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Food: Delicious Recipe Of The Week
Sep 29 2011 04:35 AM | gina in Green Living
Whole-Wheat Couscous with Nectarines and Pistachios Serves: Four Difficulty: Easy. Tossed with cider vinaigrette, juicy nectarines, watercress and pistachios. Ingredients 1 cup whole-wheat couscous 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 1/2 teaspoon...
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Tap Water Or Bottled Water?
Oct 18 2011 10:00 AM | godarna in Green Living
Water is good for your health, it cleanses and detoxifies the body and helps in the elimination of waste. People buy a lot of bottled (mineral and spring) water. The market for bottled water is flourishing. In their advertisements, the industry wants...
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Green Fashion
Oct 24 2011 01:00 PM | godarna in Green Living
Living green does not mean that your life is dull and grey because you focus on time-consuming and tedious activities. Let us brighten up our green lifestyle, not only with positive actions but also with fashionable green clothing. Clothing troubles...
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11 Cool Ways You Can Use Coffee At Home
Oct 31 2011 06:20 AM | Hayden in Green Living
The cool thing about this list is that you can use the coffee leftovers... grounds. Lets get started!Cleaning pots and pans - Simply use a handful of coffee grounds. Use as a deodorizer - Place grounds in a jar or dish which absorbs refrigerators o...
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How To Conserve Water - Tips & Tricks | Sav...
Nov 19 2011 11:45 PM | Nadia R. in Green Living
I bet you have heard it many times - save water... save the planet....But do we really do it? Well, this time I am determined. I will change my habits to save the planet (hardly), but to reduce my water footprint and most of all to give a good example...
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Not Just Any Plane – It’S A Solar Ship !
Feb 09 2012 12:00 AM | E3 wise in Green Living
The phone began ringing just after 1 AM January 13, 2010. My husband rolled over and looked at the caller ID. It’s Marcy he said, as he pressed the answer button and held the phone up so we both could hear at the same time. Guys, I need your help, w...
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Gmo's-The Bane Of Our Existence.
Mar 09 2012 12:00 AM | Shortpoet-GTD in Green Living
Monsanto's (dow, basf and others) global reach and domination over food products is overwhelming, and often next to impossible to fight against. It's not just the chemicals they crank out like candy, it's the "the strong arm" tacti...
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5 Houseplants That Improve Indoor Air Quality
Oct 11 2011 07:35 PM | mariaandrea in Green Living
An important component of greener homes and buildings is good insulation to prevent heat from escaping so less energy is used to maintain indoor air temperature. The downside is that well-insulated buildings don't allow indoor air pollution to escape....
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Threats To The Coral Reefs
Oct 21 2011 02:50 AM | godarna in Green Living
The coral reefs are under pressure for quite some time. Global warming, fishing and pollution are the main threats. Occasionally hurricanes and tsunamis can be disastrous as well. At the rate this all happens, the coral reefs will disappear in no time....
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Greensburg A National Model For Green Communities
Feb 29 2012 12:00 AM | E3 wise in Green Living
Greensburg, Kansas, was like any rural community in America until a massive tornado leveled much of the town on May 4, 2007. Key leaders in Greensburg and Kansas made a crucial decision not just to rebuild, but to remake the town as a model sustainable...
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Green Living: 10 Tips To Save Energy At Home.
Sep 29 2011 08:00 PM | godarna in Green Living
We talk a lot about green living nowadays, but do you realize that green living starts at home? Here are some useful tips to save energy:Use energy saving lights instead of ordinary bulbs, you save energy and the light is dimmer and thus more pleasant...
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7 Tips For A Greener Workplace
Oct 10 2011 12:00 PM | godarna in Green Living
Many of us already practice green living and saving energy at home. The next step is to make the workplace greener as well. When you do not live that far from your workplace, consider to walk, cycle, or use public transport to go to work instead of u...
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Green Food
Oct 15 2011 11:00 AM | godarna in Green Living
Good wine needs no cork. If I had suggested this some years ago, one would have looked at me as if I was insane. A nice bottle of wine without a real cork is not possible. Even I, a true wine lover, had to get used to the idea of an artificial cork. I...
