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I found this article by Gabriel Draven about how a couple of people saved money while properly insulating their home. These are cheap ideas and the benefits last a long time. Think about your green home. Continue reading Green Home Economics for the working class These days, anything and everything can be green, so why not fashion? If we can eat green, heat our homes with green and drive around green, then why the heck not wear green? Continue reading The Basics of Choosing Eco-Friendly Clothes According to the non-profit Earth Pledge, today some 8,000 synthetic chemicals are used throughout the world to turn raw materials into textiles. Domestically, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that one-quarter of all pesticides used nationwide go toward growing cotton, primarily for the clothing industry. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers many domestic textile manufacturing facilities to be hazardous waste generators; and lax standards and enforcement in developing countries, where the majority of textiles are produced, means that untold amounts of pollution are likely being deposited into local soils and waterways in regions that can hardly stand further environmental insult. Continue reading Fashion Footprint Driving to work has a lot of benefits. Sure, some will begrudge their trek due to the congestion and distance. However, driving to work can be a great opportunity for listening to an audio book, looking the local scenery, and helping the environment. You’re a reader and you are concerned about the effect that paper production has on the environment. That’s apparent, because you’re here to learn to go green. But how do you move beyond the obvious ” buying books at the major bookseller” to support eco-friendly book production? There are so many options out there that we wonder why the obvious is so often overlooked. Continue reading Book reading, The eco friendly way For anyone considering beginning a green-based business or perhaps even just thinking about aiming towards making your existing business greener, then you will need to understand and embrace the Triple Bottom Line. Continue reading Triple Bottom Line for Green Business We’re all worried about what we eat. From too much fat, to too many refined carbs, to too much red meat, fish, or poultry, there are so many concerns for everyone to pay attention to. With many conflicting recommendations , it gets even harder, and when you throw ecological concerns like over fishing, factory farming, and pesticides into the mix, it can be downright discouraging! Continue reading Enjoy Some Organic Food & Wine After decades of organic wine production, some have become really popular these days. The one which is fast rising the popularity charts is biodynamic wine, which is organically grown. For proper growth and vinification, the positions of the sun, the moon, the starts and other natural events must be taken into account. Continue reading Biodynamic Wine The Empire State Building, the symbol of New York’s pre-eminence that held the title of the world’s tallest skyscraper for 41 years, is seeking to pierce through the pall of economic gloom that has descended on Manhattan by turning itself green.
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