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Have a Big Fat Green Wedding!
Kathleen Davidson
There are an estimated 2.5 million weddings celebrated in the United States each year which translates to a $70 to $125 billion industry depending on the wedding marketing sources you use. But whatever the actual figure may be, these sources agree that they are seeing more and more signs of eco-friendliness taking root in the wedding industry.
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High Tech Trash
Maura Yates & Kathleen Davidson
The technology boom has changed our way of life forever. As with most things this creates positives and negatives...
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Google Goes Greener
David Dibble,
Google Software Engineer
One of the better-known benefits of working for Google is the excellent, free food. At the corporate headquarters and a few other large facilities around the world, there are full time chefs, modern kitchens, and the directive to produce restaurant quality entrees -- including vegan and omnivorous options. In a smaller office, such as ours in Tempe, Arizona, we don't have the full time chef, but Google makes sure we are well provided for via a contract with a local food management company.
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Winter Green
Josie Garthwaite
The best eco friendly ways to clear snow, heat your house, defrost, and much more this season
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21 Things You Didn't Know You Could Recycle
Co-op America
Garbage. Americans produce more and more of it every year, when we need to be producing less. Even the most waste-conscious among us can feel overwhelmed by the amount of household, restaurant and consumer waste that goes beyond what municipal recyclers and compost bins can handle.
That’s why the editors at Coop America spent the summer investigating the state of waste management in our country, and putting together this information for you, explaining how we can get serious about the three R’s – reducing, reusing, and recycling.
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The Low Down on Plastic Numbers
Maura Yates
Have you ever wondered what the different numbers mean on plastic items? The Your Guide to Green Team has, and this is what our researchers learned:
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Green Living and Giving
Greg Peterson
On Thanksgiving we eat. The day after…we shop and we eat some more.
The malls are packed and the restaurants are full. We live in a culture of consumption and, from a free-market perspective, we have earned the right to consume which we seem to do voraciously.
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40 Simple Steps to a Better World
Amy Godfrey
Is “Save the World” on your “To Do” list?
If not, it may simply mean you feel hopeless and overwhelmed when you learn about the
state of the environment. With problems so big, it's hard to imagine that one person can make
a dent in any of them.
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Offsetting Emissions – So Easy!
Maura Yates
Lately I have been hearing more and more about neutralizing carbon emissions, emissions trading and offsetting emissions. In essence, they are all about the same thing--giving back in direct relationship to what you are “taking.” Let me explain a little better...
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Reduce the Use
Greg Peterson
Did you know that Americans use an average of 1267 plastic bags per person per year? That's just bags… What about all the bottles, cups, straws, lids, etc. that we use for less than an hour and toss? Fast food restaurants buy these items by the gross for customers who toss them in the trash. Then the restaurant wraps them all up in a bigger plastic bag and hauls them to the dumpster.
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Smart Spaces Turns a New Shade of Green
Greg Peterson
We welcome you to Your Guide to Green where you will find a fun, easy, money-saving and practical approach to everyday living!
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Penelope Goes Green
Kristen Battafarano
Our friend, colleague and Green Landscaper extraordinaire, Kristen Battafarano, responded to “Yahoo Answers” when Penelope Cruz asked, “What are some inexpensive tips to turn my house green? Her response was so well done we requested permission to share it with you!
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Red, White, Blue & Green Served Up as the 4th of July Approaches
Maura Yates & Kathleen Davidson
Summer in America conjures up images of outdoor fun and patriotic celebrations. Now we can add “Green” to the Red, White and Blue memories we make.
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Getting the “Big Picture” is vital to truly making a “Green” difference
Jerry Makower
Learn what it takes to lighten your
ecological footprint
Just a small percentage of people changing the way they shop and the way they live can be a powerful force to persuade politicians, move markets, and inspire fellow citizens to change.
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10 SIMPLE Things You Can Do For Earth Day
Addie Gross
Earth is the “third rock” from the sun and the only planet in the solar system known to harbor life. Our planet's rapid spin and molten nickel-iron core give rise to an extensive magnetic field, which, along with the atmosphere, dose us the favor of shielding us from nearly all of the harmful radiation coming from the sun and other stars.
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Give the Earth a Great Big Hug!
Maura Yates
The Earth gives us so many gifts, so how about we return the favor?
From the earth we receive the natural resources to sustain our population,
beautiful flora and fauna to tickle our senses, and wonderful land
on which to live. Having given us so many fabulous things, it is time
to give back and pamper the earth every day, but especially on April
22 - Earth Day. This international day is devoted to celebrating and
honoring the planet on which we live.
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Looking Through 'Green' Colored Glass(es)
Maura Yates
Hundreds of thousands of glass bottles are being “saved” each year from recycling centers and trash dumps and transformed into uniquely stunning
glassware by Green Glass Inc. Simultaneously cleaning and beautifying the environment,
Green Glass uses a patented process to help the world look at life through “green” colored glasses!
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Move Over, Martha!
Greg Peterson
If you’re not recycling, you’re throwing it all away. Most everyone is familiar with the prevailing approach to avoiding waste: reduce, reuse, and recycle. But few know how to apply it in everyday life.
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Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs
Maura Yates
Lighting accounts for about 20 percent of all electricity use in the U.S. and about 25 percent of electricity use in U.S. homes according to Eartheasy. It is estimated that the typical household spends about $110 per year on lighting and most of this cost is lost in the form of waste from inefficient incandescent light bulbs. These bulbs are essentially heaters in disguise, converting about 90 percent of the electricity to heat and only about 10 percent to visible light.
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