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Waste Not Food Not

My mom always saved her coffee grounds and eggshells. She would put them in a flowerpot until she finally got around to putting them in her flowerbeds. Her sunflowers and tomatoes were always healthy and beautiful. My mom knew about the strong nutrients in food scraps, but I always took it as a farmer’s trick. It [...]

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Trim the Fat, Cut Out Excess

Conservation can actually help you lose weight. Who would have known? Oh right, that’s why environmentalists often refer to consumption as a bad thing. A while back, Yahoo’s featured article broke the news that people who live in suburbs tend to be fatter than those who inhabit cities. Apparently, several medical studies have shown that the [...]

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A Barrel of…Rain

Sometimes, it’s so obvious. Why wouldn’t you stick a large barrel outside during a rainstorm and collect the water? It’s a great way to save your city’s resources and your own bill. It’s easy and it’s not easy (of course). Instead of just putting your kid’s sandbox bucket on your patio, this is what you’ll need: -A [...]

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Eco-gifting?

At the end of July I often ask myself: is it all worth it? The presents I mean. By the end of the month you name I’ve celebrated it: birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers, wedding showers, retirements, bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs…etcetera. And as a college student, or anyone who is low on funds, I wonder was [...]

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Sweet Green Charity

When I got married, I made it a point to make the entire ordeal as green as possible.  Organic flowers, food from a local farm, organic cotton wedding dress, the works. As far as the wedding favors went, it was a toss-up between tulip bulbs and charity donations in the guests’ names.  As I was [...]

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Green Health Environmental Leadership Award

Environmental drive is not an industrial or corporate stunt. Hospitals are the leaders in this regard these days. Six hospitals are leading the way through an innovative love of nature and environmental protection. Sacred Heart Hospital is one of them. Sacred Heart is also a major contributor of Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach Partners in Recycling [...]

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