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  Tips for greening your Spring cleaning

  Turning your house into tip-top shape for the Spring doesn’t need to leave it reeking of chemicals and detergents. Here are five ways to do your top-to-bottom tidying with items from around the house.

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  Starbucks launches Shared Planet

  While on a coffee run I noticed, as I stood by the counter awaiting my Grande Vanilla Latte, that many coffee-goers were taking trays which are intended to provide convenience to those customers ordering more than two drinks. 

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  “How to lose weight organically” … really?

  It seems like if you slap the word “organic” on anything these days, it sells. Don’t organic clothes sound better than regular clothes? Organic apples taste better than regular apples?

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  Soak those skivvies!

  Hand washing your undergarments and frilly things is such a pain when you’ve already dealt with the washing machine, timed the dryer, geared up the ironing board, and folded all your clothing back into its drawers,

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  Visit the Guelph Organic Conference

  Later this week, the small city of Guelph, Ontario, will be hosting their 29th annual Guelph Organic Conference. Organized and promoted non-profit  ‘Organic Food Conferences Canada’ (OFCC), this conference will tackle everything from organic living to building to industrializing.

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  From grey to green – 12 ways in Taiwan‏

  Taiwan’s not all sky-skimming building, neon night markets and honking traffic. Escape the concrete jungle of Taipei and explore her astonishing landscapes, wildlife and tribal cultures.

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  Dreaming of a Green Christmas

  For many people the holidays are a time of excess. Excessive drinking, excessive eating (I had three desserts at Thanksgiving…), excessive shopping, et cetera. And every holiday season that amounts to a 25% increase in landfill waste.

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  Four great gift wrap alternatives

  I can’t lie. I really, really like Christmas gift wrap. I love looking at the glowing Santas, oh-so-jolly, and the glittery snowflakes, sprinkled gracefully on the paper. In my heart I know it’s a waste – but my holiday spirit tells me otherwise.

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  How to have an Ever-Green Christmas

  While it is a little early to be stringing the garlands and decking out the tree, it is not too early to be thinking about how to have a sustainable Christmas this year.

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  Natural, homemade Christmas ornaments

  The eco-friendliest Christmas ornaments and decorations are usually made within your own home and the experts on creating holiday Christmas ornaments are about ages 4-10.

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  12,500 tea growers receive Rainforest Alliance certification

  Do you love your tea? So do we – and we have great news. Kenyan smallholder tea growers recently received the Rainforest Alliance Certified group certification for their efforts in sustainable tea production.

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  Mean, anti-green, television machine

  As old refrigerators get replaced, and energy efficient light bulbs are now a standard feature in most people’s home, California is taking green home-improvement tips further than ever before.