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Greening up your Spring Cleaning
Tags: About the Home Good for the Planet Green Saving Money best green practices Green Product A couple of years ago after being fed up buying bottles of “green” window cleaner that never offered a larger sized re-fill version–I started making a few of my own cleaning products for everyday use around the house. Since then I have enjoyed a home free of that stinky cleaning product smell-which absolutely nauseates me just thinking about it, and keeps my lean budget a little meatier.
Green Life Smart Life - Thursday, March 11, 2010
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Walmart Announces Emission Reduction Plan; Can They Achieve Sustainability?
We have to remember that in order to be sustainable, a company must take into account people, the planet and profits – Walmart is arguably neglecting the first pretty severely.  Building On February 25, Walmart announced their emissions reduction initiative and promised to to eliminate 20 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions from life cycle of products they sell around world by 2015.  This This announcement is a big one, considering Walmart’s supply chain contributes to 90% of the company’s carbon footprint and has more than 3,000 stores in the U.S.
Green Life Smart Life - Thursday, March 11, 2010
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Discovery’s “Life” A Glorious Follow-Up to “Planet Earth”, but Party Smacks of Hypocricy
sneak preview of “Life”: Here’s how one of the planet’s smaller creatures makes a getaway. Discovery and the BBC’s new series, “Life” is knock-your-socks off fantastic. Seven years in the making, the all-animal cast performs feats of daring, acts of subterfuge, and engages in fantastical flirting, all captured with crazy high-def cameras that had a lifelong devotee of nature programs like myself practically gasping out loud at the NYC premiere event last week.
Eco Chic - Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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  • Shampoo and the planet
    What's in your bottle of shampoo? Could you be unknowingly poisoning the environment? After looking at the ingredients on my shampoo bottle, I was rather disgusted by the chemical cocktail I've been applying to my hair and flushing down the drai
    Green Living Tips - Friday, March 6, 2009
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  • Brighter Planet Launches #earthtweet Tweet-a-Thon
    — Environmental Start-up and Partners Turn Twitterers into Climate Change Advocates — Middlebury, VT – Brighter Planet , a Vermont-based environmental start-up, launches this week #earthtweet , an online campaign to raise awareness of the fight against climate change. Partners include Treehugger, 350.org, The Climate Project and dozens of other organizations spotlighted on earthtweet.com . “We believe many people are doing good things to combat climate change and wanted to cut through the noise and allow them to organize and converse in real time,” said Patti Prairie, CEO
    Green (Living) Review - Thursday, April 2, 2009
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  • A new deal to protect the planet
    World governments have a vital chance to make decisions this year that could protect the future of our planet.  Trocaire are running an online petition at http://www.trocaire.org/grow-climate-justice so people can call on their elected officials to take action to protect the planet now. ...Tags: At a summit in Copenhagen in December, they could commit to actions to further reduce the dangerous consequences of global warming. This week in Bonn, Germany, work will begin to shape the global agreement that governments will sign in December.
    Green Me - Thursday, June 4, 2009
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  • High Fructose Corn Syrup IS Bad for Your Kidney, Liver and the Planet (but can be Funny Too)!
    Tags: Food X Issues X Planet X health HFCS kidney liver Michael Pollan New York Times processed foo The original SHAMEFUL ad that was showing during the spring and early summer. Really. Anyone with even a modicum of concern about what they eat (or what their family eats) has cut out high fructose corn syrup.
    Eco Chic - Thursday, August 13, 2009
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  • Eco Chick’s Heroines for the Planet: Josie Maran
    So it’s only natural that Josie Maran would be the first in a fun new series of interviews Eco Chick will be doing with green movers and shakers, Eco Chick’s Heroines for Planet Earth! She’s a top model, actress, hot mama, businesswoman and one of the world’s most recognizable women in green. The organic beauty entrepreneur has brought natural, eco-friendly cosmetics to the masses with Josie Maran Cosmetics , a brand that proves beyond a doubt that going green can be glamorous.
    Eco Chic - Monday, January 18, 2010
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  • PLANET GREEN ANNOUNCES FAN FAVORITE RETURNING SERIES PREMIERING IN 2ND QUARTER
    SILVER SPRING, MD, April 2009 : Planet Green , the first 24-hour multiplatform lifestyle and entertainment brand devoted to the environment, announced that Emeril Green, Focus Earth with Bob Woodruff, Greensburg, Renovation Nation, and Wa$ted! The new season openers headline Planet Green’s special Earth Day celebration “Turn Back the Temp: The Coolest Week on TV” beginning April 19 – 25. “Planet will return for a second season with new episodes premiering in April. Planet Green’s original series bring timely, entertaining and relevant resources and information into the lives
    Green (Living) Review - Monday, April 13, 2009
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  • Teaching Green: 100 Tips, Tools, & Resources for Every Kind of Classroom
    Incorporating ways to help the environment into your lessons is not only good for the planet, but offers plenty of hands-on activities, lessons, and projects for students. Students can play this game to save Planet Helios from ecological disaster. 85.Why We Can’t Leave the Planet to the Environmentalists. So whether you are teaching a kindergarten class or a college-level seminar, whether you are teaching science or language arts, you will find a wealth of tips, tools, and resources below to make your job easier. Resources for K-12 Educators
    Green Life Smart Life - Wednesday, February 17, 2010
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  • Captain Planet
    Do you remember Captain Planet and the Planeteers? Here is a video about the Captain Planet merchandise that might surprise you. I do and so does my husband. As children we both enjoyed the cartoon immensely. We have recently looked for a DVD release of the cartoon for our children but have been unsuccessful in our search so far.
    Green Earth Journey - Monday, May 11, 2009
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  • Crisis Planet
    http://www.crisisplanet.org/ ...Tags: Tags: Futur
    The Green Changemakers - Monday, November 24, 2008
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  • Who is the Greenest Person on the Planet?
    The digital media company 3rdWhale is hosting the Greenest Person on the Planet contest, which highlights individuals around the world that go to extraordinary lengths to green their lives and their communities. Who is the Greenest Person on the Planet? Related Posts Happy Earth Day 2009! 5 Steps to Becoming the Greenest Firewood User Spend, Who’s it gonna be? You?
    Green Living Ideas - Monday, May 11, 2009
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