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ShowerTek Green Choice Showerhead Lets You Save Water on the Fly

ShowerTek Green Choice Showerhead Lets You Save Water on the Fly

For those people who want a little more control over how much water they use in the shower, they might want to check out the new Green Choice showerheads from ShowerTek.

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A Romantic, Organic Cocktail for Valentine’s Day

A Romantic, Organic Cocktail for Valentine’s Day

This delightful cocktail combines sweet, sparkling apple cider with romantic lavender for a perfect Valentine's Day drink!

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Artists, Record Companies, and Concert Venues Launch the Green Music Group

Artists, Record Companies, and Concert Venues Launch the Green Music Group

Dave Matthews Band, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow among the founding artists working in a new coalition with record companies and concert venues to lessen the environmental impact of the music industry.

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Green Clean or Marketing Greenwash?

Green Clean or Marketing Greenwash?

Let’s be honest here: everyone is “green” these days. Marketers have co-opted that word to sell us everything from clothing to cleaning supplies, and they’ve managed to obscure the word’s real intention in doing so. Through deceptive packaging and vague claims, large companies are after well-intentioned consumer dollars. It’s buyer beware when looking for [...]

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Power Shift 2009 Economic and Climate Crisis Summit

Power Shift 2009 Economic and Climate Crisis Summit

Coming up in the last weekend in February in Washington DC you can join tens of thousands of like minded individuals meeting to discuss, listen, and learn about the economic and climate crisis we face and how to reclaim our future.

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Green UpGrade Your Kids Bookshelf

Green UpGrade Your Kids Bookshelf

An author named Jen Green has made it easy (and super affordable at $6.99 each on Amazon) to teach our kids how to go green. She has a series of books, “Why Should I…?” illustrated by Mike Gordon helping to answer those non-stop questions that kids always ask. These books not only say [...]

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Looking for Love in all the Right Places

Looking for Love in all the Right Places

Photo by Flickr User Marina Cast. Green and single on Valentine’s Day again???  Don’t give up all hope just yet and confine yourself to a life of a lonely, middle-aged ecosexual with a house full of cats, bamboo and organic vegetables.  There are many dating sites on the internet made just for people like you.  Dating [...]

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Barack Obama and a Greener America

Barack Obama and a Greener America

While listening to the inaugural address today it was hard to miss the nods President Obama made toward the need for alternative energy sources and a shift in behavior towards America’s energy consumption. Happy inauguration day!

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I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas

I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas

Here are some easy ways to have a green Christmas this year, and they are easier and greener than crafting a giant Frosty the Snowman out of 2 liter PET bottles!

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DIY Green Graffiti: Making Moss Murals

DIY Green Graffiti: Making Moss Murals

I came across a cool article on Environmental Graffiti about Anna Garforth and her Mossenger street art project that involves adorning public walls with green graffiti made from moss. Using the method that Garforth is using, disaffected youth can turn their tagging terra-friendly by making moss murals. The Moss Green Graffiti is completely natural and [...]

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