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Green books to read

Bessie King
As you celebrate Earth Day consider books which focus on Green and Sustainability issues. Whether your focus is on eco-friendly building and design or just easy every day solutions, we encourage you to take a l...
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S.H.O.P. for Earth Day

Bessie King
Calypso Studios, an eco-fashion company based in Richmond, Virginia, recently launched their new line of eco-friendly S.H.O.P Totes. With over 500 billion plastic bags used annually, the unique S.H.O.P. (Start...
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Your Earth Day look

Bessie King
So April is not just about the great looks you will put together with the great deals you will find at your favorite stores. No, April is also about caring for the earth and doing something special for Earth Da...
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D-Link doin the green

Michael Kaufmann
In an era of taking your reusable shopping bags to Whole Foods and forgoing plastic water bottles for aluminum, consumers are constantly trying to find a way to "go green." Of course, we often relegate these t...
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Polyvinyl Chloride and you

Sachin Seth
There is a social black cloud surrounding the use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a type of plastic used to make everyday products. When produced or burned, PVC releases several toxins into the air, which can pote...
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Small office, big hypocrisy

Sachin Seth
As I walked into the office of the program director of an environmental awareness organization in Toronto, I was surprised that there was no recycling bin. I was even more surprised to see several recyclable materials, like papers and water bottles, in the garbage can underneath his desk.