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Green Gem of the Week: Greenweaver, Inc.

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by Jen.

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You shouldn’t let a pig build your house.
That’s the real moral of the Three Little Pigs story according to Laura Bartels

Why? Because her company Greenweaver, Inc., has made building houses out of straw a reality. We think that many small businesses can relate [...]

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Earth Talk: Electronic “e-waste.”

Posted on 06. Mar, 2010 by Jen.

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EarthTalk®
From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: I work for an office equipment company selling copiers, fax machines, computers and printers. Each year new models come out making old ones obsolete. As a result, we have loads of trade-ins with nowhere to go. What can we do with this old [...]

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Guest Post: Businesses Making the Solar Choice

Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Jen.

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[This is a guest post by Adrian Phillips, a renewable energy expert from Southampton, UK]
Governments across the globe are now introducing incentives to encourage a bigger uptake in solar panel installation and other renewable energy forms. But it’s not just homes that are now making the solar choice. In fact, solar panel installation is becoming [...]

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Green Gem of the Week: Project GLO

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by Jen.

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Today’s Green Gem is also one of our GMW sponsors and has a great little product that makes a big impact!
Global Learning Outreach (GLO) began as a vision to mobilize people to increase access to global education. The founders and best friends, Sara Church and Lindsay Bloom, searched for an eco-friendly product in the realm [...]

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2nd Annual Green My World Earth Day Giveaway 2010!

Posted on 14. Feb, 2010 by Jen.

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Earth Day (Month) is approaching and Eco-Office Gals wants to get as many people as possible on board to grow a little greener. If you’ve been wanting to, trying to, thinking about growing a little greener there’s no better time to do it then now! We don’t want to make you go it alone either. [...]

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Guest Post: A Green Office is a Happy Office

Posted on 10. Jan, 2010 by Jen.

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By Dan Harding, CalFinder
Going green is not just for the home. Office buildings account for 19% of all commercial energy consumption, more than any other type of building. So the environmental reasons for going green in the office are crystal clear. But evidence suggests that a green office does not only reward the environment – [...]

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Top 10 Green Sites of 2009

Posted on 31. Dec, 2009 by Jen.

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As I wish all of you a Happy Healthy & Safe New Year I will leave you with a little Green link love to those green sites I have learned so much from in the year past!

The Good Human – “encourages people to be better humans through working to clean up the environment, being active [...]

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Green Christmas: Sally Lee Candles

Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by Jen.

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For the past two years I have gone through companies I have advertising contracts with or have sponsored a Flaunt It! Monday and try to choose a little something that would be nice for a green client gift for the holidays. This year my client holiday gifts have been sponsored by Sally Lee Candles. This [...]

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Flaunt It! Monday: Why Not Bob Store?

Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Jen.

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(In compliance with the new FTC Guildlines, please note that this is a sponsored post. I was given these products to test and review free of charge. However, I was not paid for the review and the opinions are my own.)
Why not Bob? Why not on Tuesday? Yah, I know it’s Tuesday, but we [...]

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Green Gem of the Week: Safer Brand

Posted on 04. Dec, 2009 by Jen.

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As some of you may know. We have passed our 1 year anniversary on our 3 Acres of land out here in no-mans-land, SC. Many of you also know that it has been the SC red clay mud pit from hell! Well, we FINALLY put a stop to that mess and had someone out here [...]

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Guest post: Fair Trade Fundraising

Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by Jen.

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Make Money and Make a Difference with Fair Trade Fundraising
By Ashley Symons, Equal Exchange
I went to elementary school in the Midwest in the early ‘90s. Every fall, we entered the school gymnasium to get pumped up for our annual fundraiser. This kick-off event was meant to energize us to sell, with lures of all the [...]

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EarthTalk®: Living Buidings

Posted on 21. Nov, 2009 by Jen.

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EarthTalk®
From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk I recently heard the term “living building.” Can you explain?
– Rebecca Gordon, Seattle, WA
Over the past couple of decades, architects and builders looking to green their projects turned to the addition of various piecemeal elements to save water here or cut down on electricity there. Those who [...]

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Flaunt It! Monday: Marcal Small Steps

Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by Jen.

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(In compliance with the new FTC Guildlines, please note that this is a sponsored post. I was given these products to test and review free of charge. However, I was not paid for the review and the opinions are my own.)
In honor of America Recycles Day we celebrate a company that make recycling a [...]

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Eco-Benefits of Boxed Wine

Posted on 26. Oct, 2009 by Jen.

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EarthTalk®
From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: Apparently boxed wine (instead of bottled) is becoming all the rage for environmental reasons. What are the eco-benefits of boxed wine over bottled? — Justin J., Los Angeles, CA
With more and more wineries offering organic varieties to lower their eco-footprint, it’s no surprise [...]

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Flaunt It! Monday: myEARTH360

Posted on 05. Oct, 2009 by Jen.

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So the readers that visit Eco-Office Gals should have at least one fairly common goal: do what we can to help the Earth, right? I certainly hope so! So, when you get all these ideas going of simple things you can do each day to help the environment, where do you go? myEARTH360! A great [...]

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Flaunt It! Monday – Natura

Posted on 28. Sep, 2009 by Jen.

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I know I promised and promised and it’s finally here… a long awaited Flaunt It! Monday. This has got to be my all time favorite to date, too! So, let’s not prolong things. Natura where have you been all my life? Nautra’s mission statement:
“To help our customers achieve a superior night’s sleep, alleviate pain, and [...]