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Third Graders Help Their School Win Green Cup Recycle Challenge

Veronique Pittman | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: K-12 Education, Recycling, Energy Conservation, K-12, Green Schools, Recycle, Zero Waste, Zero-Waste, Education News
Veronique Pittman

Winning the Recycle Challenge was a source of pride for the children, which showed them that the work they do every week pays off.

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Reduce, Reuse, Repent: Earth Day Revival Amuses And Transforms

Will Braun | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Sabbath, Earth Day 2012, Revival, Consumption, Recycle, Reuse, Earth Day, Reduce, Video, Religion News
Will Braun

So what does a postmodern Earth Day altar call look like? People pledged to learn to live in smaller circles -- to bike less and walk more, to eat locally, to plant gardens. Many pledged to take a digital sabbath -- "no screens on Sunday."

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Make Every Day Earth Day

Natalie Pace | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Solar, Gulf of Mexico, Reduce, Trees, Brad Pitt, Recycle, Organic Food, Geothermal, Electric Cars, Reuse, Livinghomes, LED Lighting, Oil Spill, Makeitright, Wind Power, #EarthDay, #Green, #CleanEnergy, NataliePace.Com, #BikePower, #BP, Green News
Natalie Pace

Why Bike Power? There are huge physical and fiscal benefits to biking. With obesity on the rise in U.S. children and one out of every three American adults weighing in obese, biking is one way to get America moving again.

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Entrepreneurs Find Cash In Trash

Reuters | Christina Hernandez Sherwood | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Recycling, Environmental Protection Agency, Recyclematch, Video, Small Business, Ecoscraps, Startup, Recycle, Epa, Environment, Small Business News and Trends, Startups, Trash, Small Business News

(Reuters) - Some entrepreneurs across the country are building businesses based on the belief that garbage -- once destined to rot in a landfill -- ca...

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Making the Earth Our BFF

Patricia Draznin | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Digital Technology, Recycle, Compost, Ecosystem, Environment, Green, Earth Day 2012, Reusable, Pollution, Carbon Footprint, Comedy News
Patricia Draznin

With Earth Day hurtling toward us faster than you can skin a free-range carrot, we consider our nation's progress in cleaning up the ecosystem that we've been trashing for decades. Here at the Oh Zone, we did what any skilled researcher would do to find the answer. We asked Siri.

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5 Simple Ways to Live Greener

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Environment, Sustainable Living, Maria Rodale, Reduce Your Carbon Footprint. How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint, Green Living, Recycle, Environmentally Friendly, Maria's Farm Country Kitchen, Carbon Footprint, Green News
Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Julie Kerr Gines, environmental scientist and the author The best way to become greener is to slowly incorporate green habits into y...

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7 Ways To Cut Down On Trash

Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Recycling, Video, Recycle, Less Trash, Recycle Electronics, Household Garbage, Green-Living, Waste Less Trash, Reduce Trash, Reduce Garbage, Reduce-Household-Trash, Do Your Part, Green News

From Terri Bennett, Founder of DoYourPart.com: It’s February and all month long, Do Your Part is challenging you to reduce the amount of garbage ...

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Well, That's One Way To Recycle A Trash Bag

Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Chishtee, Khalil Chishtee, Video, Plastic Bag Art, Recycle, Trash Bag Art, Arts News

We can all agree that plastic bags aren't great for the environment, right? However, this is not to say that you can't do some nifty things with your ...

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10 DIY Tips To Reuse Your Plastic Pill Bottles

Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Uses for Pill Bottles, Upcycle, Video, Recycle Plastic, Recycle, Green-Living, Recycle-Pill-Bottles, Pill Bottles, Plastic Pill Bottles, Reuse Pill Bottles, Green News

From Networx' Sayward Rebhal: I'm a pretty progressive gal. I make "Socially Conscious, Totally Fabulous" my mantra, and I've got my green routine ...

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Top 20 DIY Tips To Reuse Plastic Bottles

Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Recycling, Reuse Water Bottles, Recycle Water Bottles, Recycle Plastic Water Bottles, Video, Recycle, Up-Cycle Plastic, Water Bottle Diy, Green-Living, Plastic Water Bottles, Up-Cycle, Up-Cycle Water Bottles, Uses for Plastic, Uses for Water Bottles, Uses for Plastic Water Bottles, Green News

From Networx' Sayward Rebhal: Plastic grocery bags and plastic water bottles -- those disposable environmental nightmares -- have become iconic in ...

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10 Easy Ways to Become
a Zero-Waste Household

Maria Rodale | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Recycle, Maria Rodale's Blog, Zero Waste, Zero Waste Home, Reduce, Maria's Farm Country Kitchen, Green Awards, Bea Johnson, Reuse, Sustainable Living, Green News
Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Bea Johnson, of The Zero Waste Home The zero in "zero waste" makes it sound scary and hard to achieve. It's actually not as hard...

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The Disposable Plastic Crisis

Robyn N. Cohen | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: PET Bottles, Reuse, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Recycle, Disposable Plastics, Reduce, Green News
Robyn N. Cohen

Have you ever wondered how much plastic is disposed of in one day? The people at the Plastic Pollution Coalition want us to change the ways we think about, use, consume, and dispose of plastics.

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This Time, Remember to Recycle Your Santa Hat... and Everything Else, Too!

Mattias Wallander | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Epa, Recycle, Usagain, US Again, Clothes Recycling, www.usagain.com, Mattias Wallander, Smart, Textile Recycling, Green News
Mattias Wallander

Not everyone realizes this, but used clothing is a much needed global commodity resold in thrift stores and market places worldwide.

