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4 Ways to Avoid the Hidden Evils of Valentine’s Day

From child labor to blood diamonds, showing your love can have some seriously unexpected pitfalls.
10 Ways to Spice up Your Knickers With Sustainable Lingerie

With Valentine's Day around the corner, now's the time to invest in thongs, sweet babydoll sets, ruffled knickers, and more -- in sustainable materials from organic cotton to soy.
Say it with Butterflies - Green Start-Up Grows Monarch Butterflies for Events, Therapy & Conservation

Here is an interesting buisness idea; grow butterflies to let fly at special ocasions and at the same time help the enviornment as well as people with special needs. The project is called Mariposeando (Spanish for something
Can Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides Be Romantic and Cruel At the Same Time?

Today, Valentine's Day, is said to be the peak time for horse-drawn carriage rides in New York City. But the practice is a controversial one, and is being met tonight with protests by a coalition of organizations including Friends of
54 Jewelers Now Refuse to Buy Dirty Gold from Alaska's Pebble Mine

Industry opposition to the controversial mining project at Alaska's Bristol Bay is growing: by last May, dozens of jewelry retailers had vowed to not buy gold from what would be the country's largest open-pit mine and
Valentine's Day 2011: Animal Courtship Rituals, Stuff We Love, Green Gifts, and More

Single on Valentine's Day? We've got a dung beetle and a peacock who may be able to offer you relationship advice. Is love green? Well, we've got the scoop on that too. Find this, green gifts for your sweetheart, and
What We Love: TreeHugger's Picks for Valentine's Day (Slideshow)

The TreeHugger staff often gets really excited about savvy green things. Sometimes too excited. But what better day to gush our love for green initiatives, products, and lifestyle changes than Valentine's Day?
What We Love: TreeHugger's Picks for Valentine's Day

The TreeHugger staff often gets really excited about savvy green things. Sometimes too excited. But what better day to gush our love for green initiatives, products, and lifestyle changes than Valentine's Day? From high speed rail to aerated water, the p
Best of Inhabitat: Green Valentine's Day Gifts That Sizzle

Valentine's Day is this coming Monday - if you're still waiting for Cupid's arrow to point you towards some affordable green gifts that will have your sweetie swooning, we're here to help. If it's sexy skivvies that you think your honey desires (or
Valentine's Day Gift Guide 2011: Sweet on Earth (Slideshow)

You could tell your loved one that Valentine's Day is one of the most commercial holidays of the year -- a day dedicated to consumerism, over-consumption, and senseless spending on over-priced heart-shaped boxes
Valentine's Day Gift Guide 2011: Sweet on Earth

You could tell your loved one that Valentine's Day is one of the most commercial holidays of the year -- a day dedicated to consumerism, over-consumption, and senseless spending on over-priced heart-shaped boxes of carbon-footprint-heavy chocolate. But
10 Healthy Aphrodisiac Foods to Eat Before Bedtime

Valentine's day is not the only day to go to bed early: These 10 reputed aphrodisiacs will boost your bedroom experience to a whole new realm any night of the year. The health benefits will do your body good even out of the bedroom, including lowering cho
Our Valentine to TreeHugger and TreeHuggers Part 2

At TreeHugger, where we have almost 50 writers around the world, everyone has their own choices of people, themes, memes and ideas that they love; We asked around for everyone's favourites. Read Part 1 here. Kelly writes occasionally on TreeHugger and
Our Valentine to TreeHugger and TreeHuggers Part 1

Valentines' Day is coming up fast, a day where we think about the people we love. At TreeHugger, where we have almost 50 writers around the world, everyone has their own choices of people, themes, memes and ideas that they love; We asked around for
10 Healthy Aphrodisiac Foods to Eat Before Bedtime (Slideshow)

Valentine's day is over, but that doesn't mean the bedroom needs to be a place just for sleeping the rest of the year. The measurable affect of any food on your sexual prowess is still up for debate, but that doesn't mean
Declaring our love for the Best Green Valentines Around the Blogosphere

Love is the air as Valentine's Day approaches this weekend. And while we regularly show our appreciation for all the other amazing green bloggers out there on TH Blog Love, at this time of year it seems even more appropriate to declare our feelings!
Valentine's Day Gift Guide: How Green Is Your Love?

Whether you're a longtime duo marking a milestone anniversary this year, a pair of starry-eyed newlyweds still in honeymoon mode, or one-half of a brand new couple facing your first Valentine's Day, it's time to start making plans
A Flatpack Valentines Day: Ribcage With Heart

Being suckers for anything flatpack, we love Portland designer Nathan Chrislip's Ribcage and Heart card.