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    Gorg Vegan Shoes from Georgette

    I love shoes: Boots, booties, pumps, sandals, wedges- as long as it has a heel I will consider it. But as a vegetarian for the last 15 years, I’ve always struggled with the idea of leather. I don’t eat animals, so how can I justify wearing them? At the same…

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    Battery Recycling For Dummies!

    I don’t know who the heck that guy is on the right, but wouldn’t it be cool if a giant battery robot showed up at your house to help you recycle? How can I recycle batteries? —Barbara Kenopsky, Milford, CT Somehow, it happens: You end up with a drawer full…

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    Stupid Human EcoTricks

    As my blogger friend, Hank Green of Eco Geek mentioned a couple weeks back, he’s become a little obsessed with the host of Zaproot’s weekly green vlog, Jessica. She has a most bewitching way of filling us in on the green news of the week, and I’m totally hooked too.…

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    Green Your Easter

    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…

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    Ultimate MidWinter Cocktail

    Acai berries and wheat in their native habitats As much as I adore the four seasons, I am getting a little tired of grey skies and damp weather. Since I can’t take a Spring Break this year due to being totally overworked there’s nothing to do but chase the winter…

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    Sublet: Subtly Sexy

    Sublet’s mellow-sexy bamboo and organic cotton tops and dresses make dressing sustainable downright simple. The genesis of the label is a reflection of how the designers of the line met-cute: After responding to a Craigslist sublet posting during college, Inessah found herself dragging two suitcases up three flights of stairs…

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    Sweet Pepita Clothing

    Shannon Kline is the creator of Sweet Pepita Clothing. Using recycled fabrics from old, funky tee’s and 100% organic cotton, Sweet Pepita blends sustainability with hip, retro style. You can send Shannon a favorite old tee-shirt that you don’t want to get rid of and she will give it new…

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    Hurricanes in Europe?

    Two years ago, my husband and I were invited to a presentation by one of Germany’s top Climate Change Researchers at The Wuppertal Institute in Berlin. I forget the presenter’s name now but remember bits and pieces of what he said … mainly those things I’d never heard before. Like…