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Do One Thing: Leave No Trace.

This week’s Do One Thing is for those of you who enjoy spending time in the great outdoors. Hiking, biking, camping, boating – while all of these outdoor activities are lots of fun and good for your health, as a devoted “greenie”, you have to be aware of any impact that you may be having [...]

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Do One Thing: Borrow Before You Buy.

This week’s Do One Thing is about the forgotten act of borrowing. Too often we run out to the store the first time we think of something we need without considering the option of finding a place to borrow it for a short time instead. From the easiest to borrow like books, to [...]

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Do One Thing: For Earth Day, Buy Nothing.

This week’s Do One Thing is in honor of Earth Day, and it requires no effort at all. Just don’t buy anything “extra”. The amount of waste generated around the world because of consumer habits is astounding, and in the U.S. alone the typical American family throws out 2,460 pounds of paper, 540 [...]

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Do One Thing: Buy Checks Made From Recycled Paper & Printed With Soy-Based Ink.

This weeks Do One Thing is about the checks that you write. If you are anything like me, you don’t write many checks at all – I think I write about 2 or 3 a month at most with everything else being paid automatically online (the greenest way to go). But because we ran [...]

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