Category: Green Choices
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Not Just Earth Day
Yes, it’s almost Earth Day, April 22. Lots is going on. And it’s free. Celebrate nature with free admission to all national parks. It’s National Park Week through April 24. If that doesn’t fit in the schedule, visit a garden on Friday, May 6. Many botanic gardens are participating in…
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Get the Guide to Green Colleges
The Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) have released their second annual edition of their green colleges guide. It’s called The Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges: 2011 Edition, and you can download it for free at CenterforGreenSchools.org. Here’s just some of what you can find…
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Transocean’s “Best Year” 2010
What’s a crappy apology sound like? Transocean Ltd. said that calling 2010 their best year ever in safety “may have been insensitive.” Who is Transocean? Only the owners of the oil rig that exploded last year in the Gulf, killing 11 workers and dumping lots of oil into the ocean.…
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Understanding Geothermal
Geothermal. It’s a pretty-sounding word, but lots of us don’t know what it means. GeothermalGenuis.org is available to help you better understand this innovative and efficient system of air conditioning. In very basic terms, geothermal heating and cooling takes advantage of the temperature under the surface of the ground to…
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Merry Christmas, Brew a Cup
A very Merry Christmas and wonderful green New Year to you! I just got into one of my stocking stuffers early. Hey, we ran out of decaf. It’s been so long since I’ve had Stumptown coffee, I’ve forgotten that it’s a dessert all to itself. No cookie needed. It’s not…
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Strange Reporting at NPR: Dishwashers Not Working
This article at NPR, Dishes Still Dirty? Blame Phosphate-Free Detergent, was written by someone perhaps half asleep. Please read it and share your comments. The writer explains that automatic dishwasher detergent makers were forced to take the phosphate out of their detergents earlier this year. They had to do this…
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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.…
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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…
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Sell Your Halloween Candy
Trick or treat is mostly about the ritual, right? Hmm. Maybe some of us really do love candy, but if you find yourself with lots of spare candy post-Halloween, try selling it to a dentist! Halloween Candy Buy Back allows participating dentists to buy up candy for $1 a pound…
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Say Farewell to SunChips Compostable Bag
It’s finally happened. All the complaining about the loud SunChips compostable bag has led to its untimely death. Frito Lay is discontinuing the bag, but they say they’re looking for the next generation of compostable bag — a much softer-sounding generation, I’m sure. Read more at the Grist SunChips post.…
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