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Advanced Ways to Be Green – #7

August 4, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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Last week I posted the first five of 10 “Advanced” Ways to Be Green, following on 10 Easy Ways to Be Green, posted several weeks ago. Here is number seven of the ten advanced eco-tips that can save you money, and improve the health of your family and the planet. 

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10 Advanced Ways to Be Green, Part 1

July 27, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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Several weeks ago, I posted on 10 Easy Ways to Be Green, introducing some simple ways to save money by living more lightly on the planet. Now that you’ve mastered them, here are ten advanced ways of living an eco-friendly life that will save you even more money, and continue to improve the health of [...]

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Small Footprint Banking

July 20, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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You consider yourself an environmentally conscious person, and for this reason, you have recycled for years, you remember to take your reusable bags to the grocery store, and maybe you even have low-flow shower heads, CFLs and energy-saving appliances installed in your home. But, have you considered how your checking account affects the environment? Or [...]

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Is the Combustion Engine an Anachronism?

June 30, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

This week, Small Footprint Family traded in their Toyota Rav4 for a 2010 Prius. When we lived in D.C. and I ran an environmental non-profit, I needed an SUV to carry all my gardening tools and staff from worksite to worksite. I also lived in an extremely walkable city just 13 miles across, so despite [...]

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Raw Power Energy Bars

June 21, 2009 Factory-Free Food
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My husband works out a lot as a boxer, martial artist and general athlete. He also has a job that doesn’t give him any time to eat a proper meal. Since commercial “energy” and “meal replacement” bars are heavily processed, expensive and generally yucky tasting, I decided to make him an ultra-nutritious, homemade bar to [...]

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