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The Social Entrepreneur's Dilemma

Patrick FitzGerald | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Recycling, Terracycle, Small Business, Recycle, Car Sharing, Startup, Social Entrepreneurship, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Zipcar, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Mba, Small Business News
Patrick FitzGerald

In order to make a potentially game-changing idea a long-standing reality, it's highly recommended that social entrepreneurs look at their business model and ask a very simple question: Could my company be a profitable one?

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The 5 Best Uses For Leftover Coffee

Small Kitchen College | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Leftovers, Cocktails, Liquor, Recycle, Chocolate, Budget, Bbq, Baking, Green, Reuse, Coffee, Beauty, Jam, College News
Small Kitchen College

Photo Credit: Isabella Cucchi Once I acquired my own kitchen (!), I quickly learned the economics of coffee. As any reasonable caffeine addict know...

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How I Spent My Black Friday: Selling, Not Buying, Patagonia Fleeces on eBay

Wendy Gordon | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Polyester, Over-Consumption, Recycle, Climate Change, Repair, Black Friday, Common Threads, Reuse, Patagonia, Fleece, Pollution, Ebay, Reduce, Green News
Wendy Gordon

My plan this year for Black Friday was to sit out the retail game altogether. That was before I saw the ad in The New York Times. "Don't Buy This Jacket," exhorted the full-page message sponsored by the Patagonia Common Threads Initiative.

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Small Kitchen College | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Holiday, Cheap, Recycle, Budget, Diy, Green Living, Gifts, Parties, College News
Small Kitchen College

Photo Credit: Small Kitchen College With the holidays right around the corner, there are plenty of excuses to throw cozy dinner parties at your home...

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Earth Will Thank You: Simple Ways To 'Go Green' Everyday

Evan Allis | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Compact Flourescent Lightbulbs, Recycle, Environment, Environmentally-Friendly-Homes, Climate Change, Green Energy, Go Green, Eco-Friendly Advice, Global Warming, Fifty News

A recent survey from the Pew Research Group reports that the number of Americans who believe the earth is warming dropped to 59 percent last year from...

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America Recycles Day: Get Involved

Mattias Wallander | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Recycling, Environment, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmentalism, Consumerism, Textiles, Recycle, Impact News
Mattias Wallander

America Recycles Day serves as a great reminder to all Americans that we are responsible for doing our part for the planet.

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Occupying Wall Street For a Greener Apple (NYC)

Pamela French | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Environment, A Greener Apple NYC, Reuse, Zuccotti Park, Recycle, Greennyc, Occupy Wall Street, Video, New York News
Pamela French

How do the occupants of Zuccotti Park feel about Greening the Apple? 2011-10-14-videopull.jpg

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Boulder Rolls Out the GREEN Carpet

Alexia Parks | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: City of Boulder, Yoga, Adventure, Boulder Green Streets, Portland, Boulder, Green, Oregon, Hillary Griffith, New York City, Colorado, Bogata, Upcycle, Sports, Gq, Recycle, Fashion, Columbia, Cyclovia, Denver News
Alexia Parks

Fashion industry and GQ take note. Boulder flaunted its green lifestyle last weekend with a GREEN Carpet Fashion Show.

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A Second Life for Unwanted Clothing

Mattias Wallander | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Thrift Stores, Recycling, Clothing, Recycle, Wholesalers, Second-Hand-Clothing, Exports, Environment, Global Trade, Reuse, Consumption, Green News
Mattias Wallander

Fashions change every season and when we buy new things we have to get rid of the old, outgrown and out of style. Americans consume 65 pounds of new clothes per person each year and discard a total of 25.4 billion pounds of textiles annually.

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Brief From Bonnaroo: Tennessee Trash

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Waste Management, Trash, Eminem, Bioplastic, Bonnaroo, Wanda Jackson, Downcycling, Aunt Martha, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Tennessee Trash, Plastic Bottles, Clean Vibes, Hydration Stations, Reuse, Recycling, Recycle, Arcade Fire, Compost, Plastic, Tennessee, Reduce, The Black Keys, Rock the Earth, Loretta Lynn, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Bonnaroo 2012, Green News
Lisa Kaas Boyle

Anyone who grew up in the 1970s in Tennessee can sing a bit of "Tennessee Trash," a comic and catchy PSA that was sponsored by the State Department of Transportation to discourage littering.

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The Naked Cowboy for A Greener Apple (NYC)

Pamela French | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: A Greener Apple NYC, Grownyc, Recycle, Time Square, Greennyc, The Naked Cowboy, Environment, Million-Trees-Nyc, Planting Trees, Environmentalism, New York News
Pamela French

Yesterday morning, I luckily ran (rather biked) into an old friend -- The Naked Cowboy. So, hot off the City's streets -- The Naked Cowboy tells all, about how he would make New York "A Greener Apple."

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Solving World Problems Starts With Your Strengths

Josh Tetrick | Posted 08.18.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Social Change, Youth Ventures, Youth, Social Entrepreneurs, Ethiopia, Green, Innovation, Recycled, Music, Business, Maternal Health, Social Ventures, Human Rights, Recycle, Hip Hop, Social Entrepreneurship, Africa, Environment, Trash, Social Good, Un, Global Poverty, Global Health, Fashion, Development, Inequality, Impact, Maternal Mortality, Healthier Greener Home, Impact News
Josh Tetrick

During this time of pessimism, some see our biggest needs as opportunities to thrive. A few stories show how selflessness is often (ironically) profitable.

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