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Reusable Water Bottles: We love this Kickstarter Contender
We recommend checking Kickstarter to be aware of new inventions and projects — and to support them. 999Bottles is a new favorite. We caught up with designer Fernd van Englelen of Artefact, in Seattle,...
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Weekend Question
We’ve been following New York Times coverage of the climate debate in a series called “Temperature Rising,” by Justin Gillis. Gillis won the 2012 Oakes award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism...
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Mother’s Day Flowers can be Truly Lovely and Green
No central record of Mother’s Day bouquets exists, but it’s safe to say that many if not most of American mothers will get flowers on Sunday. Here’s why it is worth taking a bit of extra green thought...
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Snacks: Good and Good for You
The O word: with the CDC’s projection this week that 42% of Americans will be obese by 2030, the spotlight is on solutions — especially for children. Here are FOUR of our Practically Green favorites:...
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How to Eat Seafood Safely? Check Source, and the Smaller the Better
Choosing Safe Seafood Our friends at Food52 have a wonderful point of view on cooking, food, stocking ingredients, and feeding family and friends. We recommend their site, and if you are into food...
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Goodebox: Samples That We Got To Try! (And So Can You!)
A couple of weeks ago the ladies here at Practically Green were fortunate enough to receive a generous package from Goodebox. Here is a little bio on Goodebox: Goodebox is a members only service...
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Beyond Meat Debut
News alert! Beyond Meat has launched! This is the looks-like-chicken and apparently tastes-like-chicken plant protein “food” that Mark Bittman raved about in the widely circulated Finally, Fake Chicken...
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Sunscreen: is Yours the Healthiest Choice?
Switch to natural sunscreen It’s so easy to get confused. Are the chemicals in your sunscreen equally harmful as the rays they block? Get the scoop on Practically Green — and be sure to check the...
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Ban on sugary drinks helps portly waistlines—and beyond!
Banning oversized sugary drinks is good for waistlines and teeth, even if some people don’t like the idea. But why is Switching to fizzy natural juices, Checking to see if your drink contains...
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Twitter Party Celebrates the Green is Universal “One Small Act” mobile app,...
#OneSmallAct Please join us on Twitter to chat about the many small things we can all do to make a big positive impact on the environment iPhone screenshot from One Small Act app — easy to download...
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4 Ways to Embed Sustainability at Work–and Challenge your Boss!
Wish your colleagues were a little bit more motivated on being efficient and eco-minded at the office? Here’s a fresh foursome of actions to share around your workplace. 1) Share computer files...
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Weddings: Having the Best Day of your Life and Keeping it Green
Weddings have it all: romance, cake, bubbly, family dynamics, financial decisions, Aunt Polly doing her conga-line thing. And here’s what else weddings have, friends: Waste. When we profiled Mia...
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How I Switched to a Reusable Water Bottle
Got a story about how you checked off an action on Practically Green? We might love to publish it on the blog! Please send it in! I’ll go first: How I Switched to a Reusable Water Bottle (10 points: 5...
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4 Great Reasons to Take Shorter Showers: Go Navy!
Take Shorter Showers If you’re one of the 113 million Americans who’ve been under a heat advisory already this summer, with or without wildfires nearby; and if you’re also watching your water due to...
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Favorite Hot Weather Recipes
Here we go with three of our favorite no-cook, cool-off, in-a-hurry crowd-pleasers. Please share with your friends and let us know your favorites! 1) Martha Rose Shulman deep-dives into one amazing...
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Exploring Eco-Filmmaking Creativity
The internet is an endless wealth of knowledge. Everyone knows that. But instead of Googling pictures of cute cats and videos of the latest episode of The Bachelor, have you ever thought about what...
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Challenge your Friends and Colleagues on Practically Green!
A-ha moments occur when you least expect them. This morning at the office, Kelsey and I looked at each others’ lunchbox solutions (mine was actually dripping, and hers is simply lame), looked at each...
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Save Money, Improve Health, Reduce Footprint: Recommend Products & Services...
Say you’ve got a favorite product to recommend on Practically Green. You want it to go live on the site for bazillions of people to see and maybe buy. We actually have someone in charge of that! Meet...
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Golf, anyone? Get outfitted at eBay!
Taking up Golf? Have you thought of shopping for clubs on eBay? Yes you can! Reusing anything and everything is a lovely way to stop waste at the source; every time you buy secondhand—from a putter to...
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Got iPhone5 Fever? Here’s how to recycle your old phone
We admit it: we are smitten with the new iPhone 5, and we haven’t even touched one yet. Photo Credit: New York Times But before we all get carried away in the euphoria of buying this thing, what about...
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