Category: Green news
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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.
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5 quick & easy tips to save energy
Earth Day’s coming up! Thanks to our friends from Retrevo for sharing these energy-saving tips. 1. Turn off devices when you’re not using them – especially game consoles and TVs. Large plasma TVs are the biggest hogs but game machines are a close second. Shutting down game players in the U.S. for just 24 hours…
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Earth Week begins
Earth Day is this Wednesday, the 22nd of April. You can celebrate by volunteering in your community. Click here to search for volunteer opportunities.
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Hot yoga fashion
And by that, I mean “fashion for hot yoga,” not “hot outfits for doing yoga,” although that’d work too. Hot yoga or Bikram yoga is growing more and more popular lately, and I actually started taking classes late last month. I’m not too keen on the founder’s lawsuit-happy ways, but I do love the yoga…
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Eternal Rest
Not to sound morbid, but if you want to stay earth-friendly during your eternal slumber, how about an eco-burial? These types of burials take up less space; use biodegradable, recyclable or renewable coffins; and don’t use embalming materials like formaldehyde. Come to think of it, why do they use embalming fluid? Aren’t we supposed to…