Archive for August, 2011

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Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume 224

Fox News called the three-and-a-half-minute segment “Climate Change Myths: Separating Fact From Fiction” — an apt name because as far as the science is concerned, there’s very little that could be characterized as fact, and a whole lot that could pass for fiction. Few (cosmetic) brands are living up to their marketing claims, with some [...]

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Cooling Down Your Space Without Air Conditioning

I currently live in New Mexico, where daytime summer temperatures are usually between 90 and 100 degrees fahrenheit. However, there is one thing I am missing in my place that I have normally had access too, and that’s air conditioning. It’s a really small space that I work in, but it warms up rather quickly [...]

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Name Brand Companies Making Paraben-Free Skin Care Products.

If the ingredient list on your skin care product includes the words methylparaben, propylparaben, or butylparaben, it’s time for you to switch to a safer, less toxic product. Back in 2007 I wrote a post titled What Are Parabens And Why Should You Avoid Them and the reasons I listed back then still apply today. [...]

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Test Driving The Fisker Karma Electric/Gasoline Hybrid Car

The beautiful electric/gasoline plug-in hybrid sports car, the Fisker Karma from Fisker Automotive, is finally rolling off assembly lines and being test driven. The video below is from the Fisker dealer in Santa Monica, CA, which recently held an exclusive test drive event for deposit holders of the new plug-in: The Fisker Karma has two [...]

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Back To School, Waste-Free Lunch Kits For Kids

It’s back to school time! With families trying to save money by brown bagging their lunches to work and school, there’s a lot of waste – and money – going right into the trash. According to the EPA, each child who brings a brown bag lunch to school every day generates about 67 pounds of [...]

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Carpeting Made From Recycled PET Plastic

Dear EarthTalk: I have a carpet made out of recycled PET bottles in my baby’s room and I started noticing a lot of the fibers on our clothes and even in my mouth! Is it dangerous for me or my baby to be in contact with and possibly ingest these fibers? The jury is still [...]