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suck it.
Okay, admit it. Straws are totally unnecessary inventions. Sipping is sexy, so who really needs a plastic straw? You might say you need one to drink out of cans since those can get dirty in warehouse storage. And others might say they alleviate tooth decay for soda drinkers. But we say they just end up ……
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ask the big questions.
This might be the easiest tip we’ll ever give you, but it may just have one of the biggest impacts on your life and the environment. Next time you go to buy something new, ask yourself, “Do I need it?” You should also ask, “Why do I want it?”, “How was this made?” and “Is ……
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what wood you do?
If you have a backyard, we’re sorry to say chances are high you’ve got some chemicals in your deck, fence, play structure, or picnic table. These are often made of CCA -treated wood designed to protect your stuff from damage by insects, mould, and weather. Can you believe that CCA stands for chromium, copper, and ……
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get out.
According to the US Postal Service, US companies sent 100 billion pieces of direct (junk) mail in 2005 – that’s more than 300 pieces of bulk mail for every man, woman and child in America. Sick! One type of junk mail you may be receiving are credit card and insurance offers. If you’re like us, ……
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an olympic hurdle.
Did you get caught up in the Winter Olympics and Paralympics? So much so that you bought yourself a new pair of skates? If so, that’s great. Get out and enjoy the winter! If you’re like a lot of us though, you became inspired four years ago and now those skates are all dusty. Maybe you ……
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orange you glad?
Well, here’s something a-”peel”-ing! Besides being a great addition to your compost heap, the orange peel is actually highly flammable and can be used as your next firestarter or kindling on your camping trip. The oil inside a dried orange peel contains things like limonene, citral, and oily terpenes, all of which are are flammable ……
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countdown to earth hour.
Tonight’s the night! At 8:30pm wherever you are, lights around the world will be shut off for one hour to help combat climate change in an event called Earth Hour. Check out the official Earth Hour 2010 video to see what happened and what is to come. For sixty minutes, people and businesses across the ……
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shed some water weight.
Did you know every new pair of jeans costs nearly 3,000 gallons of water to make? It’s true! According to the new book, “The Green Blue Book” by Thomas M. Kostigen, it takes 2,247 gallons (a worldwide average) to grow enough cotton to make a pair of jeans. How? Well, it takes 165 gallons to ……
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lights out for Earth Hour.
Put it on the calendar: at 8:30pm on March 27th, 2010, lights around the world will be shut off for one hour to help combat climate change in an event called Earth Hour. Check out the official Earth Hour video to see what happened last year and what is to come this weekend. For sixty ……
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pot o’ gold.
St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone and we will presume you still haven’t found a pot of gold under the rainbow. The closest you have come to that is a bowl of old necklaces tangled together. But guess what? They may actually be a real, tiny pot of gold!
Have you been bombarded by a ……
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