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Earth Night: 5 Ways To Green Up Your Sex Life

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green Sex, Plastic, Earth Day 2009, Green Sex Toys, Green Living, Pollution, Earth Day, Earth Day Sex, Earth Night, Green News

Along with Earth Day comes Earth Night -- you know, when it gets steamy in a way wholly unrelated to global warming? Or, at least, mostly unrelated? H...

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Mothers Against Plastic

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 05.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Moses, Earth Day, Water Bottles, Plastic, Parenting, Mothers Plastic, mothersagainstplastic.com, Living News
Kimberly Brooks

My first introduction to the inanity of plastic over-usage was having children. There's nothing quite like the mountains of toys and packaging that only seem to be enjoyed during the "opening" portion of a birthday present.

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Reuses For Yogurt, Cream Cheese And Other Plastic Tubs

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Plastic, Reuse, Green Living, Reducing Waste, Giy, Green News

Sometimes you end up with a lot of plastic. It's OK. It can be hard to avoid. Did you know that yogurt tubs can't be recycled with everything else? ...

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President Obama's Eco-Gaffe (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Environment, Waste, Plastic, Green Living, Barack Obama, Bottled Water, Green News

It doesn't seem like so long ago that the president was first caught shirtless, inspiring "oohs" and "aahs" all across the land. You probably don't re...

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Paper Water Bottles: A Brand New Way To Waste!

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Water Bottles, Paper Waste, Poll, Design, Waste, Plastic, Green Living, Green Design, Green News

Maybe I've got a case of the Mondays, or maybe this is really annoying. I love design. I love green design. But I don't love when people just innovate...

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Country Unifying Against BPA In Products

treehugger.com | Posted 04.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Plastic, Bpa, Toxins, Green News

In a matter a few years at most, babies living in the USA will likely be off the BPA-laced formula. Washington Post documents two important developmen...

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Bottled Water That Came From Your Tap: The Ultimate Insult

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 04.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Tap'd Ny, Poll, Water, Waste, Plastic, New York City Tap Water, Bottled Water, Green News

I've seen this around, and I even met the entrepreneur behind it, a nice guy, and I still can't quite wrap my brain around it: tap water -- bottled an...

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Mardi Gras The Green Way

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 03.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Mardi Gras Beads, Mardi Gras Food, Waste, Plastic, Food, Mardi Gras, Cake, King Cake, Green News

This year get set for greener festivities. I've never actually been to Mardi Gras in New Orleans but that has never stopped me from celebrating at ...

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Biodegradable Credit Cards: The Good Kind Of Financial Breakdown

Green Inc. | Laura Shin | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Biodegradable Credit Card, Credit, Pvc, Waste, Plastic, Discover Card, Green News

While archeologists might someday value these relics, most credit cards -- which are typically made of polyvinyl chloride, or PVC -- outlive their use...

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10 Disposable Things You Never Have to Buy Again

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Waste, Plastic, Green Living, Reusable Products, Water, Reducing Waste, Giy, Green News

One of our favorite green philosophies goes something like, "Less stuff = more good." While that seems simple enough, cutting back on the amount of st...

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Recycle "Unrecyclable" Plastics, Like Yogurt Containers, At Whole Foods

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 03.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Plastic #5, Whole Foods, Recycling Plastic #5, Plastic, Green Living, Stonyfied Farms, Recycling Yogurt Containers, Green News

As we've written about before, not all plastics can be recycled. In fact, most yogurt cups and other polypropylene #5 plastics, unless they're reused,...

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Is Bottled Water Really So Bad?

Treehugger.com | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Waste, Plastic, Green Living, Pollution, Bottled Water, Green News

Surely there are bigger culprits out there. The problem for bottled water is that it is so ubiquitous and generally an unnecessary luxury. With most o...

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Eco-Friendly Cleaning Bags -- Say no to Plastic!

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 02.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Green, Supermarkets, Adventure Girl, Clothes, Programs, Green Living, Business, Recycling, EPA Rules, Retail Sales, Bags, Environment, The Green Garmento, Reuse, Plastic, Stefanie Micahels, Dry Cleaners, Global Warming, Plastic Bags, Green News
Stefanie Michaels

Now there seems to be an answer to appeal to both the consumer and dry cleaner that makes "green sense:" The Green Garmento garment bag.

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Delhi Latest To Ban Plastic Bags: Five Years In Prison For Waste?

Treehugger.com | Posted 02.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Waste, Plastic, Plastic Bag Ban, Delhi, Plastic Bags, Pollution, Green Politics, Reducing Waste, Green News

New Delhi has banned the use of plastic bags in all shops, starting very soon. Notification has been sent out to all shopkeepers, and they are being g...

