Eco-Tip Tuesday: Recipes for a Green Clean

by Dawn Gifford on March 15, 2010

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Approximately 85,000 chemicals are in use today. According to the Breast Cancer Fund, complete toxicological screening data is available for only 7% of these chemicals, and more than 90% have never been tested for their effects on human health. Read More >>

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Message in a Bottle

by Dawn Gifford on March 10, 2010

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I guess I thought that using a reusable bottle was as common as recycling at this point, but as I watched dozens of people roll out of Target with discounted cases of bottled water this past weekend, I discovered that perhaps the message has clearly not reached everyone.

Did you know that approximately 1.5 million barrels of oil are used annually to produce plastic water bottles in the U.S. alone—enough to fuel about 100,000 cars for a year. What an incredible waste of resources and a foolish threat to national security—all for a single-use bottle! Read More >>

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Get Caught Holding the Bag

March 1, 2010
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Washington, D.C. recently passed a bag tax wherein retailers citywide charge $.05 for each plastic or paper shopping bag you require. More and more cities are passing similar legislation against disposable shopping bags, particularly because it is increasingly common for U.S. seashores and riverbanks to look like the one above—especially after a storm.

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Please (Don’t) Stand By

February 22, 2010
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You may not know that your appliances—cell phone chargers, desktop computers, computer monitors, printers, televisions, DVD players, microwaves, coffee makers, and more—drain energy anytime they’re plugged into a socket, regardless of whether they’re turned on or off. And many electronics, like your plasma TV, don’t actually go all the way off—they continue using “standby power.” [...]

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Air Your (Clean) Laundry

February 13, 2010
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According to Project Laundry List, commercial, industrial and residential clothes dryers use a whopping 15-20% of domestic energy in the U.S. In 2007, clothes dryers in U.S. homes emitted 54.72 million metric tons of greenhouse gas-producing CO2. If all Americans used a clothesline or folding drying racks, the savings would be enough to close several [...]

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December Classes are Here

December 8, 2009

Once again new classes by our beloved Cindy Olsen will be hosted at our store this month.

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