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5 Easy And Cheap Ways To Go Green At Home
Oct 17 2011 06:00 AM | mariaandrea in Green Living
There are plenty of ways to save energy and go green at home that will also save you money in the long run as long as you make an initial investment, such as rechargeable batteries and CFL bulbs. If you can't afford to spend more now to save money lat...
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Winner Red Dot Award: Affects Survivors Health
May 03 2012 09:20 PM | eds in Green Living
Designed with the survivors of natural disasters in mind,
. . . this heat-collecting garment transforms into a blanket,
. . . that provides heat during the night.
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Tap Water Or Bottled Water?
Oct 21 2011 12:00 PM | godarna in Green Living
Water is good for your health, it cleanses and detoxifies the body and helps in the elimination of waste. People buy a lot of bottled (mineral and spring) water. The market for bottled water is flourishing. In their advertisements, the industry wants...
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All-Star Veggie Burger
Oct 27 2011 01:05 AM | gina in Green Living
Ingredients 1 (15.5 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and mashed 8 fresh basil leaves, chopped 1/4 cup oat bran 1/4 cup quick cooking oats 1 cup cooked brown rice 1 (14 ounce) package firm tofu 5 tablespoons Korean barbeque sauce 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/...
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A New Life For Old T-Shirts
Nov 06 2011 12:00 AM | mariaandrea in Green Living
Most T-shirts do not have a long lifespan. The ends become frayed, they develop stains, they stretch out and no longer fit. If your old T-shirts are in no condition to donate to a thrift shop or charity, you can still extend their lives without throwin...
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Healthy Recipe Of The Week: Linguine With Tuna...
Nov 13 2011 06:45 AM | gina in Green Living
IngredientsKosher salt 12 ounces linguine 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes 2 tablespoons capers, drained 1/2 cup roughly chopped kalamata olives 1 28-ounce can San Marzano plum to...
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Vancouver, Bc Sets Goal To Be The Greenest City...
Nov 13 2011 12:00 AM | mariaandrea in Green Living
In 2007 the city of Vancouver, BC coined the term "EcoDensity," which describes urban development in terms of ecological sustainability: More people in less space living in ways that minimize the ecological footprint. This translates to innovat...
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"green" Kids
Nov 20 2011 10:00 AM | godarna in Green Living
First of all it is up to the parents to teach their kids as early as possible the meaning of “green living”, and why it is so important for them to take part of it. Here are some tips how to save money and energy on raising kids....
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Recipe Of The Week: Ginger Soba Noodles
Nov 30 2011 10:50 PM | gina in Green Living
Ingredients4 ounces soba noodles 1/2 large carrot, grated 2 green onions, chopped 1/2 red bell pepper 7 ounces extra firm tofu, pressed Dressing1 tablespoon sesame oil 3/4 inch piece ginger, grated 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar 1 ta...
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Healthy Recipe: Warm Farro Pilaf With Dried Cra...
Dec 08 2011 05:35 PM | gina in Green Living
Farro is a chewy and tender Italian wheat grain like barley with a mild flavor. Cracked farro cooks much faster than whole regular farro, and it doesn't require soaking before it's made. Ingredient List (Serves 6) FARRO Farro in can be made...
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Cell Phones Radiation | Kids Are More Exposed A...
Dec 12 2011 10:30 PM | Nadia R. in Green Living
I am sure you have already found that risks and dangers stand behind every corner. Here is the next one called cell phones radiation. When I got familiar with this issue, I suddenly remembered how many times I have let my toddler playing with my mobile...
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Recycled Polyester, Organic Cotton Or Hemp - Wh...
Dec 12 2011 10:30 PM | Nadia R. in Green Living
We all know by now that organic is better than conventional. And if the eco-revolution started with organic food, nowadays we have a choice in every aspect of life including clothing. There are so many good reasons to choose organic clothing that we al...
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