Green Halloween

Scary Stuff: Children's Halloween Face Paints May Contain Lead

Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green


Robyn Griggs Lawrence

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.

Another (Yawn) Sexy Nurse? Hallow'green Is Freakier Than Packaged Costumes

Vanessa Richmond | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Vanessa Richmond

Halloween is getting scarier. It's starting to rival Christmas in toxicity without so much as a "boo." It's the costumes, mostly. Somehow, along with going less green, they've also become more boring.

Killing Bloodthirsty Power Vampires For Christmas

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green


Graham Hill

It's Halloween, so lots of green-loving sites (and one very Big Box store, Best Buy) are taking on the so-called power vampires - those appliances in ...

Ghosts, Ghouls, Goblins, and Good Food: A [Healthy] Halloween Tale?

Mari Gallagher | Posted 11.28.2008 | Chicago


Mari Gallagher

Up for something different this Halloween? How about adding a slight twist to tradition?

Greening Hollywood: Enchanted Green Hallow's Eve

Paige Donner | Posted 11.27.2008 | Green


Paige Donner

Ecostation... has created an environmentally aware Haunted Fun House for kids and parents that offers an afternoon of trick-or-treating and learning about Earth's animal-kingdom inhabitants.

Green Your Halloween Snacks, Decorations And Costumes

Huffington Post | Johanna Smith | Posted 11.17.2008 | Green


Unlike many holidays earlier in the year, which call for some sort of austerity or even sacrifice, Halloween is clearly a celebration of conspicuous c...