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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Change Your Commute

Nothing would protect the environment and reduce our dependence on oil more than reducing our transportation footprint. Transportation accounts for more than 30 percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions. In big cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver, and Washington, D.C., car pollution causes the grey smog that leads to hotter summers and those horrible [...]

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Be Water Wise

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

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Healthy, Eco Friendly Baby Food

If you ever looked on the back of a jar of baby food or a box of rice cereal, the first thing you may notice is added modified starches, sugars, corn syrup, or preservatives—even in the organic ones. Your baby certainly doesn’t need any of these things, and some could even be outright harmful.

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Babies Make Great Eco-Fashion

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 Greedy Appliances

If you’ve got appliances that are more than 10 to 15 years old, they are probably using 70 to 90 percent more power than new models, and you can make a significant cut in energy use by replacing them.

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Our Leaks are Sealed

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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