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Editor’s Note: This year I asked all the Eco Chick contributors to send me their New Year’s Resolutions, and they really impressed me with their plans! I bet you will be too- interesting to note the similarities (reducing plastic, teaching kids about environmentalism, cooking more) from all these writers, and the differences. I’ve noted where [...]

Every year there are things we do to minimize the consumptive haze. This year, with the economy being what it is and people mowing each other down at Wal-Mart, many are choosing alternatives to corporate Christmas debris. Here are some of the tips that help my family to slow down, enjoy each other and breathe.
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Holiday gift wrap can be a bit of a waste. Don’t get me wrong, I think the presentation aspect is important – nothing’s more enticing than a beautifully wrapped gift. But, all too often, that gift wrap is made of bleached brand-new paper printed with inks that are far from green, and it just ends [...]

Black Friday is just days away, and even if you don’t plan on plunging headfirst into the insanity of mass consumerism, it does represent the ‘official’ start to the holiday shopping season. So, as you prepare to search for the perfect green gifts for friends, relatives and co-workers, don’t let the general chaos of the [...]

It’s finally October, my favorite month of the year – and that means Halloween is right around the corner. Like many other holidays, Halloween can be pretty wasteful.  There’s a lot of trash left behind once the holiday is over including candy wrappers and flimsy plastic costumes, not to mention the energy used to power [...]

Giant. Chocolate. Bunny.
In case you haven’t noticed, the retail world has gone full force “Easter-Spectacular.” With Christmas over, it’s “out with the mince pies, in with the marshmallow hatchlings.” Every supermarket, drug store and big-box retailer is a psychedelic zoo of neon stuffed animals, disposable baskets and giant Styrofoam eggs.
So much of Easter has become [...]

What’s the funniest caption you can think of for this cartoon? Leave your suggestions in the comments section below.
I will pick the winner, who will receive a really cool Starter Kit for Change, which contains all sorts of goodies that will motivate and educate, including fair-trade hot chocolate, a really cool tote, a tree [...]

I get more excited about New Years Eve than I do about Christmas or my birthday combined, seriously. So I always throw a party, and my parties always singlehandedly undo every environmental effort I put forth the entire year before. Invitations, garbage, lights, tons of food… etc. So this year, I changed it! The top [...]