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Entries Tagged as 'carbon footprint'

Green Bags for Your Business

June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

I’m always preaching about reusable shopping bags - my made of honor even mentioned it in her wedding speech. Some people think I’m a little crazy, but it makes me feel good knowing that my friends and family know where I stand and it may actually remind people to be a little more conscious of […]

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Tags: Living Green · carbon footprint · plastic bags · Eco-Friendly · product reviews · Environment

350 Challange

March 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Well I did it, today I joined Brighter Planet’s 350 Challenge.
After shattering their goal of 350 bloggers in under a month, they decided to keep the 350 Challenge open indefinitely. Now over 1,600 bloggers are participating. To join in, post the badge to your site, register on their website, and they’ll offset 350 pounds of […]

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Tags: carbon footprint · renewable energy source · sustainability · Environment

Gone to the Birds

March 6th, 2009 · No Comments

A while back I wrote a blog entry about “worm poop tea,” or liquid plant food made from waste, by the company TerraCycle. In the meantime TerraCycle has come out with a huge list of recycled products. Including, cool tote bags made from old drink pouches, fire logs made from 100% wax cardboard waste and […]

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Tags: worm poop tea · compost tea · Terra Cycle · bird feeder · carbon footprint · Zerofootprint · recyle · Living Green · Eco-Friendly · product reviews · packaging · birds · local food · Environment