Green Living

Selecting Eco-Friendly Furniture for Your Home

May 30, 2011

You’ve installed solar panels for alternative energy, poured concrete for flooring and countertops (instead of using wood or stone), and colored your walls with no-VOC paint that won’t pollute your interior air. The stage is set and now it’s time to fill your house with the functional, comfortable furnishings that will turn it into a [...]

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Top Ten Green Movies

May 29, 2011

Not all entertainment has to be brainless. Although most people associate “environmental” films with boring documentaries, there are actually several movies that focus on issues facing the future of our planet and the continuation of our species that will thrill and delight audiences of any age. Here are a few you might want to check [...]

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Five Ways To Go Green In Everyday Life

May 28, 2011

Green is the new black – isn’t that the way fashion-speak goes? Every day people are looking for ways to live a greener, more environmentally friendly lifestyle. Contrary to popular belief, going green doesn’t mean you have to develop a liking for woolly hats and hugging trees. There are plenty of ways to live a [...]

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Dickies Natural Elements Medical Scrubs: The Eco-Friendly Scrub

May 25, 2011

The Green Revolution is slowly affecting more and more aspects of our lives, from household cleaning agents to the way we build and design our homes. An area that has not yet been included is that of clothing. Dickies, a well-known manufacturer of uniforms and medical scrubs, is leading the way by developing a new [...]

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Design a Stylish Green Dining Room

May 24, 2011

Every room in your home can receive the eco-friendly treatment when it comes time for an upgrade or total makeover, but one of the easiest and least expensive is the dining room. While kitchen and bathroom remodeling will provide for a lot of impact (and a big return on investment), they can also be extremely [...]

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Green Your Fitness Routine

May 20, 2011

There are many ways in which you can choose to get fit, shedding unwanted pounds and toning or bulking up. You can go to a local gym, join a class, or simply do it on your own from the comfort of your home. But if you’re trying to embrace an eco-friendly lifestyle you may be [...]

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Is Your Bedroom Eco-Friendly?

May 18, 2011

You may not want recycled sheets or mattresses (since the only real way to get them is to go second-hand…ew). But that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of ways to create an eco-friendly space to sleep in. Just take a look around your current bedroom and assess the contents. Is the bedding made from organic [...]

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Eco-Friendly Casinos

May 14, 2011

The marriage of these two spheres, eco-friendly living and casinos, does not immediately inspire confidence. If we’re being honest, casinos don’t exactly epitomize the ideals of conservancy; they are largely dedicated to hedonism, excess, and waste. They appear to be the exact opposite of everything that green living stands for. And yet, you have to [...]

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How to Throw an Eco-Friendly Baby Shower

May 13, 2011

Most women who are tasked with throwing a baby shower will run right out for polyurethane balloons, non-recyclable plastic food service and utensils, and fresh-cut flowers. But if the mother-to-be that you’re throwing the shower for is dedicated to reducing her carbon footprint and living green, then perhaps you should take that into consideration when [...]

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Benefits of Owning an Eco-Friendly TV

May 8, 2011

It should come as no surprise that televisions can be huge contributors to your electricity bill. Not only do they require a lot of energy for use, but most households have one or more television sets on for several hours each day. This is a sad product of our obsession with technology, and it may [...]