Growing up, I used a new towel every time I showered.  I just thought that was how it was done.  College, and the coin op laundry room cured me of that habit fast.

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Last week we talked about how to save leftover wine.  Yesterday, we talked about the corks.  But what should you do with the bottles? Read more…

Ditch paper napkins and go for cloth.  This isn’t just a great holiday tip, this is a great every day tip.  Cloth napkins are often associated with fine dining and fancy food, but there’s no rule that you can’t use cloth to wipe your greasy face while eating pizza, or clean up a spill while you’re eating cereal in the morning.  Read more…

Make soup!  It’s easy, economical, and a great way to get many more meals out of your Thanksgiving dinner.  Homemade turkey soup freezes well, and is so much better than anything you can buy in a can.  Read more…

Looking for something to do today while you sit around buying nothing?

Today is the National Day of Listening: Read more…

I wish you and yours a day of happiness, warmth, and love.

I am so thankful for all of you. Thanks for reading. Thanks for making greener choices. And thanks for sharing your eco-friendly ideas.

Have a good one!

Best,

Allie

Looking for the perfect gift is hard.  Looking for the perfect green gift can be a little more challenging.  From now until the end of the year, I’ll post green gift ideas to make things easier. Read more…

According to an Associate Press article, the FDA has found traces of Melamine, the substance that left 50,000 children sick and three dead in China, in popular brands of infant formula in the United States.  The FDA urges parents not to switch their child’s formula, but also admits that there is no level of melamine found to be safe for infants.

Here are some of the results from the tests: Read more…

Blogfish says Greenpeace dumped 5 tons of fish heads on the government’s doorstep, and now I’m going to be singing the fish heads song all day (warning: video above contains gratuitous fish heads and political incorrectness).

EarthFirst tells us if pushing a lime into a beer bottle renders it unrecyclable, and Fake Plastic Fish tells us why BioBags don’t belong in the landfills.

Ecoraazzi says Bush is ruining the planet in his last hours of presidency, and The Daily Green takes a look at Obama’s chances of undoing the Bush anti-environment legacy.

Petite Planet has an eco-friendly Thanksgiving craft that is just adorable and Grist has some Thanksgiving e-cards that really aren’t (but they are dark and funny).

Mrs. Good Human loved The Green Beauty Guide too, and Howling Hill is excited to get her hands on the copy she won here yesterday (it’s in the mail, btw, and like everything that comes from our house I’m sure there’s some dog hair included as a bonus).

This weekend I picked up our last CSA bag for the season.  We won’t be drowning in veggies again until June.  I’m a little bummed and a little relieved at the same time. Read more…