Articles in the living green Category
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Proud to be on the Montclair Patch!
[Aug 24, 10 by
“The beauty of being green,” says long-time Montclair resident Jennifer Chaky,” is that it’s simple.”
With Go Lightly, her green living store on South Fullerton Avenue, Chaky aims to prove this philosophy to the public. Living green is not only more accessible than people think, she asserts, but also easy and fun.
The main theme of the products Chaky carries in the store is “live less wastefully.” But at Go Lightly, it’s not all work and no play: While you can search for things you need for everyday use, such as eco-friendly …
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The Plastic in the Ocean Comes From Us!
[Aug 19, 10 by
I took a joyous day off recently and visited friends at Lavalette Beach with my daughter. Despite the perfect weather and wonderful company, a greenie like me just couldn’t fully relax. I was too focused on every bit of plastic that I saw littering the beach and the surrounding area. I could not help but think about where this plastic was likely to end up–in the ocean, carried by the currents far out to where it is churned and broken down into non-biodegradable bits so small that they get mistaken …
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Remodel Consciously
[Aug 6, 10 by
Sure it’s great to get a spanking new kitchen or redo your old bathroom, but home remodeling is a pretty wasteful enterprise. Millions of tons of trash are created when it’s out with the old and in with the new. The trends in the past may have been changing fast and keeping up with the latest style, but if we are going to move into a green future we need to slow it down and hang on to what we have for longer.
One way to do this is to choose …
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Keep Cool Like You Give a Damn!
[Jul 15, 10 by
As I walk and bike all over town, I hear central A/C units cranking all day in huge 3,000-square-foot homes whose owners aren’t even home during the day. I asked one such homeowner why they keep the a/c on even when they are not home and they told me it’s so the house is cool when they get home. I can’t help but wonder what becoming a society that cannot tolerate being uncomfortable for even 10 minutes is doing to us—both personally and physically.
Now that I am committed to not …
