Contain Yourself: A Kid Uses Imagination to Kick Reuse into High Gear
November 10, 2009
My mom used to give me a lot of scraps to work with for what I liked to call my “art.”
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Shopping for Toilet Paper? There’s an App for That
November 10, 2009
Tissue Guide serves a very specific purpose: to help shoppers choose environmentally friendly brands of toilet paper, napkins, paper towels and facial tissues.
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Armchair Environmentalist: Noelie Harmon and Gallery Bohemia
October 27, 2009
If I can find the only green apparel, furniture and building store in Baton Rouge, who knows what you can uncover in your area.
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Blog Action Day: The Heat is On — Farmers Fight for Water in Fresno
October 15, 2009
It does not at all surprise me that a valley made up of so many different units would disagree on a major natural resource that ties them all together: water.
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Freeze! Frozen Containers Aren’t for Recycling
October 3, 2009
When it comes to frozen containers and recycling, the relationship is a bit cold — most grocery store containers just aren’t recyclable.
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Conserve with Solar Energy
October 1, 2009
Solar panels for the home are coming down in price as the demand for them rises, and both local and federal government tax incentives help alleviate cost.
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Cash for Clunkers: Trade in Your Old Fridge for $50
September 22, 2009
You can save far more energy and money by switching to a newer fridge, but what do you do with an old one that works just fine?
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Composting for Caffeine Addicts
September 15, 2009
There is one additional step we can take with our coffee and tea, and that’s composting the leftovers.
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How a Writing Assignment Made Me Want to Buy a House So I Could Install a Chunk of Metal on the Roof: A True Solar Water Heater Tale
September 10, 2009
Solar water heaters offer tons of incentive to purchase. The prospect of paying essentially nothing to heat the water in my home is pretty thrilling, even if we weren’t in a recession.
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Soda Cans with a Purpose
September 9, 2009
When the itch for shopping strikes, try buying new-to-you products made from recycled materials.