Life Cycle

Life Cycle: Burn, Baby, Burn (The Eco Impact of Candles)

Simran Sethi | Posted 10.23.2008 | Green

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Simran Sethi

Most candles are made from paraffin wax, which is derived from crude oil. Demand for these products plays into our reliance on fossil fuels.

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Life Cycle: Zen and the Art of Producing Chopsticks

Simran Sethi | Posted 09.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Aspen, Chinese Food, Green, Eco, Life Cycle, Green Living, Grass, Environmentally-Friendly, Willow, Environment, Sarah Smarsh, Take-Out, Bamboo, Chopsticks, Mooshu Pork, Deforestation, Simran Sethi, Green News
Simran Sethi

People have been impressing their dates with chopstick dexterity since the Shang Dynasty. But the throw-away version of chopsticks is a less romantic yet marvelous invention.

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Eating Local or Not: It Depends

Graham Hill | Posted 08.07.2008 | Green

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Graham Hill

The burning question: local vs. imported. When we want to make the best food decision what should we choose?

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Life Cycle: The Beginning

Simran Sethi | Posted 06.16.2008 | Green

Read More: Simran Sethi, Chris Jordan, Environmental, Green, Waste, Trash, Eco, Landfill, Sarah Smarsh, Consumption, Life Cycle, Stuff, Green News
Simran Sethi

To make real progress, we have to not only change our products and behaviors but gain real context for those changes, and real reverence for the incredible life cycles of the things we use.

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