Sesame Street Has Always Been Green
Elizabeth FournierWhen my brother and I were five and six, we had a kinship with two rubber puppets. Bert and Ernies likenesses were firmly affixed to our left hands for as much as I can recall, their striped shirts flowing down to our bony, prepubescent elbows. My brothers puppet/role model/nerdy twin, Bert, had a uni-brow crafted into the model of its head, and my sassy Ernie had a sprout of hair that fri...
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Michelle KayIts easy to get excited about getting new gadgets, but we rarely give an afterthought to what happens to our old laptops or cell phones after we put them out on the curb. Some of us might be more responsible and bring them to the nearest recycling facility for proper disposal, but the fact of the matter is e-waste @font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoNormal, ...
Read more...CategoriesEco Living | Gadgets and Gizmos | MultimediaTrade CDs, DVDs, Games, Books with Swap.com
Cara SmusiakA good swap is a wonderful thing. You save money, get rid of things you no longer use, acquire something you can use, and help the planet by reducing the need for new products and preventing items from ending up in the waste stream. And if there arent a lot of swaps in your area, Swap.com is a fantastic option. Swap.com has taken the concept of the local swap and magnified the scope so tha...
Read more...CategoriesMultimedia | Eco LivingWebsite Teaches Consumers to Spot Greenwashing
Cara SmusiakCompanies have gone to great lengths to appear green, even if they arent. Greenwashing is common, and its not always easy for consumers to figure out if a product is truly eco-friendly. Enter the GreenwashingIndex.com, a website that helps consumers learn how to separate the truly green companies from the greenwashers. A joint venture between EnviroMedia Social Marketing and the University ...
Read more...CategoriesMultimediaFutureMark's High-Quality Recycled Paper
Naturally SavvyWe all have our favorite magazines. For some its Vogue, for others, Mother Jones. But eco-aware readers often struggle with a conscience that tells us that theres a lot of wasted paper in the media industry. And most of the paper that magazines use is predominantly virginmeaning it has a very low recycled content (if any at all). And FSC-certified sounds good on paper, but it takes a few years ...
Read more...CategoriesMultimediaMake Your Blog Carbon Neutral
Cara SmusiakHave you ever thought about the environmental impact of your blog? Do you wonder how you can make your blog carbon neutral without spending a bundle? Its easier than you may think, and it will cost you nothing but a few minutes of your time. Make It Green!, a German organization is working with the Arbor Day Foundation in the United States to plant trees that will help you make your blog ca...
Read more...CategoriesMultimediaUse Social Networking to Share Green Ideas
Naturally SavvyIt's a small world, and it can seem like technology is making it smaller ever day. Social networking enables us to be interconnected in ways we have never before been, reconnecting old friends, revealing mutual friends and acquaintances, and bringing strangers with common interests together. Not only does social networking make staying connected easier, it also presents great opportunities f...
Read more...CategoriesMultimediaRead Green: Join David Suzuki's Book Club
Cara SmusiakHave you been meaning to read more books about the environment, but just aren't motivated? Well, the answer to your problem might be the David Suzuki Foundation Book Club. David Suzuki, the co-founder of the foundation, is a household name in Canada. He's been championing environmental protection for decades, and he with as a geneticist with a BA in biology and a PhD in zoology, he has ...
Read more...CategoriesMultimediaScientist Explains How Research Becomes News
Naturally SavvyIt's easy to get lost in all the climate change headlines. Study after study tells us some new finding supports climate change, but it can be difficult to put one tiny piece of the puzzle into context, and confusion among the general public is all too common. In a recent TED talk, atmospheric chemist Rachel Pike, a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge, shed some light on the process ...
Read more...CategoriesMultimediaBoho: The Little Green Magazine That Could?
Cara SmusiakIt hasn't been a great couple of years for magazines. Venerable brands like Gourmet and Blender folded in 2009, and despite widespread love for all things green, even eco mags haven't been able to weather the storm all that well. Plenty closed up shop early in 2009, and though Organic Beauty looked promising when it launched nearly a year ago, it never really got off the ground. But a sm...
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4 DIY Websites We Love
Naturally SavvyDIY has exploded in the past few years. Though there are always some things you should leave to the pros (like installing windows), there are plenty of DIY p...
Read more...CategoriesMultimediaStart a Green Book Club
Cara SmusiakHave you always been meaning to get to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, or Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough and Michael Braungart, but never seem to hav...
Read more...CategoriesMultimedia5 Movies with an Unintentional Green Message
Cara SmusiakI'm a pop culture junkie. Movies, TV, music—I love it all. I was absentmindedly thinking about a movie character one day when it hit me: This character doe...
Read more...CategoriesMultimedia5 Reuses for CD-Rs
Cara SmusiakThey sit stacked in drawers and cupboards, collecting dust on their shiny polycarbonate surfaces. Most homes and offices have stacks of used (and unused) CD-...
Read more...CategoriesMultimediaGet Crafty with CraftingAGreenWorld.com
Cara SmusiakAre you a crafter with environmental sensibilities? Want to see what other eco crafters are cooking up? Check out CraftingAGreenWorld.com. Youll find...
Read more...CategoriesMultimediaGreat Green Summer Reading
Naturally SavvySummer just wouldn't be summer without a little time lounging outside with a good book. With that in mind, Naturally Savvy has put together a mini reading...
Read more...CategoriesMultimediaFocus on Environmental Film Festivals
Naturally SavvyFilms play a critical role in teaching people about environmental issues. Whether they focus on a small town, a large corporation, a single person, or a threate...
Read more...CategoriesMultimediaIs a .eco Domain on the Horizon?
Cara SmusiakGreen individuals, eco-organizations and environmentally responsible companies could be looking at the prospect of a new .eco domain in the foreseeable future. ...
Read more...CategoriesMultimediaDocumentary: The World According to Monsanto
Cara SmusiakMonsanto. Youve probably heard the name of this agricultural engineering juggernaut once or twice, and maybe youve noted some controversy. But how much do yo...
Read more...CategoriesMultimediaReview: Mom, Will This Chicken Give Me Man Boobs?
Cara SmusiakI have to admit, I was drawn in by the title. But I would challenge you to find me one person who wouldn't want a closer look at a book titled Mom, Will T...
Read more...CategoriesMultimediaExcerpt: The Denim Diet by Kami Gray
Naturally SavvyLong to get back into a slim pair of jeans without compromising your health or the environment? Wardrobe stylist Kami Gray shares her lifestyle habits that c...
Read more...CategoriesMultimediaAn Eco-Friendly, Healthy Diet
Cara SmusiakDo you ever wish you could fit into the jeans you wore in high school? It might sound like wishful thinking, but Kami Graywardrobe stylist and author of ...
Read more...CategoriesMultimediaFive Fab Eco Songs
Cara SmusiakMusicians have a captive audience, so it's no surprise that the eco-minded are using their stage as a soapbox of sorts, spreading the word about environme...
Read more...CategoriesMultimediaEco Books For Kids
Cara SmusiakKids are like spongesthey learn a little bit with every new experience. Whether you have a pre-schooler or an older child, its never too early or too late to...
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Cara SmusiakThere is nothing quite like a good book and a cup of tea or coffee on a cold winter night. Whether you're curled up in a cushy chair at your fave cafe or ...
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