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Celebrating an Eco Friendly Holiday

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Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, Americans throw away a million extra tons of garbage each week. Here are some ways to reduce your environmental footprint this holiday season.

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Allergen Free Non-Toxic Finger Paints

Did you know that conventional, store-bought fingerpaints can contain toxic chemicals like toluene, ethylene glycol, petroleum-based waxes, polymers, and artificial colors that can be easily absorbed through your child’s skin? Even the brands labeled “non-toxic” can contain these dangerous ingredients! (How this is legal is anyone’s guess.) And if that weren’t enough, genetically engineered soy, [...]

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Firm Decisions for 2010…

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“People are so worried about what they consume between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they consume between the New Year and Christmas.” —Unknown

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Leasing the Sun

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Installing solar panels to generate your home electricity has many benefits:  

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Waste Not, Want Not: Saving Food on Thanksgiving

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There are consequences to our national habit of sending food to landfills. American food waste has significant environmental, economic, and cultural ramifications. On average, Americans waste 40 percent of our food supply, which is more than 1400 calories of food per person per day, reports a new study by a team of National Institute of [...]

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Please (Don’t) Stand By

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You may not know that your appliances—cell phone chargers, desktop computers, computer monitors, printers, televisions, DVD players, microwaves, coffee makers, and more—drain energy anytime they’re plugged into a socket, regardless of whether they’re turned on or off. And many electronics, like your plasma TV, don’t actually go all the way off—they continue using “standby power.” [...]

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