Tag: Holidays - Page 4
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10 Great Green Gifts for Valentine's Day
Spread the love with flower seed bombs, Mexican dark chocolate fondue, reclaimed housewares, organic textiles, and more.
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E-Waste Isn't Cute: That Singing Valentine’s Day Card is Illegal to Throw Away in California
Generation Green points out the hazards of those "cute" singing cards that pop up during the holidays, and provide us with a petition to get manufacturers to stop making them.
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Cruise Ship Lines Win 2011 "Dino of the Year" Anti-environmental Prize
NABU slams AIDA and TUI cruise lines for ships that pollute as much as 5 million cars driving the same route
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Survey: What Are You Doing Today?
It's the day after Christmas, but a holiday for many this year. But are you hitting stores or spending time relaxing?
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Today Is Boxing Day, A Great Idea That Turned into Wretched Excess
Celebrated outside of the United States, the holiday used to have a real meaning.
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3 Lifestyle Shifts for a Simpler, Sweeter, Healthier Holiday
I haven't mastered the art of holiday stress less-ness but I can say every year gets a little bit easier.
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2011: Report on the State Of Modern Green Gingerbread Design
Urbanism and density come to gingerbread, as it comes of age as an architectural medium.
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Texas Drought Devastates Mistletoe Crops, Confirming the Planet's War on Christmas
The severe droughts in Texas this year killed most of the state's mistletoe crops, jeopardizing Christmas celebrations throughout the country.
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It's All Uphill From Here: It's The Winter Solstice, The Shortest Day Of The Year
I love the winter solstice; from now on, for those of us in the northern hemisphere, every day will be a little bit brighter and a little bit longer.
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First People Powered Christmas Tree in UK
Trivia challenge: how many years can you run London with the power used on Christmas lights?
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Build a Gingerbread Geodesic Dome
Every year we look at the latest in the green gingerbread design world; This year it's a home in a dome.
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What Is Santa's Carbon Footprint? [Infographic]
We know there has to be a carbon footprint to the Christmas Eve trek Santa makes every year. This fun infographic adds it up for us.
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Stay at Prince Charles' Historical Guest House in Romania
Kate and William didn't spend their honeymoon there, and Transylvania wasn't on the Lonely Planet's list of the 10 best places to go this year...but it's certainly on Prince Charles' radar.
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Dorchester Hotel Plants 80 Trees Around London for its 80th Anniversary
The favourite haunt of celebrities and royalty has teamed up with urban tree-planting charity Trees for Cities.
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Completely Knitted Hotel Room Keeps You Cozy at Brighton, England's Hotel Pelirocco
Everything is knitted: From the lamp, curtains, and toothpaste and toothbrush, to the more traditional knitted bedspread.
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Cyber Monday Boasts Green Beauty Deals
Take advantage of green beauty deals with Naturopathica and Juice Beauty on Cyber Monday.
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Conscious Box: The Monthly Subscription Service Delivering Healthy Snacks and Skin Products to Your Door
Assorted goodies from ethical suppliers range from Glee Gum to Almond-Coconut Kind Bars, Honest Tea, and Pharmacopia body lotion.
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The Week in Animals News: Octopus Walks on Land, President Obama Pardons Turkeys, and More
An Octopus leaves the water and literally sprints across land. We also have turkeys saved from the ax, a scary look at a factory farmed turkey, and more.
