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I am a proud Goodwill shopper. I avoid buying new clothes and dumping my old ones. My one exception is footwear. I purchase one pair of shoes about every two years and wear th...
When I was a girl, I was thrilled when my aunt got married one lovely June day. Ma tante wed her handsome groom in a princess-style gown surrounded by attendants in pastel sha...
Eco-friendly clothing has become more mainstream lately, with a variety of celebrities and designers embracing this trend—from Sheryl Crow to Ralph Lauren. Consumers now hav...
It seems just yesterday that we gave Mom her eco-friendly Mother’s Day gift and now, without a moment to catch our breath, Father’s Day (June 20) is almost upon us. If Mot...
My favorite day of the week when I was a little girl was Saturday, laundry day with my grandmother. Mimi’s washing machine sat in the middle of the basement of the tenement ...
Mother’s Day is soon approaching and so is the search for this year’s gift. Will it be the obligatory flowers or will you go with something more creative and offbeat? Eith...
After reading through an issue of the Australia-based Peppermint Magazine, I’m not sure such a beautifully designed, stylish and compassionate project exists elsewhere. Ther...
One thing a dedicated eco-fashionista is probably used to buying is clothing made of materials called "pleather," "phurr" and child-labor-free "felieece." (Feliz meaning "happ...
You do your part. You buy green products, recycle religiously, conserve water, save for a hybrid car. You hope your kids will notice and become stewards of the earth as well. ...
A few days ago, I was reminded of the strength of tea tree oil when I accidentally spilled a few drops on a freshly painted dresser. Within moments, it ate through the paint. ...
It was just a normal subway trip in Guangzhou, China, with commuters buried in their papers or deep in thought. Imagine the surprise of these exceptionally modest Chinese bu...
This is the story of a food coma turned deadly. It begins on a farm, where a pair of deer have spent the night gorging themselves on potatoes. When morning comes, they are too...
Have you ever thought about your sex life’s carbon footprint? Probably not. Yet soy candles, bamboo bed sheets and hemp-silk negligees are giving a new—and much more flatt...
Is the excessive waste and pollution caused by the manufacture of extravagant gifts that people don’t want or need making you feel like foregoing the purchase of presents th...
A wedding is one of the most important celebrations in any lifetime. Usually they are sparkling affairs filled with old friends and families, wine, dancing, dresses, cake and....
When I went to pick up my daughter from her friend’s this summer, I noticed fresh laundry pinned to an extension cord strung across the family’s back patio. The friend’s...
Haven't you heard? Green is the new black. No, not the color. We're talking environmentally conscious fashion. And it's not just the kind of clothes you wear that determines t...
With the growing trend of ecologically friendly everything, including clothing, hemp is making a big splash in the fashion industry. Of course, cotton is still king. But there...
How the mainstream news has been reporting on the environment this past week: The Cash for Clunkers program increased consumer spending and will reduce America's total carbon ...
A few years ago at the so-called “Green Oscars,” celebrities were showing up in hybrid cars, talking much talk about going carbon neutral, recycling their lives and all th...
You began the journey to a waste-free Shangri-La as a green consumer. Abandoning your socially programmed obsession with convenience and disposability, you consciously purchas...
“Mom, I want a leather jacket for Christmas,” I proclaimed early into the school year, in order to give her and my dad plenty of time to process the request and take appro...
The cats would lie in the sun for as long as it would shine through our window. Cats sleep 20 out of 24 hours per day, anyway. Without even a dream twitch, they'd sun bake for...
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