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Tips on How to Green Up Your Life
Is Your Toilet Paper Killing Tigers?
John Platt, January 19, 2012
Americans each use about 50 pounds of tissue products every year. All of that paper has to come from somewhere.
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Why Buy? It's Greener to Borrow
John Platt, January 18, 2012
NeighborGoods lets you borrow, lend or rent things from the people near you.
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An Apple A Day Really May Keep the Doctor Away
John Platt, January 17, 2012
Research shows that the antioxidants in apples can extend lifespans by 10 percent -- at least in animals.
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Help Scientists by Taking Photos of Your Local Wildlife
John Platt, January 12, 2012
If you're outside with your smartphone, take a picture of the plants and animals you encounter. You'll be helping science.
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Do You Work in a 'Sick Building'?
John Platt, January 11, 2012
Many offices have air quality that is so bad that it actually makes the people who work there ill.
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Don't Waste Your Time Stuck in the Snow. Telecommute!
John Platt, January 10, 2012
If the snow is falling, don't warm up your car. Warm up your computer and telecommute.
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American University Students "Do It in the Dark" to Save Energy
John Platt, January 09, 2012
Students at Washington, D.C.'s American University recently competed to see which residency hall could save the most energy.
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Which Big-Box Retailers Are the Greenest?
John Platt, January 05, 2012
Where you shop makes a difference.
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7 Ways to Green Your Laundry
John Platt, January 04, 2012
As laundry piles up, it also adds up to create a very large environmental impact.
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Six Simple New Years Resolutions for Greener Electronics
John Platt, January 03, 2012
Hey, it's a New Year! And with it comes all of those little vows we always make -- lose 5 pounds, call your mom more often, get a promotion ... and live a greener life.
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National Green Volunteer Day
April 21, 2012
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