Archive for August, 2009

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Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume 130.

Did you see any of the meteor shower the last couple of days? I went out really late at night, got in the hammock, and just stared up at the stars – and was rewarded with one heck of a show. I hope you didn’t miss it! On to the Quick Green Reads…
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If You Need To Buy, Buy Green For Back To School Time.

While I am all about reusing and buying used when you need something, sometimes that just doesn’t work out the way that you want it to. So if you find yourself in need of a few eco-friendly things for your kids for the upcoming school year, you might want to check out some of [...]

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Do One Thing: Hand Wash Plastic Cups.

This week’s Do One Thing comes courtesy of my friends who just visited and have small children. I never really thought about it before, but they do not wash their kids’ plastic cups in the dishwasher, as the heat could make the plastic leech toxic chemicals. I don’t have a dishwasher (well, not one that [...]

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Greenwash Of The Week: The Greenpeace And Kimberly-Clark Partnership.

I never really thought that Greenpeace would be involved with a greenwashing campaign, but I guess you can never say never, right? (After all, the Sierra Club endorsed a Clorox product, so…) Because here we are – with Greenpeace being involved in what I (and others, as you will see below) see as a [...]

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To Organic Or Not To Organic – It’s An Obvious Choice.

Recently, a study was released that said that organic foods had no health benefits over non organics. The study was done by the UK’s Food Standards Agency, their equivalent of the US’s FDA. The FSA said that organics have “no nutritional superiority” over traditionally produced food and that “it shows that there is little, if [...]

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Say It With Me – “I Don’t Need Any More Junk Mail Or Credit Card Offers.”

OK, I know you NEEDED that 9th credit card offer that just showed up in the mail…I mean, how could you turn it down when they offered you 21% interest for 12 years, a free Geo Metro, and a trip to Siberia? Everyone I know gets offers almost daily in their mailbox for new [...]

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Can Cars Run On Water?

Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard that cars can be modified to run on water. How is this possible?
There are a number of online marketing offers of kits that will convert your car to “run on water,” but these should be viewed skeptically. These kits, which attach to the car’s engine, use electrolysis to split the [...]