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  • Bag Check

    I heard on The Dr. Oz Show that bags, wallets, and purses made from vinyl (or PVC-Polyvinyl chloride) are toxic because they contain lead. This article states that “the worst offenders were bags that were yellow or yellow-tinted.” I for one, am horrified by this. I use bags because I have to and have no…

  • The Gift that keeps on Giving

    The holiday shopping season is upon us. I’m a proponent of re-gifting. Why waste perfectly good stuff that you unfortunately do not want? You can re-gift or donate them. I’m also a lazy shopper. So I buy gift cards instead. If you get a gift card for some merchant that you don’t normally buy from,…

  • Find Your Footprint

    Attention teachers, parents and students! Do you have any ideas on how to make your school environmentally friendly? If yes, join The National Geographic’s “Find Your Footprint” conservation competition for K-12. In case you’re wondering what you should do, come up with a project for a greener school. And yes, there are some cool prizes…

  • What to do with old jeans

    I have a couple of old jeans here that are already looking quite tattered and, frankly, don’t really fit me all that well anymore and are just plain sloppy-looking now. Instead of doing away with them, there might be something interesting I can do with them. This article from The Dallas Morning News offers some…

  • The mi-bra

    Running is a cheap and easy way for people to lose weight and improve their health; the only problem is getting started and staying motivated. The best part is you can’t really hurt the planet while you’re pounding the pavement, but it would be great if you’r e still using some environmentally friendly gear. The…

  • Green bookmarks by Gilbert13

    Check out the adorable bookmarks by UK-based design studio Gilbert13. Called pageCUES, these are made from sustainably sourced cardboard. I use train tickets myself, but these will definitely make a cute gift.

  • Who was Fired?

    From Anna Aurilio of Environment New York: “New York Governor David Patterson fired the head of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Commissioner Pete Grannis, last week after a DEC memo was leaked to the public showing that Gov. Paterson’s proposed budget cuts would hinder the agency’s ability to keep polluters in check. If the…

  • Cell phones cause cellular damage

    Cell phones are a pet peeve of mine. So reading and watching this just validated my concerns. I found it on the Facebook page of Dr. Christiane Northrup. Here, Dr. Stephen Sinatra of the Heart MD Institute talks about “electropollution” and cell phone safety. Watch the video and see how Wi-fi, cellphones and other electronic…

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