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Category: Green Choices

  • Count Up to Earth Day: Tip 13 Select Used Cardboard Moving Boxes

    This post is part of a series counting up to Earth Day on April 22. Nope. I’m not talking about dumpster diving. You can buy used cardboard boxes online at (where else) UsedCardboardBoxes.com! The boxes are guaranteed to work as well as a new box. And the best news is…

  • Count Up to Earth Day: Tip 12 Find a Green College

    This post is part of a series counting up to Earth Day on April 22. Check back for the rest of the 22 tips! The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the The Princeton Review teamed up to bring you an updated green college…

  • Count Up to Earth Day: Tip 11 Explore Roots & Shoots

    This post is part of a series counting up to Earth Day on April 22. Check back for the rest of the 22 tips! I’m not talking in botanical terms when I say to explore Roots & Shoots, though it could involve getting your hands a little dirty. I just…

  • Count Up to Earth Day: Tip 10 Look for the Green Frog Sticker

    This post is part of a series counting up to Earth Day on April 22. Check back for the rest of the 22 tips! Bananas are the most popular fruit in the world! I can see why too. They’re great in smoothies or just as a snack. And have you…

  • Count Up to Earth Day: Tip 6 Perform a Random Act of Green

    This post is part of a series counting up to Earth Day on April 22. Check back for the rest of the 22 tips! Spread green habits for Earth Day. The idea is that when you do something nice for someone, they’ll hopefully adopt a new habit like taking their…

  • Count Up to Earth Day: Tip 5 Practice the Green You Believe

    This post is part of a series counting up to Earth Day on April 22. Check back for the rest of the 22 tips! Have you thought about the differences between your beliefs and how you act? More specifically, have you considered whether you act to protect the planet as…

  • Count Up to Earth Day: Tip 2 Recycle Your Packing Peanuts

    This post is part of a series counting up to Earth Day on April 22. Check back for the rest of the 22 tips! Did you realize that those extremely pesky packing peanuts are actually a plastic? Uh-huh. Peanuts belong to the Styrofoam family. They’re actually a funny, mostly air…

  • Count Up to Earth Day: Tip 1 Don’t Throw Out #5 Plastic

    This post is part of a series counting up to Earth Day on April 22. Check back for the rest of the 22 tips! While you’ll frequently find that yogurt and sour cream containers are marked #5 for recycling, not all recycling centers accept this plastic. Don’t toss em though. Instead,…

  • Is Earth Hour On, I Mean Off at Your House Tonight?

    Some people might think, oh, what good will it do to save one hour of electricity? But that’s not the point of Earth Hour. Go dark at 8:30pm your time tonight (March 31) to show your support for protecting the planet. Nelson Mandela has tweeted his support for Earth Hour,…

  • Monday’s Stairs: Birds in Books, Green Sidewalks and DIY iPad Cases

    Green Building Elements featured sustainable sidewalks from PaveGen. The recycled rubber slabs make use of kinetic energy from footsteps to power nearby appliances. Meanwhile, the very visual and inspiring Colossal featured colorful recycled skateboard deck sculptures by Haroshi, and Birds in Books by artist Paula Swisher. Please check out this…