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Radical Transparency: GoodGuide Rates Consumer Products

Dec 01, 2009 03:00AM

A website is providing consumers with the expertise of scientists and engineers to analyze the impacts of individual products to find out if they are truly safe, healthy and green.

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Healthy Playthings: EcoLogo Program Will Extend to Toys Next Christmas

Dec 01, 2009 03:00AM

The EcoLogo Program, known for two decades for certifying the world’s 7,000 most sustainable products, this year turned its attention to initiating its first environmental standard for children’s toys.

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Eco-Libation: Boxed Wine Beats Bottled

Dec 01, 2009 03:00AM

Choosing to sip boxed wine saves half the shipping weight, avoids the environmental impact of glass manufacturing and keeps the product fresher longer.

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$100 Holiday: Less Stuff, More Meaning

Dec 01, 2009 03:00AM ● By Bill McKibben

Author Bill McKibben offers welcome perspective for rethinking the Yuletide season, so that our obsession with buying presents becomes less important than soul-nourishing traditions and celebrations.

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Living Simply: How to Create Space for What Really Matters

Nov 01, 2009 02:00AM ● By Judith Fertig

By wanting—and sometimes, doing—less, we create more space for the things that really matter. When an individual first chooses to live on a smaller, more human scale, the other values seem to fall in line.

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The Family Footprint: Cutting Our Carbon Emissions Down to Size

Nov 01, 2009 02:00AM ● By Brita Belli

Many decisions we make have an associated carbon value—whether we commute by train or car; use fans or air conditioning; how long we shower; and how often we wash clothes. Learn ways to reduce your household's carbon footprint.

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Free Exchange: Seven Sites to Swap, Trade or Borrow

Nov 01, 2009 02:00AM

These free or nearly free Web-enabled services make it possible to exchange goods and services with neighbors and others anywhere in the world.

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Cozy Digs: Living Large in Small Spaces

Nov 01, 2009 02:00AM

The desire to live simply, a cornerstone of the Small House Movement, has led to interest from architects and builders who are now providing smaller housing alternatives.

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Recipe for Simplicity: 10 Suggestions to Simply Your Life

Nov 01, 2009 02:00AM ● By Linda Breen Pierce

There are ways we can work less, want less and spend less, and be happier and more fulfilled in the process.

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Disposable Habit: Choose Rechargeable Batteries Instead

Nov 01, 2009 02:00AM

Unlike disposable alkaline batteries, rechargeable batteries can be reused hundreds of times, saving money and resources, while reducing pollution associated with their manufacture and transport.

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