Category: Green news
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The four green U.S. airlines
Emily Goligoski over at Divine Caroline has answered our prayers by writing about four eco-friendly airlines in the U.S.: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Virgin America. She also names a couple of green international airlines to consider.
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An eco-friendly Hummer: Possible?
The Hummer has been widely maligned far and wide for being a gas-guzzling monster, spawning criticism and even FUH2, a website containing pictures of people giving the “Hummer salute.” After years and years of living with a horrible reputation and enduring tongue lashings, has the Hummer finally come to its senses? It certainly seems that…
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Natural insecticide tip
Here’s a household tip that all of you might find useful.Make your own insecticide! Get a jar of water. Add onions and garlic. Let it stand for a week. Then you can spray your plants with it.
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Broadway goes green
Broadway is getting its first newly built theatre in more than 20 years, and its first green one! The 1055 seat Henry Miller’s Theater on 43rd st. between Avenue of the Americas and Broadway will open in September with a Roundabout revival of Bye Bye Birdie. A New York Times article states that: Recycled materials…
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Be a green photographer!
Cez is going full blast with her photography business and I’ve been tinkering with the idea for a while, so these tips from Nature Photographers on being a green photographer are really timely. Check out the tips to find out more about being kinder to the planet while you capture its many wonders!
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Watch yourself
While waiting for my watch band to be replaced today, I walked around the jewelry store and saw that Citizen has a line of eco-friendly watches. Called Eco-Drive, they are powered by natural or artificial light. They won’t need battery changes and can work up to 9 months in the dark if fully charged.
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Homemade furniture polish
I do love the smell of Pledge, as it makes furniture smell all clean and non-dusty, but unfortunately, it’s just packed with chemicals. I found this lovely tip on making homemade furniture polish and it’s easy-peasy (lemon squeezy!). Just squeeze five lemons and mix it with a cup of olive oil. Voila! Furniture polish!
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Green Mobile Phone
T-Mobile is now offering a green account with paperless billing statements, e-mail updates and Easy Pay automatic bill payments. If you sign up, a tree will be planted on your behalf by the Arbor Day Foundation. If you do so by the 31st of May, you can get a chance to win a 6-day eco-adventure…
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Plan It Green
You think you can do a good job of creating and running your own green city? Now there’s a chance for you to show it! Try playing Merscom and National Geographic Games’ Plan It Green. Here are the system requirements for Windows: * OS: Windows XP/2000/Vista * CPU: 600 Mhz * RAM: 256 MB/512 MB…
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Liar, Liar
If you have Fine Living Network, you might have watched Big Green Lies presented by Seventh Generation‘s president Jeffrey Hollender this past Earth Day. In case you missed it, it’ll be re-aired on 02 May at 2 PM EST.