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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Get Outta Here How to green your vacation		24 Jun 2008	From A to Green
Wherever you go, there you are ... still having an impact. Everyone needs to take a break from the stresses of life, and environmentalists are no exception. After all, vacations are a necessary part of any sustainable lifestyle. And while vacation time itself can be hard to come by, your getaway needn't be hard on the planet. There are plenty of ways to green your vacation, whatever your budget and whatever your destination. Whether it's a ...
Topics: advice, ecological footprint, From A to Green, green living, travel (all these topics)

Little Steps How to green your kids this summer		10 Jun 2008	From A to Green
Once more unto the beach! Photo: Tom Twigg Child-rearing may be the ultimate eco-conundrum: If you have a child, you're adding to a population that's already burdening the planet. And as you raise that child, you may be too tired and burdened yourself to care whether all your choices are green. On the other hand, if you manage to bring up a thoughtful, conscientious kidlet whose eco-values mirror your own ... well, what a gift to Gaia. ...
Topics: advice, From A to Green, green living, parenting (all these topics)

Miles Outlandish How to green your commute		27 May 2008	From A to Green
With a greener commute, you might even look forward to Mondays. Greening your life in lots of areas is a relatively simple affair, involving you, your conscience, and your wallet. Greening your commute is a tad bit more complicated, involving you, your conscience, and your job -- that annoyingly mandatory life entity that puts scratch in the aforementioned wallet. Complicating matters further, the eco-level of your commute depends to a gr ...
Topics: advice, cars, climate, From A to Green, green living (all these topics)

The Lawn and Short of It How to green your yard -- even more		13 May 2008	From A to Green
One of the most enduring truisms on earth is that all you need -- aside from love, of course -- is loam. Good dirt and a few seeds can get you a plot of paradise, whether you're nursing daffodils in a window box, planting a native tree, or cultivating carrots, cukes, and Incredible Hulk-sized zucchini in a perfectly preened organic garden. Go a few steps further -- grab a rake, shovel, spade, soaker hose, hemp gardening ...
Topics: advice, From A to Green, gardening, green living, health, toxics (all these topics)

Altar-native Energy How to green your wedding		29 Apr 2008	From A to Green
No one wants to scrimp on matters of the heart. And not a lot of lovebirds want to pass up the chance to throw a meaning-laden bash with friends, family, and bubbly that ends in a sex-crazed vacation. Who could say no to that? But when it comes to weddings, there are greener ways to get hitched. Today, earth-friendlier versions of conventional weddings are blooming everywhere -- from "Days of Our Lives" to the pages of Modern ...
Topics: advice, ecological footprint, From A to Green, green living, local food (all these topics)

Any Portfolio in a Storm How to green your investments		15 Apr 2008	From A to Green
This little piggy went earn, earn, earn all the way home. Photo: iStockphoto If you're thinking green capitalism is one of the most powerful environmental forces in the world, you're right on the money. Today, surprising as it may seem, some of the world's leading financial institutions and biggest corporations are taking earth-positive actions -- not necessarily out of the kindness of their hearts, but because polluting and ...
Topics: advice, From A to Green, green living (all these topics)

A Delicates Situation How to green your underwear drawer		01 Apr 2008	From A to Green
Go on, green your drawers. Photo: jamelah e. Change your undies, change the world! OK, maybe that's stretching things a bit -- which can't be good for those elastic waistbands. But think about all the times in recent history that underwear has shaped the culture: the 1960s bra-trashing by women's libbers, the infamous 1994 "boxers or briefs" question, the Friends episode where Joey and Rachel "go commando,&quo ...
Topics: advice, fashion, From A to Green, green living (all these topics)

Collared Greens How to green your pet		18 Mar 2008	From A to Green
Can man's best friend be a friend to the planet, too? Photo: iStockphoto Without pets, the world would be such a pale, less playful version of itself. No Wallace and Gromit videos. No Fluffy purring in our laps or Fido fetching his Frisbee. No cheerful creatures welcoming us home and adoring us unconditionally. (OK, we'd still have mom.) So we love them, there's no getting around it. But can we lighten the eco-pawprint of our pets? Why yes, w ...
Topics: advice, animal welfare, consumerism, From A to Green, green living (all these topics)

Joyz in the Hood How to green your car		04 Mar 2008	From A to Green
It doesn't take a paint job to make your car greener. Photo: iStockphoto Wherever you are at this moment, you probably won't stay there long. Most of us don't like staying. We like leaving -- in our cars. Americans, the owners of nearly 250 million vehicles, take about 356 billion trips in them every year. The total annual distance of all those trips is somewhere in the neighborhood of 2.3 trillion miles, or the equivalent of driving from P ...
Topics: advice, cars, ecological footprint, From A to Green, green living (all these topics)

Perish the Thought How to green your fridge		19 Feb 2008	From A to Green
Tastes great, less energy billing. Photo: Fred Ferand Home is where the fridge is. Whether it's a top-freezer or side-by-side model, in stainless steel, bisque, or black, that big box in the kitchen is on the job 24-7, rescuing us from hunger, boredom, warm beer, and cravings for Chunky Monkey. Refrigerators made pre-2000, alas, tend to be major energy hogs that waste watts and money. Add to that the unhealthy, unsustainable stuff so man ...
Topics: advice, energy at home, energy efficiency, food, From A to Green, green living (all these topics)

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