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Last-Minute Made in USA Christmas Gifts Under $20
You already know how difficult it is to find products made close to home, but there are a several USA-made gifts that are often easy to find. You just have to know what you’re looking for. I’ve tried items from all the companies listed below and love them so far. Merry shopping. Here’s what to…
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Stuff: Our Modern-Day Slave Master
Enjoy this guest post/book excerpt from Tsh Oxenreider, who blogs at SimpleMom.net. I’ll review her new book soon, but this post should give you a good idea of what the book is about — just in case you or someone you love is looking for inspiration to simply! That’s a big challenge, especially around the…
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Gimme 5 Collected 50 Tons
If you’re wondering where to take those plastic containers marked with the number 5 recycling symbol, join everyone who’s been taking them to Gimme 5 at Whole Foods or a participating co-op. In 2010, recyclers took in 50 tons of yogurt and sour cream containers, and items marked 5! That’s double the amount received in…
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Saturday’s Stairs: Electronics Story, Eco Christmas Trees and More
In The Story of Electronics — and the story of my 4.5-year-old laptop, blogger LA Green Girl is discussing a topic that’s been on my mind a lot — our obsession with updating to the latest electronics as soon as they’re out, old ones broken or not. It’s often difficult to hang on to old…
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Seeing Red a Good Thing: BPA-free Receipts
You’ll soon have some assurance that the receipt you’re handing is free of the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA). Back in July, I told you about how BPA has been found in nearly 40 percent of cash register receipts from major US businesses like Walmart and even Whole Foods. Appleton, the only producer of BPA-free thermal receipt…
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