Friday, February 13th, 2009
Choosing a sustainable diet is not only one of the best ways to reduce your impact on the environment, but it can also substantially improve your health and quality of life. Encouraging your employees to eat green will reduce your organization's impact on the environment, and just may give ...
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
Remember when you were a kid, and you had that one friend who had all the cool, crazy furniture all over his house like car seats for chairs and couches, road signs for coffee tables, and tobacco spittoons for water pitchers? Well that furniture is still cool because not ...
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
On average adults spend over 90% of their time indoors, and the air indoors is almost always more polluted than outdoor air due to dust, mold, radon, and other chemicals. Recently, it has been recognized that poor indoor air quality can lead to lower productivity, missed work days, and illness ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
From pollution dilution to cleaning and hydration, water is pretty darn useful. And, at less than a third of a cent per gallon in the US, water is basically free. That's got to be the best bang for your buck I have ever heard of. Inexpensive water does not come ...
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
There are so many reasons to make your commute to work more sustainable, and there are just as many ways to achieve a greener commute. On top of reducing your impact on the environment, greening your commute by walking, cycling, using public transit, or any other method can get you in ...
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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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