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Nine Reasons to Take Climate Change Seriously

2 comments | October 28, 2009

Still on the fence about whether climate change matters to you? Here are nine reasons why it should:

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New Book Highlights Environmental, Health Threats from Toxic Chemicals

October 12, 2009 | Posted in Home and Garden

Investigative journalist Nena Baker is the author of The Body Toxic: How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-being (North Point Press/Farrar, Straus and Giroux).

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"In Wildness is the Preservation of the World"

September 21, 2009 | Posted in Environment and Society

Today, almost a century and a half later, they are more true than ever before. Mining, forest clear cutting, oil and gas development, and road building are destroying the extraordinary and irreplaceable wilderness that is our natural heritage.

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How Eco Is Your Coffee Pot? What About Your Mug?

How Eco Is Your Coffee Pot? What About Your Mug? 2 comments | September 21, 2009 | Posted in Food and Drink

Consumers buy more automatic-drip coffeemakers than any other small kitchen appliance, so it’s no wonder they use about $400 million worth of electricity just brewing coffee every year.

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Lunch BOX Season: Know what's GREEN HOT!

Lunch BOX Season: Know what's GREEN HOT! August 24, 2009 | Posted in Family Living

As if we parents didn't have enough to worry about! Not even the kids' lunch boxes are safe!

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Feelgoodz Footware = 2.5 Green Purse Awards

Feelgoodz Footware = 2.5 Green Purse Awards August 24, 2009 | Posted in Shoes

Feelgoodz Flip-Flops

“Mai Pehn Rai” is Thai for “It’s cool, no worries, or take it easy.” What a spot-on mantra for a company that makes flip-flops. Meet Feelgoodz, whose "take it easy" style complements perfectly its socially responsible and sustainable business model.

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Review of Marmoleum Flooring by forbo

4 star rating Review of Marmoleum Flooring June 24, 2009 | Posted in Paints & Materials

I give it 3 GREEN PURSE AWARDS! http://greenwoman.typepad.com/biggreenpurse/2009/06/monday-morning-inbo-marmoleum-the-ecofriendly-flooring.html

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Marmoleum, the Eco-Friendly Flooring: Awarded 3 GREEN PURSES!

June 24, 2009 | Posted in Paints & Materials

When it comes to choosing flooring for your home, you might not even know eco-friendly options exist. But for over 100 years, Forbo has been manufacturing Marmoleum, an all natural linoleum.

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Biodegradable Golf Balls and Tees Offer Best Options - But Don't Forget to Take Care of the Greens

June 21, 2009 | Posted in Environment and Society

Golf seems like such an innocuous sport, but it can have a pretty significant environmental impact. Leaving aside the considerable quantity of pesticides, fertilizers and water used to keep greens green, consider lowly golf balls.

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Ready Set Go - The Dishwasher Test Drive

May 18, 2009 | Posted in In the Kitchen

Can you really test drive a dishwasher? Diane MacEachern takes that challenge. The tried and true Maytag VS. the Energy Saving Frigidaire.

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