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NEWS ABOUT: eco friendliness

eco friendliness stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - Being sensitive to the environment doesn't have to cost a fortune. In fact, the green option is often the most cost-effective one. Scientific American spotlights nine ways of cutting your bills as you save the Earth:
  • Shrink your living space. Prefab homes and plans for dwellings as small as
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environment • green building • ecology • green technology • green • eco friendliness • green home • ecofriendly • eco-friendly • cellphones

product reviews

 How to Keep Bugs, DEET Away

Keep the bugs from biting without the toxins

Aug 7, 08 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Looking to keep the mosquitos away but not crazy about slathering yourself in a chemical such as DEET? Grist slapped on five DEET-free alternatives, with varying results:
  1. All Terrain Herbal Armor: This spray might be eco-friendly, but a medicine smell and filmy skin coating make that $4.99 better
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organic • eco friendliness • eucalyptus • DEET • insect repellent • toxins

 Summer Tips
 for Greener Kids 

Going outside would be a good first step

Jun 12, 08 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Summer is the perfect season to turn your rugrats into ecomaniacs, as warm weather and school vacations collide. Grist lists some basic steps to green up your family’s summer:
  1. Get outside: The best way to commune with nature is to experience it first-hand, but the time kids spend
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environment • parenting • environmentalism • parents • list • sunscreen • summer • green • farmers markets • eco friendliness

 When Green Doesn't Mean Safe 

Americans rush to eco-friendly cleaners, but dangers remain

Apr 28, 08 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans are increasingly buying eco-friendly cleaning agents, the Los Angeles Times reports, in an attempt to limit exposure to toxic chemicals. But consumer advocates urge caution in embracing the “green” label on cleaners, which is more marketing lingo than strict scientific criteria. A recent study found a common carcinogen... More »

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cancer • toxic chemicals • carcinogens • cleaning • green products • eco friendliness • green revolution

 Ditch the Lawn, Grow a Garden! 

Artist/architect wages war on 'antisocial' front yards

Apr 20, 08 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A renegade architect/artist has declared war on an unlikely enemy: the suburban front lawn. To improve what he sees as an “actively antisocial space” which consumes resources and serves no definite purpose, Fritz Haeg is looking to transform lawns into food gardens, reports Men's Vogue. His first four repurposed... More »

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environmentalism • vegetables • fruits and vegetables • homeowners • eco friendliness • Fritz Haeg • suburban lawn

TRAVEL

 Frolic Guilt-Free in Costa Rica 

Flight, hotel promise to offset vacation's carbon footprint

Apr 15, 08 6:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - If carbon-footprint guilt is keeping you from taking a vacation, one company has your sun-soaked answer, TreeHugger reports. From the domestic flight to the hotel stay—and even airport transfers in biodiesel vans—NatureVacations' eco-friendly package to Costa Rica promises to offset every ounce of carbon you produce on your... More »

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travel • carbon offsets • ecotourism • Costa Rica • green travel • eco friendliness • NatureVacations • NatureAir

One if by Land, LED if by Sea...

Paul Revere's famous church stops living in the past, installs eco- friendly light bulbs

Mar 3, 08 8:30 PM CST
(Newser) - The green bulbs are coming, the green bulbs are coming! That’s the appropriate contemporary cry for a Paul Revere impersonator, who might still be able to use the Old North Church’s lanterns to warn of a British invasion—but would have to settle for LEDs. The Boston landmark... More »

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Boston • LEDs • Old North Church • Paul Revere • eco friendliness • Revolutionary War • North End

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