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Give Your Household Cleaners a Green and Nontoxic Upgrade

by Tim Hurst on February 8th, 2010

Is your home hiding a toxic hot spot? If you’re using conventional products, the answer is probably yes.

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Reknit Turns Your Unwanted Knitwear into New Treasures

by Becky Striepe on January 11th, 2010

After reading Gary Smith’s expose on cruelty in the wool industry on Elephant Journal a couple of weeks ago, I’ve had knit goods on my mind. Combine that with being pretty bummed about retail waste, and things were looking sort of grim. That is, until I ran across an awesome new company: Reknit.

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iPhone App Will Help You Recycle, then Point You to the Nearest Farmers’ Market

by Tim Hurst on December 7th, 2009

Need to recycle those pesky #5 plastic yogurt cups when you’re away from home? There’s an app for that. Launched in the spring of 2009 by recycling information clearinghouse, Earth911.com, the iRecycle app for the iPhone helps you find the nearest locations to drop-off water bottles, used motor oil, your old cellphone, or virtually anything that [...]

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Handmade Options for Winterizing Your Home

by Becky Striepe on November 6th, 2009

Brr! It feels like the temperature dropped over night! According to the folks at EPA’s Energy Star, about half of our home energy use goes to heating and cooling our homes, and we use the vast majority of that energy on heat during the chilly months. Luckily, those crafty Etsy sellers have all sorts [...]

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ThredUP Online Clothing Swap

by Becky Striepe on October 29th, 2009

Let’s be honest here for a minute. We’ve all got some things in our closets that we haven’t worn in years. Maybe it’s that pair of jeans that we’re hoping to one day fit back into. Maybe it’s a top that’s great in theory but just doesn’t seem to go with anything. [...]

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Recycled Cardboard Speakers by Origaudio

by Tim Hurst on October 23rd, 2009

Origaudio cardboard speakers let you and your friends listen to music from your iPod without pretension or the need for additional batteries. Everyone travels with their music these days. Those white iPod earbuds are about as ubiquitous as the ears they are supposed to stay in. The problem is that sometimes you don’t want to be [...]

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Etsy Finds: Fall Fashion

by Becky Striepe on September 21st, 2009

Fall is here! Goodbye, scorching days of summer! Hello tights, boots, scarves, and lots of layers! Cooler weather doesn’t have to mean a trip to the big box store. It’s time to get bundled up in handmade fashions. Here are some awesome eco-friendly Etsy finds for Fall.

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Etsy Finds: Back to School

by Becky Striepe on August 25th, 2009

Summer’s winding down, and it’s time to sharpen those pencils! While Americans have spent less on school supplies this year, the average family still spends about $550. Instead of shopping at a big box store, why not support some independent crafters and get a few of your back to school supplies in green [...]

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Eat Real, Eat Local

by Matt Embrey on August 22nd, 2009

This illustrative video was produced for the Canadian “Eat Real, Eat Local” campaign, targeted at getting Canadian’s to support local agriculture, but the message is universal: Eatling locally grown food is healthier, more environmentally friendly and better for your local economy.

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Far Foods Carbon Footprint Labels

by Matt Embrey on August 14th, 2009

So you are buying organic and mostly local, that’s pretty good, but if you live in New England like me come winter time local produce is a little harder to come by so end up buying tomatoes from… China!? The fact is there’s no reliable and easy way to know where your produce is [...]

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