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Kick the Plastic Habit: Choose Earth-Friendly Alternatives

Dec 29, 2017 01:10PM ● By Avery Mack

With the oceans predicted to contain more plastic than fish by 2050, we can join vital efforts underway at personal, local and global levels to reduce plastic use.

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Erase E-Waste: Regift or Recycle Smart Phones

Nov 30, 2017 04:20PM

Instead of trashing or trading in old smartphones and other electronics, you can donate them to worthy causes that either give them away or recycle them.

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Go Eco Like Grandma: Honor Her Wisdom in New Ways

Nov 30, 2017 04:20PM ● By Avery Mack

People are devising tech-savvy strategies to give new life to our grandmothers’ dictum “Use it up, wear it out, make do or do without.”

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Pumped Up About Geothermal: Homeowners Like its Eco-Friendly Cost Savings

Nov 02, 2017 02:07AM ● By Jim Motavalli

People are finding that geothermal pumps, which draw on the below-ground temperature of 50 degrees to heat and cool buildings, make sense environmentally and economically.

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Pedestrian Power: Smart Street Lights Powered by Footsteps

Oct 31, 2017 12:55PM

Las Vegas has arranged to install some streetlights that will be powered by pedestrians walking on kinetic energy pads on the sidewalk.

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Getting Greener: Renewables Hit High Mark in UK

Oct 31, 2017 12:55PM

Wind, solar, hydro and wood pellet burning generated 50.7 percent of the United Kingdom’s electricity on June 7, a significant marker of in use of renewable energy sources.

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New Local Source for Natural Hair and Body Products

Oct 29, 2017 12:34PM

Gabi Day launched Bright Body, a minority woman-owned natural hair and body product company, on October 1.

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Creating Community: 15 Ways to Craft a Circle of Caring

Sep 29, 2017 08:53PM ● By Linda Buzzell

With simple, clear steps and procedures, we can build bonds with our neighbors to create a better tomorrow together.

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Eco Sneakers: Biodegradable Reeboks Help Solve Waste Problem

Sep 29, 2017 07:18PM

With a compostable sneaker made of cotton and corn, Reebok is moving to reduce the negative impact of shoes on the environment.

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Resource Saver: Innovative Building Material Trumps Concrete

Sep 29, 2017 07:18PM

Building biodegradable bricks built with sand and bacteria depositing chemicals similar to the way coral grows is proving to be more energy efficient than cement manufacturing.

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