When we talked about joining a CSA a few weeks ago, The Modern Gal, and Mickey asked about ways to make local produce last all year long. Read more…

Last week, The Organic Consumers Association released a report on carcinogenic 1, 4-Dioxane.  It’s been found in several major brands of personal care and household cleaning products labeled organic or natural.  The brands listed included one of my favorites — Ecover.

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Today’s tip is from Christie Matheson’s book, Green Chic: Saving the Earth in Style.

Air dry your hair before you blow dry. According to Christie, using a hairdryer that’s 1875 watts for 12 minutes a day every day adds up to over 500 pounds of CO2 per year. If you cut your dry time in half by air drying or towel drying very well, you can cut your hair dryer emissions in half as well.

Christie says that this comes with the added benefit of saving your hair from damage.

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Sourcebooks was kind enough to send me a copy of Green Chic: Saving the Earth In Style, and I loved it. It’s a fun, easy read and a great reference for making greener choices every day. (Keep reading. There’s a giveaway!) Read more…

For some reason, I never get rid of used up pens. I put them back in the pen cup thinking they will magically work again the next time I give them a try. Of course, there’s no magic at work, and when I need to take a message or write down a phone number, I’m stuck trying to carve words and numbers into the paper with the point of the pen because it’s still inkless.

I finally broke down the other day and bought a new pen. Two actually. They came packaged together. Read more…

My cat’s favorite place to sleep is in an old mixing bowl, lined with a towel, propped up on the guest room bed. Don’t ask how this came to be. It was a long process. But after years of buying her fancy cat beds that she never used, she blissfully naps in her mixing bowl every afternoon.

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Not only is organic produce better for you and less taxing on the environment, new studies show that the use of organic fertilizer could actually be helping the environment.

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A car that runs on beans seems like the magic answer to our petroleum-centered society. Here’s the very simple reason it isn’t. Read more…

I remember a radio commercial from way back that had someone singing, “take the train to the plane, take the train to the plane.”  But Carbonfund.org has a good reason for just taking the train on your next trip.

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I just came across these adorable bags at Ecoist.  They’re made from recycled newspaper and coated with biodegradable cellophane and come in a range of shapes and sizes.

Plus, Ecoist is a store you can feel good about supporting:

 Founded in 2004, Ecoist develops unique gifts and fashion accessories for the eco-minded individual.

Our objective is to merge design with social and environmental consciousness to provide stylish, functional, and durable products that people will love to own. All our products are made from recycled, organic, or earth-friendly materials, and are manufactured through our network of fair trade partnerships around the world.