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Your Eco Etiquette Cheat Sheet

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Recycling, Organic Beer, Energy Saving, Leds, Green Advice, Eco Advice Column, Eco Etiquette, Green Living, Cfls, Green News

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. I've reached a milestone:...

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10 Most Commonly Overlooked Small Business Tax Deductions

Deborah Sweeney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Taxes, Small Business, Tax Deductions, Energy Saving, Tax, Retirement, Tax Returns, Small Business Jobs Act, Healthcare Tax Credit, Health Insurance, Small Business America, Business News

With tax season in full swing, almost everyone is preoccupied with tax returns, W-2s, and old receipts. Preparing your taxes can be very stressful, as...

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Reducing Energy Use Without Idology: Climate Skeptics Embrace Green Energy

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Climate and Energy Project, Energy Saving, Green Living, Green News

"Don't mention global warming," warned Nancy Jackson, chairwoman of the Climate and Energy Project, a small nonprofit group that aims to get people to...

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Weekly Mulch: Green Daydreams? A Clean Gulf, Energy Efficiency, and More

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: University of Georgia, Gulf of Mexico, Don Blankenship, Mcdonalds, Bp, EARTH GRAINS BREAD, ENDANGERED SPECIES HAPPY MEAL, Greenwashing, Conservation, Sara Lee, Noaa, Energy Saving, Riki Ott, Oil Spill, Kevin Drum, Green News

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger Yesterday, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) took Obama administration officials to task for encouraging Americans to be...

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How Not to Be a Hot Mess at Home

Courtney Cachet | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Energy Saving, Home Improvement, Summer Heat Tips, Courtney Cachet, Diggerslist, Healthy Living News

With the extreme heat much of the U.S. is battling with right now, we need some quick tips to keep us cool and safe! Here are some options that can help pretty much everyone.

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In Europe "Think Globally and Act Locally" Is More Than Just a Slogan for Saving the Planet

Jim Schumacher and Debbie Bookchin | Posted 05.25.2011

Since it burst onto the scene in the 1970s, the mainstream American environmental movement has too often regarded federal leadership and mandates as t...

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A 12-Step program for oil addicts: green grilling, chilling & more

Mindy Pennybacker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beach, Birds, Green Living, Green Shampoos, Green Grilling, Dawn Dish Soap, Green Cleaning, Energy Saving, Local Food, Fish, BP Gulf Oil Spill, Meat, Green Soaps, Oceana, Surfrider, Organic-Foods, Green News

At least consumers can cap our oil! This summer, as Americans anguish over the Gulf gusher, watching BP and the government point fingers while things ...

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Earth Hour Activities: How To Keep Busy During An Hour Of Darkness

Mother Nature Network | Chanie Kirschner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Earth Hour Activities, Earth Hour, Wwf Earth Hour, Lights Off, Energy Saving, Candlelight, Green Energy, World Wildlife Fund, Candlelight Activities, Green News

Q: Earth Hour is coming up on March 27 and I, for one, am excited to get in on the action and turn off my lights. One question though -- what the heck...

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Eco Etiquette: Should I Cancel My Gym Membership?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Microgym, Eco-Friendly Exercise, Energy Saving, Green Gym, Green Living, Outdoor Exercise, Nature, Green News

The other day, I offered to take my friend with me as a guest to my local health club. He seemed surprised that I belong to a gym, and pointed out tha...

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"Green" Light Bulbs Have Mercury: Who Knew?

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recycling, Mercury, Energy Saving, Mercury Poisioning, LED Bulbs, CFL Bulbs, Green Light Bulbs, Green News

The move toward greater energy efficiency Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs is more complex than consumers might realize because all fluorescent bulbs contain mercury, a known neurotoxin.

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5 Ways To Cut Your Current Fridge's Energy Use

Chelsea Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Refrigerator, Green Living, Energy Saving, Saving Money, Giy, Green News

Well, that's all well and good, but what can you do, you--an individual, not a government--in your daily life to cut carbon and make the world a littl...

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Tip #6 for Our 44th President: Listen to Your Mother-In-Law

Emily Main | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy Saving, Barack Obama, Organic Gardens, First Ladies, Energy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Abigail Adams, Green Living, Laura Bush, 60 Minutes, Vegetables, Lou Hoover, Food, Lady Bird Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Gardening, Parents, Green News

In honor of these wise women, we've compiled a list of some of the nation's former First Ladies (and grandmothers and mothers-in-law) and their contributions to a better planet.

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