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Green Gadgets for the Home: Smart Choices to Save Money and Preserve Resources

Oct 31, 2024 09:26AM ● By Deborah Bevilacqua

As consumers take steps to benefit the environment, companies are responding with eco-friendly products. From dryer balls to solar-powered chargers, these innovations reduce waste, save energy, and lower carbon footprints.

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Fair-Trade Environmentalism: How Our Purchases Help Workers and the Planet

Sep 30, 2024 09:26AM ● By Megy Karydes

A GlobeScan study shows 41% of U.S. consumers choose products supporting social and environmental causes. Fair trade is growing as shoppers seek eco-friendly, ethical, and sustainable options.

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The Case for Cloth Diapers: Saving Money and the Environment

Sep 30, 2024 09:23AM ● By Kelcie Ottoes

Cloth diapers avoid harmful chemicals found in disposables, reduce landfill waste, and may ease potty training.

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Smashing Pumpkins: Turning Jack-O-Lanterns Into Compost

Sep 30, 2024 09:00AM

Hosting a pumpkin smash party is a fun way to divert pumpkins from landfills, turning them into valuable compost that enriches the soil and reduces environmental impact.

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Emerging Sustainability Drivers: From Artificial Intelligence to Citizen Scientists

Aug 30, 2024 09:26AM ● By Kelcie Ottoes

Renewable energy, greenwashing regulation, artificial intelligence applications and biodiversity programs are all being championed by stakeholders for the greater good of our planet.

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Benefits and Tips for Planting Native Trees

Aug 30, 2024 09:00AM

As people become increasingly aware of their environmental footprint, planting native trees stands out as an impactful action.

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The Environmentally Friendly Workplace

Jul 31, 2024 09:00AM

Sustainable measures for a greener workplace to reduce costs, save energy, cut waste, and boost morale.

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Farm Foods in a Capsule: Finding Sustainable, Nutrient-Dense Options

Jun 28, 2024 09:26AM ● By Kelcie Ottoes

Sustainable, nutrient-dense whole-food supplements boost health and complement a balanced diet to support overall wellness.

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Weeding Tips: Chemical-Free Weed Control

Jun 28, 2024 09:00AM

Weeds can turn a serene garden into chaos, but eco-friendly practices can help maintain soil health and biodiversity.

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Single-use plastics are marketed as disposable, however most are not being recycled, so they languish indefinitely in landfills or pollute our waterways in the form of microplastics.
A Look at Single-Use Plastics: Understanding the Challenges and Solutions

Mar 29, 2024 09:26AM ● By Sheryl DeVore

Single-use plastics are marketed as disposable, however most are not being recycled, so they languish indefinitely in landfills or pollute our waterways in the form of microplastics.

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Heal Our World Checklist

Mar 29, 2024 09:00AM

Our current practices are depleting Earth's resources faster than they can replenish. It takes 1.5 years to renew what we use annually, signaling an unsustainable trajectory for the planet's future.

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Planting for the Planet: Seven Herbs to Grow, Eat and Heal

Feb 29, 2024 09:28AM ● By April Thompson

Home growing not only provides fresh herbs for cooking needs, but also offers access to easy and affordable natural remedies that can soothe common ailments.

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Clothing Donation Tips: Understanding Where Secondhand Items Go

Nov 28, 2023 06:30AM ● By Kelcie Ottoes

Donating clothes feels good because we expect it to help someone else. More than 70 percent of the global population wears secondhand clothing.

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Green Fitness: Choosing an Earth-Friendly Gym

Oct 31, 2023 09:30AM ● By Kiki Powers

Traditional fitness centers consume significant amounts of electricity, water and other resources, but more gyms are rising to the challenge of reducing their environmental impact and employing strategies to increase energy efficiency, decrease waste and provide a healthier workout environment.

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Joys of Minimalism
The Joys of Minimalism: A Rich Life With Less Stuff

Oct 31, 2023 09:30AM ● By Carrie Jackson

Finding that material possessions weigh them down, people are turning to minimalism to simplify their physical, mental and emotional space.

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