Ten Eco-Friendly Tips from GREEN TEA LIVING by Toshimi A. Kayaki

In Green Tea Living: A Japan-inspired guide to eco-friendly habits, health, and happiness, author Toshimi A. Kayaki brings timeless wisdom from her native Japanese culture through smart tips and sweet anecdotes.
Here are ten quirky tips from the book for everyday green living!
1)      Create smoother, younger-looking skin with a green tea face pack. Grind up used green [...]

10 Tips for an Environmentally Responsible Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to mean a box of commercially produced chocolates or an expensive dinner out. Get inspired with these ten meaningful ideas from RecycleBank blogger Jessica Harlan.
If you’d like to celebrate Valentine’s Day in a way that’s less commercial, more environmentally responsible, and infinitely more meaningful, let these ideas inspire you.

Make a fancy [...]

The Green Garmento™ The Eco-Practical Way to Green Your Drycleaning Routine

Now that you’ve done all the reasonable environmentally friendly actions like switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs and incorporating a reusable grocery bag, you’ve learned that “going green” is great, but not always practical to incorporate into your busy, modern life. Even for those “not-so-green” individuals, The Green Garmento™ is an affordable ($9.99 retail) [...]

Initial Breast Cancer Fund statement on FDA, BPA Announcement

The Breast Cancer Fund is heartened that the FDA has registered concern about BPA and is advising parents to reduce children’s exposure while it further investigates the chemical. We support the measures announced by the FDA to encourage industry efforts to replace BPA in baby bottles and infant formula, to further develop alternatives, and to [...]

First Eco Super-Hero Comes To Life in New Novel by Francis T. Perry Williams

You know you’re in trouble when you get a wake-up call from outer space.
That’s the premise of Francis T. Perry Williams’ new novel Pollen and the Ring of Harmony, from Greenleaf Book Group Press (www.PollenGreenArmy.com). Taking his cue from the green movement, Williams has created what he calls “the first eco-super-hero.”
“Pollen is a unique combination [...]

Lands’ End FeelGood: Knitting To Help Homeless

This fall, Lands’ End will kick off the FeelGood Campaign, a fun way to shop and feel good about giving to homeless individuals and families across the country. Beginning on September 1st continuing through December, for every Lands’ End FeelGood sweater purchased, we will donate signature FeelGood yarn to One Heart Foundation’s Warming Families, [...]

LUSH Cosmetics: Shop and Give Back to the Rainforest

LUSH Cosmetics is giving back and cutting back in an effort to save the Indonesian rainforest as well as the animals and people who live there. As part of its global public awareness campaign on palm oil and the devastation caused by its production, LUSH is launching two new products that give back to [...]

Is it Easy Being Green? Yes! Meet Green Author and Consultant Crissy Trask

Is it easy being green? Green author and consultant Crissy Trask says, “Yes!” and her book It’s Easy Being Green (Gibbs Smith 2006) attests to it. Trask maintains that when it comes to earth stewardship, although not everything we can do is easy, so very many things we can do are easy—or certainly not [...]

Want to Make Your Life Easier? Learn to Laugh More!

No one can deny that we live in stressful times—on a global scale and in most of our personal lives. The turmoil of everyday life can take a toll on us both physically and emotionally. No wonder we snap at the cashier in the grocery store or feel a compelling urge to ram our cars [...]

Should-Free Living by Heather Strang

I should work out more.
I should wait to apply for that position until I’m more qualified.
I should want to get married and have children.
Sound familiar? If you ever find yourself making choices based on what others (parents, friends, religious leaders, co-workers, etc.) think you should do, rather than what your heart desires – then this [...]

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