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Gift Rapt
A green gift-giving guide for all the folks on your holiday list |
Sarah van Schagen, Sarah Kraybill |
22 Nov 2005 |
Main Dish |
| By Sarah van Schagen and Sarah Kraybill 22 Nov 2005 Are you the type who puts off holiday shopping until the last minute, makes a guilt-ridden and miserable foray to the mega-mall, and comes home with bags full of junk that nobody wants? Well, this year, turn over a new bough. We've got suggestions of eco-gewgaws for everyone on your list. The Trendy Clotheshorse Eco jeans. Expanding the jean pool. Vegan footwear. Nata ... |
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| Topics: green living, holiday, lists (all these topics) |
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It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Deforestation
Take a few easy steps to stem the flood of holiday catalogs |
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08 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Deforestation Take a few easy steps to stem the flood of holiday catalogs Judging by the fake-snow-and-forced-cheer displays popping up in stores, it's almost that time of year again: Time for overcrowded travel, bad TV specials, a deluge of dead trees, and heaps of precious gift catalogs through your mail slot. Greenies hope you'll celebrate the holidays this year by opting out ... |
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| Topics: deforestation, green living, holiday, news (all these topics) |
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For Give and For Get
The green guide to gift giving |
The Green Guide |
15 Dec 2004 |
Earthly Possessions |
| The plain truth is that Americans love to consume, and we do it with more abandon than ever during the holiday season. Nearly a quarter of all retail goods move out of stores and into homes between Thanksgiving and Christmas (and, we suspect, often into landfills by January). That poses a dilemma for the thoughtful and socially responsible holiday shopper. What if one of those "four calling birds" is an ... |
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| Topics: green living, holiday (all these topics) |
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I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas
Low-impact gifts can make holidays more eco-friendly |
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13 Dec 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas Low-impact gifts can make holidays more eco-friendly This year, holiday sales in the U.S. are projected to hit $219 billion -- up 4 to 6 percent from last year. That's a lot of ties and trinkets. And while that might be good news for some retailers, it's anything but a holiday for the earth; between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, Americans generate an extra 5 million tons of trash ... |
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| Topics: green living, holiday, United States (all these topics) |
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O Conserve All Ye Faithful
London's big Christmas tree powered by fuel cell |
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09 Dec 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| O Conserve All Ye Faithful London's big Christmas tree powered by fuel cell This year, Christmas is getting an eco-friendly boost in London. All 648 energy-efficient light bulbs on the massive Christmas tree bedecking Trafalgar Square will be powered by a hydrogen fuel-cell generator in lieu of the traditional fossil-fuel-powered beasts used in years past. Roughly the size of a (European) refrigerator, the ... |
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| Topics: green living, holiday, London, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Pan of Green Gobbles
Sales of organic turkeys and Tofurky on the rise |
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24 Nov 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Pan of Green Gobbles Sales of organic turkeys and Tofurky on the rise The organic turkey is the new Prius. If you're planning to carve one up for tomorrow's Thanksgiving meal, you're riding the latest wave of eco-chic. Organic turkey sales at Whole Foods Market have doubled this year, the upscale natural-foods chain reports. And that's building on i ... |
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| Topics: animal welfare, food, green living, holiday, organic food, United States, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics) |
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Have a Heart
How to have a Valentine's Day with a conscience |
The Green Guide |
12 Feb 2003 |
Earthly Possessions |
| Friday is Valentine's Day, but while you're buying bonbons and bouquets, be sure to be sweet to the planet, too. If Hershey's, Hallmark, and FTD aren't your idea of romance, never fear: Eco-friendly options smell good, taste good (well, maybe not the flowers), and just might land you a date. Flowers Don't say it with flowers -- unless they're organic. In 2001, Americans spent an estimated $50 per capita ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, environmental justice, food, green living, holiday, organic food, politics (all these topics) |
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Not Buying It
It's time Americans hit the brakes on consumption |
Eric Brown |
08 Jan 2003 |
Soapbox |
| Every year, long before the last of the Halloween candy has been eaten, the drumbeat of holiday consumerism ushers in a long, wasteful, expensive march to New Year's. Now Holiday 2002 is finally over, and apparently it's just as well, because it turns out the season was a "failure." This information comes not from our friends, our family, or even our clergy, but from CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, holiday, United States (all these topics) |
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Wrapture
On wrapping paper |
Umbra Fisk |
10 Dec 2002 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, Any suggestions on where to find recycled wrapping paper? I know the real environmental choice is to reuse stuff I have around the house, but sometimes newspaper, etc., just doesn't have the right look. Any ideas where I can find recycled/tree-free wrapping paper for the holiday season? I've been looking around (both online and off) but all I can find is rolls of brown packing paper. I want something a little more festive. Thanks, ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, holiday, recycling (all these topics) |
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Deck the Halls with CFLs
Now that's a reason to be jolly |
Elizabeth Sawin |
14 Dec 2001 |
Global Citizen |
| This holiday season, we're bombing Afghanistan, and perhaps contributing to mass starvation there. We stand apart from the rest of the world on climate change, ignoring the melting ice at the North Pole and rising global temperatures. As if the killing and bombing and starving weren't bad enough, we're not just at war with other people: We're trying to fight the entire biosphere. A light message. Photo: ArtTo ... |
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| Topics: green living, holiday (all these topics) |
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You Light Up My Life. Now Stop It!
What's wrong with those pretty holiday bulbs? Plenty |
Erik Ness |
15 Dec 2000 |
Main Dish |
| Pssst ... want to know why the climate conference sputtered at The Hague? Published reports cited disagreements about trees. Well, the trees in question might well have been of the Christmas variety -- because, of course, the U.S. delegation needed to return home in time to string up the traditional holiday lights. You heard it here first. Lite brite, in Seattle. Photo: Nathan James. ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, green living, holiday (all these topics) |
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