Articles in the living green Category
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Drains to Rivers! OMG!
[Jun 2, 11 by
“Dump No Waste. Drains to River.” I’ve seen this stamped on sewers my whole life and never thought much about it. But on my recent walks around town I have been noticing the sewers brimming with debris–plastic bottles, bags, straws, wrappers- all kinds of garbage. And that’s when the reality really hit me: Drains to River! So I did some investigating to learn more about our sewer systems.
In our area we have what’s called Combined Sewer Outfalls. This is a system where stormwater-runoff along with wastewater and sewage from industry, domestic, …
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Girl Eats Plants and Thrives! Can You?
[May 17, 11 by
In my blog posts, I often suggest moving toward a plant-based, vegan diet as a way of living healthier, and treating our planet and animal friends better. But I don’t do a lot of suggesting how to do this I realized. The reason is, going vegan for me was a very natural and almost automatic choice when I was 15 because I had always been a big animal lover. I started out by stopping to eat mammals, then birds, then …
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It’s Earth Day and I’m Not Pussyfooting Around!
[Apr 21, 11 by
This Friday April 22 is Earth Day and surely you are seeing messages galore on ways to be better to the Earth. Even mainstream commercial product endorsements slip in an eco-message these days. And I say, that’s great (except for the greenwashing ads that really are toxic products falsely made to appear green). But anything that inspires you to be eco-conscious is meaningful and worthwhile -and above all, necessary.
So this Earth Day I am going BIG. I want to talk about- and hopefully …
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Women’s Health = Planet’s Health
[Apr 16, 11 by
Ladies, did you know the feminine care products (pads and tampons) you use can be greatly affecting your health? I didn’t. I personally switched from using a major commercial brand of pad and tampons to using non-disposables to decrease the amount of waste I was putting into the incinerator every month, but I did not know my switch could have such health benefits as well. After a few months I noticed a major change in my period. I was having less cramping and much lighter days. I didn’t think much …
