resolutions in One: Put a Little Green in Your Workout Routine

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    Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to start a new exercise routine? Especially after the holidays’ feasts, we could all stand to work out a little bit more! If you’re eco-conscious, I bet you also made a resolution to add some green alternatives to your lifestyle. This year, why not combine these two resolutions…

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  • Green Your Holiday Clean Up

    Green Your Holiday Clean Up

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    The relatives have gone home, radio stations have finally stopped playing โ€œSanta Babyโ€ and Valentineโ€™s Day cards are already lining the shelves at the drug store. Itโ€™s safe to say the holidays are over. Before you trash all the decorations and crumpled gift wrap to make way for 2015, take a look at these tips…

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  • Green Holiday Tips, Part II

    Green Holiday Tips, Part II

    Earlier this month, we gave you a few tips to ensure that you started the holiday season on Santa’s and the environment’s “nice” list. And even though Hanukkah and Christmas have come and gone, there are things you can do to keep the rest of the holiday season a little more energy-efficient and eco-friendly. ย Read…

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