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11 March 2008
Take the Pledge - Buy Handmade
Buying handmade is better for the environment.
The accumulating environmental effects of mass production are a major cause of global warming and the poisoning of our air, water and soil. Every item you make or purchase from a small-scale independent artist or crafter strikes a small blow to the forces of mass production.
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9 March 2008
Recycle Old Stuff & Find New Stuff on Freecycle
Have an old aquarium you’re not using? Want to find a used aquarium for free? The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,282 groups with 4,628,000 members across the globe. It’s a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. Members list anything from […]
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27 February 2008
Conserving Water: Are You a Frugal Flusher?
My thoughts were in the toilet today and I mean that quite literally. My three year old daughter is in potty training and the best part of learning to use the potty is the flushing. It’s music to a little kid’s ears and so she flushes and flushes and flushes and wastes 5 gallons of […]
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25 February 2008
Learning to Recycle - Ya Gotta Start Somewhere
Setting up a recycling system in our home was our obvious first step towards becoming better citizens of this planet. I googled recycling centers in our home town of Lincoln, NE and found a list of items that we are able to recycle. I also found a list of recycling centers to […]
