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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Be Water Wise

September 28, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Sustainable Baby Food

September 7, 2009 Eco-Tip Tuesdays
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Once your baby is at least 6 months in age, it is time to introduce some solid foods. But, have you ever looked on the back of a jar of baby food or a box of rice cereal? Yikes! The first thing you may notice is added modified starches, sugars, corn syrup, or preservatives—even in [...]

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Babies Make Great Eco-Fashion

August 31, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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Being an eco-conscious parent often means taking a look at the footprint of all the baby gear we are told we just have to have in order to properly raise our children. Sometimes this means finding greener choices (like cloth diapers instead of disposables), sometimes this means reusing hand-me-down onesies from your older sister, and [...]

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Upgrade Your Appliances

August 24, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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Happy Eco-Tip Tuesday! Here is Number 10 of the 10 “Advanced” Ways to Be Green that can save you money, and improve the health of your family and the planet. Do you have a great eco-friendly living idea to share? Let me know if you think Eco-Tip Tuesday should become a blog carnival! 

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Our Leaks are Sealed

August 18, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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Welcome to our second Eco-Tip Tuesday! Here is Number 9 of the 10 “Advanced” Ways to Be Green that can save you money, and improve the health of your family and the planet.

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Air Your (Clean) Laundry

August 10, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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According to Project Laundry List, commercial, industrial and residential clothes dryers use a whopping 15-20% of domestic energy in the U.S. In 2007, clothes dryers in U.S. homes emitted 54.72 million metric tons of greenhouse gas-producing CO2. If all Americans used a clothesline or folding drying racks, the savings would be enough to close several [...]

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