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Green Eyes On: Three Green New Year's Resolutions
Photo via FlickrA few weeks before we even rang in the start of 2009, I was already thinking about my New Year's resolutions. And then I started wondering what resolutions other people were making. I heard both the usual: eat better, exercise more...and
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Green Tea Protects From Alzheimer's, More Studies Show
Photo Credit: Kanko Research with green tea and Alzheimer's continues to show that the antioxidant properties in green tea (Camellia Sinensis) may in fact have the ability to decrease production of beta-amyloid, which is the protein which forms plaques
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Six Green Hangover Remedies
Some might say if you have a hangover, you might already be green (not the environmental kind of green, ahem). But if you want to cure that throbbing headache from last night's Christmas party or holiday get-together, take a
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Could New Fair Trade Flower Bouquets Soften the Blow of a Damaging Industry?
After I learned the eco-issues behind the cut flower industry I was never able to look at a dozen roses the same again. No longer was it a symbol of a sweet loving gesture, but rather, the sign of often pesticide laden blooms and
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Lush Lathers Up with Synthetic-Free Shampoo
Like any good TreeHugger, I love Lush's natural ingredients, minimal packaging, and the fact they won't sell out to the highest bidder. I was, however, always irked with their use of sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS)
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One in Three Toys on Shelf Found To Be Toxic
It turns out that researchers tested more than 1,500
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Canadians Tire of Toxic Fruits and Veggies
While the Canadian Cancer Society has been vocal about banning cosmetic pesticides in homes,
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American Food System Fertilized With Industrial Chemical Melamine
Image: FactoryFarm.org on Flickr We’ve talked about the pervasive industrial chemical melamine appearing in Chinese food – from its domestic supplies of milk to its exports of wheat gluten found anywhere from pet food to chicken feed. We’ve also covered
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Take Filtered Water With You
Okay so you've gotten over the bottled water hump, purchased your own canteen of sorts and now you merrily take water with you wherever you go. You can use a Brita or Pur filter at home when you leave in the morning,
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Eco Dishwashing Liquid Works As Well as Cascade
Earth Friendly Product's 'New Wave High-Performance Auto Dishwasher Gel' held its own against Cascade in an independent study showing that these phosphate-free cleaners can perform just as well as conventional cleaners. Most cleaners give the impression
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7 Executive Orders President Obama Should Sign to Protect the Environment: Center for Progressive Reform
At the time of this writing, Barack Obama has been president-elect for less than a week and no one is wasting any time in making suggestions for actions he should take once he's President Obama. The Center for Progressive Reform
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5 Organic Childrens Products for the Fall
Just in time for the Holiday Season, several childrens clothing outfits offer cute new choices. One label is offering prizes to the winner of their design contest. Another has cute peace sayings on kids tops, while a third offers
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Drug Take Back Programs On the Rise
Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy Company just announced that it has joined the list of facilities that can and will take your unused and outdated medicines and properly dispose of them "by an FDA-approved company." Neither
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Manduka Pro Yoga Mats Offer Lifetime Guarantee
Yoga mats may seem like a dime a dozen these days, and even more so with all of the eco-friendly mats out there. We're not saying eco mats are a bad thing, we're just offering another way to make your yoga mat sustainable - offer
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Salon Quality, 100% Natural Hair Dye by Advanced Cosmetic Technologies
A hair dye without harsh chemicals, bleach, peroxide, ammonia, resorcinol or paraphenylene diamine (PPD)? And not a moment too soon as you are worried about looking your best this upcoming holiday season and the chance you might run into that old flame
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Makeup Artist Paige Padgett Gives Eco-Friendly Makeup Tips
On November 13, the 18th Annual Environmental Media Association Awards will be handed out, and one of the three green makeup artists on hand to make everyone look gorgeous is Paige Padgett.
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Risk of Developing Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Linked to Environmental Threats
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease are driven largely in part by environmental factors, a study released last week found. The report, Environmental Threats to Healthy Living, is a comprehensive review of research on
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MINIGAS Could Be Cheaper, More Accurate Greenhouse Gas Detector
Monitoring greenhouse gasses could be made more easy and effective by governments with the MINIGAS. And companies from all over Europe are coming together to create the technology for a super tiny, super sensitive greenhouse gas
