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If there is one thing Americans love, it's the feel and scent of warm laundry. There is indeed something to be said about opening the dryer and putting on warm socks in the winter time, or washing your jeans and feeling that tight, never been worn feeling that only a dryer can give. But,

It’s in the Bag: Eco-Conscious Shopping

Seeing people walking into a grocery story with their shopping bags is now a relatively common sight, especially at organic and natural food havens like Whole Foods Markets. In fact, this year, Whole Foods eliminated the use of plastic shopping bags altogether, selling their recycled, eco-friendly bags at the checkout counters with catchy slogans like “I used to be a plastic bag.”

Hidden Uses of Common Ingredients

The basic guidelines for greening your home and lifestyle are fairly simple. Make or grow what you can, choose eco-friendly, organic, or recycled when you buy, and reuse what you have left. These are good tips for saving money in a tough economy, too. Force your coffee beans to serve double-duty, and put baking soda to work all over the house to live cleaner and get your money's worth.

Meatless Mondays – Better for You, Better for the Earth

Vegetarian or vegan eating takes a sincere time commitment, and let’s face it. People who eat meat-intensive diets aren’t likely to overhaul their eating habits anytime soon. At the same time, reduction of meat intake can help personal health, reduces carbon emissions, and saves valuable resources. It’s simple, really.

How to Clean Green

In theory, we would all love to conserve wildlife’s natural beauty, combat the threat of global warming and, ultimately, make our world a greener place. In practice, however, we don’t necessarily have the time, desire or resources to participate in major projects, purchase a hybrid car or become a Greenpeace activist. We all want to become eco-friendly

west elm Blends Contemporary Furnishings with Sustainable Style

The number of green lifestyle, clothing, and furnishing companies has exploded in recent years to address the needs of the environmentally conscious, but don’t forget to look for sustainable products at your long-time favorite stores and websites, too. west elm, a Williams-Sonoma subsidiary popular for contemporary, stylish modern furniture and décor, also relies heavily on natural, renewable fibers for some products and even carries an organic bedding and bath line.

Shop Smart – Keep a Green Conscious and Be Wary of Deceptive Labeling

With global warming on the rise around the world, environmentally friendly trends and conscious shopping have become widespread. With people caring more about the natural world and what they ingest in there bodies, you can be sure that companies have jumped on the wagon to make the most profits. There are sure tons of products out there that tend to this green earth friendly and healthy mindset.

Green Guides for Quick and Easy Sustainable Changes

Do you want to reduce your footprint but face a bewildering amount of "Go Green" information and advice? Try guidebooks that focus on quick tips and simple first steps to ease your way in. Here are three choices to get you started on a greener path in your home, the grocery store, and the garden.

Beyond Wine Bottles: A Cork Primer

When it comes to cork, wine bottle stoppers and bulletin boards are only the most well known products. Cork comes from the bark of cork oak trees in Portugal and other Mediterranean countries, so harvesting it doesn’t require cutting trees down the way wood does. Easy recycling ups its environmental profile, and unique properties like elasticity and low density have established cork as a favorite eco-friendly material.

Trans-Atlantic Greenery-A New Way to Travel

There are few frontiers that the green movement has left untouched, one of the last, the skies. Airline travel is notorious for adding carbon to your footprint, and while we may not be able to control the type of fuel in the planes, we can now control our travel accessories, in particular, luggage.

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