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Summer’s here! Six ways to keep the celebration sustainable
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Summer brings so many excuses to luxuriate on the back patio with a icy lemonade or a cold beer and a bowl of peanuts. There’s Memorial Day, the Fourth of July,...
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DIY green vacation: How to find an eco-aware hotel
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now You know when you invariably get lost on vacation and have that fight with your spouse or travel buddy about which direction to take? Now eco-travelers can have that...
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How summer music festivals are playing it green
From Green Right Now Reports Musicians and concert events are increasingly finding ways to keep a greener profile. Last week, the Finger Lakes Grass Roots Festival organizers in Trumansburg, N.Y.,...
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Teenager finds a solution to massive food waste by ‘brats who won’t eat that...
From Green Right Now Reports The Westside High cafeteria, where less food is being thrown out. A student in Omaha, Neb., has identified a problem with school lunches — as well as a solution that could...
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Have a roaring good eco-Halloween at your local zoo
From Green Right Now Reports (Photo: Green Halloween) Looking for some Halloween fun that’s more exciting than bobbing for apples but doesn’t involve the mindless destruction and waste of TP’ing the...
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Student contest offers big prizes for essays about healthier, sustainable...
From Green Right Now Reports High schoolers, are you fed up with cafeteria food. Do think “blech” and “meh” at when you see the day’s school lunch? Do you spend the noon break dreaming of a better,...
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Halloween generates a scary amount of trash: Here’s how to upcycle it
From Green Right Now Reports Save those candy bags and wrappers, they’re recyclable. Terracycle has partnered with M&M’s candies to help stem the flow of candy wrapper trash into landfills. Candy...
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LED Christmas lights can save energy and aggravation
By Bill Sullivan Green Right Now If you’ve been in the business of shopping for holiday lighting the past few years, you’ve probably noted some not-so-subtle changes in the offerings at your local...
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EnviroLog — the eco-friendly way to toast your tootsies
From Green Right Now Reports If you burn wood in your fireplace during the winter, chances are good that you’re wasting a lot of energy and producing excessive, yucky particulate pollution. Enviro-log...
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Dreaming of a green vacation? Try using FlipKey
From Green Right Now Reports Come mid-January, who isn’t dreaming of a tropical vacation? If you live north of the Tropic of Cancer, there’s a chance your daydreams are kicking up sand and surf. If...
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Use this widget to check the air quality in your area
Want to know more about the air quality in your neighborhood? You can see the latest American Lung Association ratings for ozone and particle pollution by using the widget below. Type in your zip code...
View ArticleFood, skin allergies increasing in U.S. children
Associated Press A government survey put out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that 1 in 20 U.S. kids has food allergies, a 50 percent surge since the late 1990s.
View ArticleNational Guard makes ‘no pets left behind’ a priority in Colorado floods
The Colorado National Guard says the motto is “no pets are left behind” as they evacuate people from the raging floodwaters. Hundreds of pets have been ferried to safety with their owners via...
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5 forest preserves where you can cut down your own Christmas tree (and why...
If you’re a stickler for an old-fashioned Christmas, you may be venturing into the woods this year, ala Clark Griswold to chop down your own yuletide tree. Many tree farms still provide this experience...
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These 7 gifts are perfect for nature lovers
The holidays are a time to give back, not just to each other, but to the world that sustains us. With that in mind, here are seven unique gift ideas that help rescue wildlife, curb global warming and...
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Green teachers can win $4,000 from the EPA
From Green Right Now Reports Teachers often lead the way when it comes to building sustainable practices in their community. Now it’s their turn to receive some recognition, and prize money of $2,000....
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