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Everything You Need to Know About the New Chevy Volt

Maura Judkis | Posted 10.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Cars, Automakers, Chevy Volt, Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles, Plug-in Cars, Gm, General Motors, Hybrid Cars, Going Green, Plug-in Hybrids, Green Living, Auto Industry, Green News
Maura Judkis

GM just lit up the Internet with opinions from car lovers and tree-huggers everywhere. Here's a quick guide to everything you need to know about the car of the not-so-distant future.

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Switzerland- voted #1 Green Country in the World

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 10.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Globally, Stefanie Michaels, Adventure, Central Europe, Going Green, Hydrogen, Travel, Adventure Girl, Switzerland, Environmental, Solar Energy, Niger, Parks, Environmental Performance Index, World, Energy Companies, George Clooney, Green, Ski Season, Yale, Hotel Europa, Fuel Cells, Blog, Environment, St. Moritz, Clean Energy Project, Huffington Post, Swiss Companies, Columbia, Eco-Aware, Alps, Alpine, Badrutt's Palace, Green News
Stefanie Michaels

Hello fellow "Greenies"- I'm Stefanie Michaels. I am also known as Adventure Girl from Adventure Girl.com. I am excited to be a part of Huffington Pos...

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Should You Care About Green Design?

Collin Dunn | Posted 10.05.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Design, Green Living, Going Green, Green News
Collin Dunn

Either through materials selection and use, manufacturing practices or finishing techniques (or a combination of the three...or any number of other, s...

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Four Ways for a Stylish and Tasty Green Dinner Party

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 10.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Sustainable Food, Going Green, Green, Food, Environmentalism, Green Living, Green Tips, Green News
Mairi Beautyman

Being eco is not about killing the party. Impressing your dinner guests in an earth conscious way can be as easy as a few small changes. 1. Say No t...

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From the Olympics to Sears, Wearing Recycled Bottles Goes Mainstream

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 09.27.2008 | Green

Read More: Eco Living, Going Green, Green Living Tips, Environment, Green, Green Living, Fashion, Eco Fashion, Fashion Trends, Green News
Mairi Beautyman

From PET plastic bottles to pull tabs, tomorrow's fashion will probably be made of trash. In recent months, recycled soda bottle fashion has become in...

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Trash: There's No Such Thing

Isabel Cowles | Posted 09.27.2008 | Green

Read More: Waste Disposal, Green, Recycling, Trash Disposal, Green Living, Government-Funded Recycilng, Going Green, Green News
Isabel Cowles

I am a flat-footed, fleece wearing computer user. While I do what I can to reduce waste, the nature of my physical and economical needs is such that I...

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Three Design-Savvy Recycled Salt and Pepper Sets

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 09.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Recycling, Sustainable Design, Recycle, Going Green, Green, Green Living, Green Products, Green Tips, Sustainable, Green News
Mairi Beautyman

I hate disposable salt and pepper grinders. These things should really be banned. Plastic, packaging, carbon foot print...and then after a few months,...

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Freecycling: Save Dough, Save Stuff

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycle, Going Green, Green, Environment, Freecycle, Green Living, freecycle.org, Dumpster Diving, Green News, Freegan Living, How to Dumpster Dive, Green News

Freecycling is a phenomenon that enables people to give unneeded but usable items to others at no cost. Whether you call it ethical shopping, sustain...

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Chevy Volt Featured In Commercial Aired During Olympics (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 09.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Chevy Volt, Going Green, Green, Green Living, Chevy Volt Battery, Chevy Volt Olympics, Video, Hybrid Cars, Chevy Volt Olympics Commercial, Green News

General Motors is already aggressively marketing its Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid via the Summer Olympics although the car is not expected in showrooms u...

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The Forgotten Extinction: Heritage Livestock

Jenna Woginrich | Posted 09.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Farming, Chickens, Rare Breed Livestock, Cows, Sustainable Food, Livestock, Going Green, Green, Conservation, Green News
Jenna Woginrich

Due to the assembly line style of meat production, the animals we eat have dwindled to a small number of industrial-strength breeds.

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A Cooler Shade of Giving

Dennis Whittle | Posted 09.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Globalgiving, Going Green, Green, Green News, Climate Change, Green Living, Global Warming, Green Tips, Green News
Dennis Whittle

Recently we launched GlobalGiving Green - a new part of the site that highlights projects that BOTH fight global warming AND improve local economic, ...

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How To Get Your Town Off Oil

Chelsea Green | Rob Hopkins | Posted 09.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Oil Prices, Oil, Gas Prices, Transition Off Oil, Gas, Biofuels, Green Biofuel, Going Green, The Seven "Buts", Green, Green Living, Chelsea Green, Green Energy, Oil Industry, Environment, Green News

You might, hopefully, be thinking that you would like to start a Transition Initiative in your community. You might be looking around you and wonderin...

