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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Reduce, Reuse, then Recycle

October 5, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

There is a reason that recycling comes last in the often-repeated maxim of “reduce, reuse, recycle.” That is where it should be: a last resort. Recycling is what we do with something when we have exhausted all opportunities to redesign the product to be more durable, to reuse or repair it, or to simply do [...]

The Future of Food…

October 1, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

An estimated 80% of all food on grocery store shelves contains genetically engineered soy, corn or Canola—even foods you wouldn’t expect to contain them, like spaghetti sauce. If you haven’t yet seen “The Future of Food,” please take the time to watch this feature-length documentary investigating the disturbing truth behind the genetically engineered foods that [...]

Eco-Tip Tuesday: Be Water Wise

September 28, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

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Environmental News Highlights – 9/24/2009

September 23, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

According to many experts, we are at or very near “Peak Oil“—the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline. Whether we have reached the peak, or perhaps have another decade or more, one thing is certain: oil is a finite [...]

You Can Fix All the World’s Problems in a Garden

September 17, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

This extremely inspiring, 5-minute video demonstrates how Permaculture gardening practices can be used to desalinate soils just a mile away from the Dead Sea in the Jordanian desert—restoring them to life and food productivity without the use of chemical fertilizers, heavy irrigation or tilling. If we can heal the land and bring life back to [...]

Eco-Tip Tuesday: Diaper Duty

September 14, 2009 Eco-Tip Tuesdays

Babies do a lot of pooping. In fact, the average baby goes through an average of 6-8 diapers a day. Unless you practice elimination communication, your baby will use an average of 6,500 diapers before potty training at roughly 30 months old. If you use disposables, this costs about $100 a month, or $3,000 per [...]

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