Recycling can be a nuisance. Trust me…I know. There is no curbside recycling in our county, so we save our recyclables and take them to the county recycling center once every 2-3 weeks. But the fact remains that recycling is important enough to us that we found a way to make it work, even though [...]
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Our family stopped using paper towels at home a LONG time ago, but we never really thought about our paper towel usage when we were out and about. We’d wash our hands at the mall or at a restaurant after eating, and grab a paper towel (though I sometimes just shake my hands until they’re [...]
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If you’ve never seen the Story of Stuff, I sincerely recommend you take a look at it today. It’s a short film that tells — well — the story of stuff. Where it comes from, how it’s made (poorly, on purpose), and where it goes when it is no longer useful. As much as I love [...]
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Photo by searchengineland I will openly admit that I am no scientist. I don’t study temperatures or the minutia of the ecosystem, and I’ve never seen a polar bear or its habitat in person. Then again, neither have most people. That’s what makes the debate about climate change so interesting. As with all things, we [...]
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I used to be one of “those” people. You know. The ones who would sneak out while cooking Thanksgiving dinner and go to three or four different stores trying to find the newspaper with all the latest Black Friday deals. I would bundle up and head out 4 a.m. or earlier, going toe to toe [...]
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