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5 Green Living Resolutions You Can Handle

ecofabulous.com | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Green Resolutions, Water Bottles, Water, Plastic, Green Living, Reducing Waste, Bottled Water, Green News

Welcome to 2009! The year of the eco-ox. On the off chance that you're still recovering from too many libations and you haven't had a moment to write ...

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Half-Naked President Elect Caught With Bottled Water

Chelsea Green | Dennis Pacheco | Posted 01.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Waste, Environment, Plastic, Pollution, Obama Shirtless Photos, Obama Shirtless, Bottled Water, Green News

What's the first thing that hits me? Man, this guy is in good shape! The second thing? This is the President? Seriously, when was the last time we had...

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Parents and Citizens Should Take Advantage of EPA's Comment Period On Perchlorate in Drinking Water

Christine Escobar | Posted 12.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Safety of Perchlorate in Water, EPA November Public Comments Perchlorate, Environmental Working Group Perchlorate, Safe Tap Water, Safe Drinking Water Supply, Green Parent Chicago, Children and Safe Drinking Water, EPA and Perchlorate, Safe Drinking Water, Plastic, Plastic Bottles, Green News
Christine Escobar

Perchlorate is a chemical used by the Defense Department for testing missiles and rockets. Most perchlorate contamination is believed to be the result of defense and aerospace activities.

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Death of the Clamshell

Elizabeth Rogers | Posted 12.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green Living, Green Energy, Technology, Amazon.com, amazon.com Packages, Plastic, Giftwrapping, Plastic Packaging, Green News
Elizabeth Rogers

The Consumer Product Safety Commission states that packaging-related injuries send roughly 6,000 Americans to the ER every year.

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Common Plastic Found to Leak Chemicals

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 12.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Bpa, Research, Biology, Packaging, Regulation, Science, Green Living, Fda, Toxic Chemicals, Health, Contamination, Green News, Environment, Plastic, Bisphenol A, Food and Drug Administration, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

Two highly reactive chemicals in a common plastic can leak from disposable lab equipment and skew the outcome of life science research.

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Buddy Can You Spare Some Botox?

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 12.07.2008 | Style

Read More: Dermatolologist, Plastic, Fillers, Anti-Aging, Surgery, Economy, Botox, Style News
Roseanne Colletti

Botox is better than money in the bank for regular users. But the new economic reality has forced some patients to cut back on treatments and stretch out the interval between them.

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Life Cycle: Pop vs. Soda? Either Way It's Made with (GMO) Corn.

Simran Sethi | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Aspartame, Cans, Genetically-Modified Organisms, Popcorn, Weight Gain, Fake Sweeteners, Artificial, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Aluminum, Green Living, Memory Loss, Obesity, Dvds, Movies, Recycling, Leukemia, Health, Soda, Plastic, Sarah Smarsh, Blockbuster Night, Fibromyalgia, Ani DiFranco, Pop, Simran Sethi, Saccharin, All-American, Gmos, Green News
Simran Sethi

Life Cycle is a series of posts that looks at the environmental impacts of everyday things. Last week we talked about popcorn. Chemically flavored...

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How To Best Reuse and Recycle Plastic Bags

Green Upgrader | Samantha | Posted 11.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Recycled Art, Accessories, Environment, Reuse, Plastic, Green Living, Plastic Bags, Green News

Switching over to reusable bags is a necessary change that we should all be making both a habit and a rule. Unfortunately, at times many people still ...

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Life Cycle: The Birth and Death of Your Bootleg DVDs

Simran Sethi | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Muggles, Banned, Polycarbonate, Bootleg, Green, Titanic, Aluminum, Co2, Dvds, Lord Voldemort, Dvd, Green Living, #7, Rihanna, Fda, Bisphenol-A, Mother Earth, Environment, Waste, Bpa, Plastic, Carbon Dioxide, Sarah Smarsh, Netflix, Harry Potter, Mia, Simran Sethi, Green News
Simran Sethi

Your cinematic experience leaves its mark not only on your heart, but on the planet.

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Bottled Sugar Water Is Worse Than Bottled Water

EcoGeek | Hank Green | Posted 10.16.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Water, Bottled Sugar Water, Tap Water, Soda, Waste, Plastic, Green Living, Reducing Waste, Bottled Water, Green News

I'm not sure why we need two dozen campaigns to fight against buying what already comes out of our faucets for free, but I have this nagging feeling t...

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FDA Again Relies on Industry to Judge Safety of Plastic Contaminant BPA

Paul Raeburn | Posted 10.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Plastic, Bpa, Plastics Industry, Bisphenol A, Fda, Green News
Paul Raeburn

The Bush administration has lost any shame, in its lame-duck days, about relying on industry to demonstrate the safety of potential environmental toxins.

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