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Go Green with This Week’s Tip

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference:  Pay a teenager to shovel your driveway. "You could go outside and do it yourself or you could help one of the teenagers in your neighborhood earn some spending money.  Shoveling the driveway by hand is also better for the environment.  Research shows that small gasoline engines, like those used in snow … [Read more...]

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Go Green with This Week’s Tip

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference:  Wrap presents and gift bags. "Once you tear the wrapping paper off of a holiday gift it ends up in the recycle bin, but gift bags can be used over and over again. Use the comics section of the newspaper, out-dated maps, or paper grocery bags to wrap gifts.  You can also look for gift ags made with … [Read more...]

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Go Green with This Week’s Tip

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Make a list of must-have green gifts. “Be prepared when someone asks "What do you want for Christmas?" Ask for eco-friendly gifts like organic wine and fair trade handicraft.  Or ask for a donation to be made in your name to a charity that supports environmental causes.” Be sure to check out all of … [Read more...]

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EcoBags Review & Giveaway

One of the new and innovating thinking this holiday is by wrapping gifts in Eco-friendly packaging.  Ecobags has created embroidered tote bags that create a bit of class for your gifts.  The "Celebrate" 3 bag embroidered tote gift set retails for $24.95.  It contains three natural color bags that have the word "celebrate" embroidered in script in either silver, ocean blue or forrest green thread. … [Read more...]

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Go Green with This Week’s Tip

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Plan one big holiday party. “Let your family and friends know that your Christmas gift to the planet is a smaller carbon footprint and suggest a single holiday party.  Make plans to get together on one day to celebrate the season. It might take a little more planning to host a single gathering, but … [Read more...]

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Go Green with Today’s Tip

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Contact the post office to stop the mail before you go on holidays. “The U.S. Postal Service delivers 212 billion pieces of mail every year.  The cost of transporting all of those letters adds up.  You can help the post office cut down on transportation costs by stopping mail while you're away.” Be … [Read more...]