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10 Creative Ways To Reuse Your Junk Mail

Huffington Post | Posted 09.08.2008 | Green

Read More: U.S. Postal Service, Green Advice, Junk Mail, Going Green, Environment, Green, Conservation, Green Junk Mail, Green Living, Mail, Stop Junk Mail, Green Living Tips, Green News

100 billion pieces of junk mail are sent annually, which accounts for one-third of all United States mail. According to Treehugger, Americans spend ov...

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Teen Drives On One Tank Of Gas For Entire Summer (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 09.08.2008 | Green

Read More: Gas Prices, Gas, Video, Gasoline, Going Green, Green, Northwestern University, Green Living, Portland, Students, Danni Brancaccio, College Student, High Gas Prices, Honda Civic, Teenk Drives Entire Summer on One Tank of Gas, Greenhouse Gases, One Tank of Gas, Portland Oregon, College Junior, Green News

20-year-old Danni Brancaccio vowed to drive the entire summer on one tank of gas. With 238 miles and 55 days behind her, the Portland, Oregon teen has...

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Slow Food Movement: How To Eat "Slowly"

Huffington Post | Posted 09.08.2008 | Green

Read More: What Is Slow Food, Green Living Advice, Slow Food Organization, Sustainable Food, Going Green, Green, Green Living, Slow Food Nation, Green Living Tips, Green Food, Slow Food, Environment, Green News, Food, Locavores, Food Politics, Politics of Food, Green News

With 85,000 members in 132 countries according to its website, Slow Food International is a grassroots project created in response to the fast food mo...

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10 Facts On United States Energy Use

Chelsea Green | Jon Clift and Amanda Cuthbert | Posted 09.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Going Green, Energy Use, Green, Green Living, Green Energy, Green Living Tips, Amanda Cuthbert, Jon Clift, Green News

The days of cheap oil energy have come to an end. What once was simple and cheap (i.e. driving to vacation) has become difficult and expensive (i.e. ....

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Geothermal Heat Pumps: Are They Right For Your Home?

Climate Progress | Posted 09.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Going Green, Renewable Energy, Green News, Green, Green Power, Green Living, Green Energy, Green Home, Ghps, Sustainability, Green Technology, Green News

Baseload geothermal power gets all the attention because it has such enormous potential for delivering low-carbon 24/7 power. But geothermal heat pu...

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Sustainable Lessons from the Vineyard

Isabel Cowles | Posted 09.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Sustainability, Wine, Sustainable Farming, Green Living, Sustainable Food, Global Warming, Going Green, Green News
Isabel Cowles

With global temperatures steadily climbing, everything you thought you knew about viticulture might change.

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Going Vintage is Going Green

Jenna Woginrich | Posted 09.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Antiques, Green Living, Vintage Shopping, Going Green, Green News
Jenna Woginrich

There are a lot of green gadgets out there, but in a world inundated with rampant consumerism, big box stores, and cheap plastic toys -- here's one a truly green alternative people keep forgetting about: Buying old.

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Green Your Amusement Park Visit

Maura Judkis | Posted 08.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Going Green, Roller Coasters, Amusement Parks, Six Flags, Green Living, Anheuser-Busch, Disney, Hersheys, Green News
Maura Judkis

Noticing the garbage cans full of disposable plastic products and the massive amounts of energy required to power coasters made me wonder what green initiatives amusement parks had to offer. The answer: very few.

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Rosie the Recycler? Posters Aim to Halt Climate Change

Maura Judkis | Posted 08.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Art, Advertising, Ohio, Going Green, Climate Change, Public Transit, Green Living, Posters, World War II, Green News
Maura Judkis

The Green Patriot Posters project is beginning its campaign with a series of bus posters in Cleveland, Ohio, designed by local artist Michael Beirut.

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"The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living"

Collin Dunn | Posted 08.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Socrates, Green Living, Global Warming, Going Green, Green News
Collin Dunn

So said Socrates at his heresy trial, right before drinking the hemlock, and, while he may not have had green living and sustainability in mind, I thi...

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Locavores Frequently Asked Questions: How To Start Eating Locally

Huffington Post | Posted 08.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Organic Food, Going Green, Green, Environment, Green News, Green Living, Sustainable Dining, Locavores, Green News

The locavore movement is quickly gaining momentum, from devout green bloggers to newly converted followers. Even celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse has jum...

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5 Ways to Turn Your Place into an Organic Farm

Jenna Woginrich | Posted 08.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Homestead, Chickens, Gardening, Green Living, Organic Food, Compost, Going Green, Green News
Jenna Woginrich

Here are a few ways you can bring the organic farm into your own home or apartment, and with soaring food and fuel prices, there are few excuses not to look into easy ways to eat smarter.

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Plant Your Own Insurance

Jenna Woginrich | Posted 08.02.2008 | Green

Read More: High Food Prices, Green Living, Food Prices, Gardening, Organic Food, Going Green, Happiness, Green News
Jenna Woginrich

Knowing how to produce, preserve and create your food feels good when the average barrel of petrol is going for $150 a pop. When your next salad costs $10 a pound you'll feel it there and at the pump.

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