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Scary Stuff: Children's Halloween Face Paints May Contain Lead
Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green
A new Campaign for Safe Cosmetics report reveals that some children's face paints contain heavy metals such as lead, nickel and cobalt that can cause lifelong skin sensitization and contact dermatitis.
Mark Boyle: Living Off The Grid With No Cash
guardian.co.uk | Posted 10.28.2009 | Green
So to be the change I wanted to see in the world, it unfortunately meant I was going to have to give up cash, which I initially decided to do for a ye...
How To Make Paper
thedailygreen.com | Posted 10.21.2009 | Green
The instructions are straightforward, the video shows you how... Just add your own trash and some creativity, and you're homemade papermaking days hav...
DIY Homemade Skin Care Recipes -- ingredients In Your Kitchen!
thedailygreen.com | Posted 10.15.2009 | Green
But Gabriel isn't all beauty doom and gloom. She shares the DIY secrets of lotions, washes, toners and other natural beauty elixirs for happy, healthy...
Upcycled Furniture from Farm and Factory
treehugger.com | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green
From chairs made of reclaimed window blinds to furniture made from old water towers, the idea of taking something old and defunct and breathing new li...
The New Homesteaders: Off-the-Grid and Self-Reliant
Popular Mechanics | Photographs by Rob Howard | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green
You may have heard about them: Off-the-gridders living in radical opposition to modern amenities by growing their own food and cutting themselves off ...
Eco Etiquette: The Obsessively Organic Parent, Best Green Cleaners
Jennifer Grayson | Posted 10.18.2009 | Green
Sure, you could send your daughter off to every single play date accompanied by organic carrot sticks and tamari roasted almonds, but what's going to happen when she's in a situation that you can't reasonably control or change?
How To Make Your Own Vinegar
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 09.21.2009 | Green
Josh has already shown us 16 green uses for vinegar around the house, and even 9 green uses for vinegar on the lawn and in the garden, but relatively ...
How To Make Root Beer
Chelsea Green | Makenna Goodman | Posted 09.13.2009 | Green
This is one of the few traditional lacto-fermented beverages modern people are familiar with--though the modern version is little like the traditional...
How To Make Your Own Eco-Friendly Sun Jars
Dornob | Posted 08.20.2009 | Green
The principle is simple and seductively clever: solar lights that store energy during the day and release light at night. These can be purchased ready...
How To Make Jam
Huffington Post | Posted 08.16.2009 | Green
Whether you grow your own berries, buy them at your local farmers market, or visit berry farms to get your fix, take the next green step and make your...
Canning Makes A Comeback
News & Observer | By ANDREA WEIGL | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green
Canning foods is something our mothers and grandmothers did. Not us. But this homemade art is making a comeback. ...
Make Solar-Baked Cookies On Your Car Dashboard
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green
We hope Cookie Monster gets the memo that baking homemade cookies in the car can help reverse global warming....
thedailygreen.com | Posted 12.01.2009 | Green