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Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 4 Nov 24

Last week we went on a family trip to Paris (more on that later). And for our journey home, since we left just after lunch and would arrive home quite late in the evening, we decided to just buy a sandwich or some sort of snack to...

cutlery

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packaged meal

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A bright idea for a hot night!

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 25 Jul 19

This week has been unusually hot here – today the temperature reached 35°C (95°F) when ‘normal’ summer temperatures rarely exceed about 28°C (82°F) – summer temperatures ‘in the 80s’ are normally worthy of shocked headlines in the...

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Quick Tip for BBQ Lovers

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 21 Jul 19

For all of you people who are not rich enough to afford a gas BBQ and have to rely on good old fashioned charcoal! When you've had your food and the ash is cold in the bottom of the BBQ scoop it into a bag and use it as slug and...

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Car-sharing to a hotel?

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 15 Nov 16

I was just talking to my partner about car-sharing. I’m going on a visit to a council facility tomorrow and in the email they sent with information of how to get there it says they encourage car-sharing. However since they haven’t...

car sharing

transport

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hotel

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Is it possible for a global warming skeptic to be a champion of the environment?

koopharper @koopharper (7599) • Canada 21 Jun 16

I have a number of good friends who are very vocally contrary when it comes to the subject of global warming or the rephrased version climate change. They will dispute the science and the statistics very loudly. Here's the rub...

global warming

climate change

sustainable living

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saving the planet

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A penny saved is a penny earned

Denise @petatonicsca (7070) • Japan 29 Jan 16

I'm becoming more and more aware that anything you can keep from having to buy is money that stays in the bank. (Not that it earns much in there, mind you.) I am talking here about paper and plastic disposable things, things that...

reuse

recycle

environmentally friendly

saving money

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why are the things you do to help save our planet?

HotBlaze2011 @HotBlaze2011 (264) • Philippines 7 Feb 11

nowadays, going green is a very popular trend especially in 1st world countries since they are highly educated and are well aware of the importance of being Eco-friendly and being environmentally responsible. knowing that we need...

ecology

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Need input on marketing crochet dish cloth

venshida @venshida (4836) • United States 10 Jul 10

I have been busy the last two weeks crocheting cotton dish cloth. I know they are easy to make and not very exciting. I started crocheting dish cloth because I did not have any sponge to wash my dishes, and I did not want to drive...

crochet dish cloth

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marketing

sponge

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Did you ever not buy from a business because it is not environmentally friendly?

taraelocin @taraelocin (1138) 6 Oct 09

We often discuss at work if we should promote our environmental credentials more to our customers. Usually we decide that it is not that important to customers. As long as we don't do anything negative, it won't have an impact on...

business

credentials

environment

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What are ways to be more "Green?"

Canowyrms @Canowyrms (48) • Canada 24 May 09

Well, for starters, I like to shower during the first half of the day, because my bathroom window is facing east, and the sun rises in the east. This means that while I shower, I do not have to use electricity for me to see. I...

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Are e-books really environmentally friendly?

snam23 @snam23 (3157) • United States 27 Feb 09

I mean think about it. Sure, we are using less paper and therefore saving trees. But we have to use energy to read from an electronic device. That device will be powered by batteries, which last time I checked weren't the most...

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Blackle! (all environmentally friendly people please read)

lolastevens @lolastevens (119) • Ireland 9 Feb 09

I'm just letting everyone know about this website called www.blackle.com. It's basically google, but the screen is black so your computer doesn't have to power to screen and you save ALOT of energy. For example, did you know that...

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global warming

google

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Do you use public transportation?

wheel416 @wheel416 (1019) • Canada 22 Dec 08

In most major cities public transportation systems are available to the general public at low cost. I'm wondering do you use public transportation? If yes, have you started doing so to save money on gas or the upkeep of your...

bus

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environment

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public transportation

rebate

tansportation

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Tired of the Environment

snuphi @snuphi (26) • United States 13 Dec 08

I am getting so sick of having "the environment" shoved down my throat every time I turn around. Now before I go on, you should know that I love the great outdoors and am in total agreement that we should be responsible with this...

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Save money on half your "grocery bill", save the enviornment,

green3mama @green3mama (39) • United States 8 Dec 08

First, I suggest you read my blog at www.blogspot.glopina.com which talks about the toxic chemicals we fill our homes with. Dollar store brands are some of the worst. By the time your done cleaning your home and doing your...

environmentally friendly

grocery bills

soap

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It is Actually Cheaper

Amber @AmbiePam (120547) • United States 2 Dec 08

This may not be the case for everyone, and I'm sure this doesn't apply to every product available. However, I have discovered I get a better deal when I buy biodegradable trash bags than I do with all the rest of the trash bags...

environmentally friendly

green products

life

recycle

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Up scale Vancouver restaurant adds bugs to menue!

barehugs @barehugs (8973) • Canada 5 Jul 08

VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) - The owners of Vij's restaurant knew they were taking a huge gamble when they decided to add bugs to the menu of their upscale, internationally-known Vancouver eaterie. "Eating bugs is a foreign concept...

bugs

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Environmentally friendly cat litter?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 13 Jun 07

I'm concerned about polluting the environment with all this high tech clumping cat litter. I would love to use a more environmentally friendly cat litter. Could you please recommend an all natural cat litter, made with shredded...

adopt a cat

cat care

cat litter

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pet insurance

pet medicine

pet vitaimins

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Gas Crunch: Putting Us On Path To The Future.

DarlingGirl @DarlingGirl (745) • United States 18 May 07

I was musing last night on how it used to be when people began driving oil cars and hybrid cars. Firstly it was so expensive to buy a hybrid or electric car that many people were buying them as status symbols for the Green...

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Would it matter to you if your daycare provider didn't use chemicals?

wahmoftwo @wahmoftwo (1296) • United States 11 May 07

As some of you know I have had a small daycare in our home for about five years. Recently we started using natural products for most every purpose to reduce liability and have a healthier environment. If I used this in an ad...

child care

children

day care

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go green

kids

parenting

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