june
chin chimminy, chin chimminy.
Have an area rug that likes to wear dirt like it’s trendy? Before you reach for your Hoover, consider a couple alternatives to bring that rug’s style back up to speed. If it’s small enough, take it outside and shake it out. If its larger, sweep it instead. Not only ……
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zip it.
Considering ditching your car for good, but worry about the occasional trips where bags of groceries outweight arm strength while standing on a bus? Have no fear: Zipcars are here.
Many cities have started programs to make it extremely simple and easy to borrow a car (and in many cities, it’s a hybrid vehicle, ……
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say cheese.
Ah, the joys of digital photography: you can take as many photos as you’d like and erase the unflattering ones without wasting film or development chemicals. When it comes to sharing your favorite snaps, there are many options to keep it green, too. Reduce printing by uploading your favorite photos in an online ……
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made for you.
Color, flavor, and less fat. What words could be better for someone who wants to be health concious, but enjoys eating food? This what you get when you choose fresh foods instead of frozen. Not only will you be supporting farmers (and yes, organic is always better if you want more natural ……
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tennis anyone?
Summer is a great time to hit the court and play a few rounds of tennis. What you might not know is that there are hundreds of millions of tennis balls manufactured world wide every year – approximately 20,000 tons of landfill waste. Don’t freak out! Your favorite summer sport doesn’t have ……
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the upside of plastic.
Because you’re sexy, you may have removed yourself from junkmail lists, started borrowing instead of buying books, printing double sided at work and generally reducing the amount of paper you use. Take it one step further by using your debit or credit card instead of cash as much as possible. Cash money is ……
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take the “p” out of pool.
If summer finds you maxing and relaxing in a pool this summer, control yourself. Peeing in a pool means more chlorine, a nasty toxic chemical, and more frequent cleanings and drainings, which is water waste on a grand scale. Summer means pools, but it also means beer and iced tea and lots of ……
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junk in your trunk?
By now you know that the best answer to “paper or plastic?” is “neither”. Remembering to pass on grocery bags is the easy part, but remembering to bring your own bag is a little tougher. Try keeping reusable totes in the trunk of your car. Store a bag (or three or five) ……
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mind your p’s and (bb)q’s.
Grilling is a great, energy saving alternative to using your oven in warm weather, but is it harmful to the atmosphere to burn charcoal and wood? What about gas grills? Both charcoal and wood burn dirty, producing tiny soot particles that pollute the air. Lump charcoal, made from charred wood, may add ……
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go go gadgets.
Chris Jordan’s amazing exhibition called Running the Numbers states that 426,000 cell phones are retired each day. Sounds like a lot? Count the number of cell phones you may have had in your life and begin to multiply by population…sadly, it begins to makes sense.
When it comes to retiring your cell ……
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