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Eco-Tip Tuesdays

Eco-Tip Tuesday: Message in a Bottle

February 1, 2010 Eco-Friendly Living
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I guess I thought that using a reusable bottle was as common as recycling at this point, but as I watched dozens of people roll out of Target with discounted cases of bottled water this past weekend, I discovered that perhaps the message has clearly not reached everyone.
Did you know that approximately 1.5 million barrels [...]

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Get Caught Holding the Bag

January 25, 2010 Eco-Friendly Living
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I just got back from visiting my hometown of Washington, D.C., which recently passed a bag tax wherein retailers citywide charge $.05 for each plastic or paper shopping bag you require. More and more cities are passing similar legislation against disposable shopping bags, particularly because it is increasingly common for U.S. seashores and riverbanks to [...]

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Breaking the Ice

January 4, 2010 Eco-Friendly Living
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In many parts of the country this week, streets and walkways are covered in snow and ice, and everyone is using salt, sand and other chemical de-icers to make their streets safe for travel. But not all de-icers are alike, and some are downright harmful to your pets, your children and your local streams and [...]

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Small Footprint Holidays

December 22, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, Americans throw away a million extra tons of garbage each week, including holiday wrapping and packaging, according to Robert Lilienfeld. Lilienfield is co-author of the book Use Less Stuff: Environmental Solutions for Who We Really Are. Here are eight ways to reduce your environmental footprint this holiday season. 

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Leasing the Sun

December 14, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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Installing solar panels to generate your home electricity has many benefits:  

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Keep It Simple, Silly

December 8, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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When the continuous operation of a system relies on a long and complex chain of crucial suppliers and resources, all running smoothly, that’s pretty much a textbook example of an unsustainable system. Put another way, the systems we take for granted to deliver everything from plasma-screen TV sets to store-bought apple pie are more vulnerable [...]

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