Thursday, November 13th, 2008
Second-hand clothes are awesome. I don't feel a need to support that with any evidence, so I won't. In addition to being awesome, pre-owned clothes offer a surprising number of benefits to the environment, society, and your wallet.
While it is well-known that buying second-hand is much cheaper than buying new ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Did you know that using reusable cups rather than disposable paper or foam cups is better for the environment? You probably did, but when you get a drink to go, say from Starbucks or Jamba Juice, how often do you use a reusable container? I'm going to bet not ...
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
Paper - it's outdated and wasteful. Why not save resources, money, and time by going electronic? By signing up for online-billing you will no longer receive paper copies of your bills, saving trees, and your bills can be automatically paid, saving time. Additionally, greenhouse gas emissions are prevented because you ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
If you are going out of a room for half an hour, or even 10 minutes, turn the lights off.
If your room or office gets enough sunlight, try not to waste electricity for no reason.
Saving does not mean restricting your freedom or making you uncomfortable, but it is a way ...
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
Every year, around 500 billion plastic bags are used worldwide... So many that over one million bags are being used every minute and they're damaging our environment.
Plastic bags consume scarce resources and create pollution littering streets, beaches, trees and waterways.
Plastic bags are difficult & costly to recycle – it ...
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
We all talk about global warming and how important it has become to do something about it, even a simple gesture… because the sum of all individual simple gestures WILL make a difference… but isn’t it weird that every time we do that, we first think of others and expect ...
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