Learn how to lead a green lifestyle, you don’t need to be an environmentalist to go green.
Forget Real Housewives—the real story is that for the 3rd year in a row the real life wife of actor Colin Firth is bringing together top designers and celebrities in an annual ecological challenge that brings green fashion to the red carpet. GCC (Green Carpet Challenge) is the collaborative effort between Livia Firth and Vogue [...]
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A new app that gives electric car drivers greater detail about their vehicle’s performance has launched today in the iOS App Store, and is ready to be downloaded to your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch to use. This version of GreenCharge syncs wirelessly with the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt and shows you information about [...]
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The buzz in bug science has gone Hollywood: recently a handful of celebs were honoured with namesake creatures, including the Robert Redford horse fly—named as such for its robust golden body. A few years ago, Stephen Colbert got a card in the mail that read: “What has six legs and is way cooler than a [...]
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About 10 years ago, I went to Future Shop to buy a new computer monitor. I eventually ended up with an Acer LCD – one which I am extremely happy with to this day. However, I wasn’t too thrilled at the checkout line when I was told I would need to shell out another $12 [...]
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About 39% of the nation’s carbon dioxide emissions come from buildings like our homes, both from their construction and operation, according to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). But amazingly, up to 85% of the country’s electrical needs could be met if all buildings adopted energy-efficient practices. Green practices, features and technologies that can be [...]
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The organics industry is young, but it is booming. So much so that even global corporations with all the finances and resources in the world (literally) have trouble filling orders under “organic” label criteria. And even that: that global corporations are part of the mix, meaning that one of the spices in your organic ketchup [...]
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With global warming, the Arctic melting and numerous other environmental problems it’s no wonder eco-friendly options are becoming more popular. But what can you do in your everyday life to make a difference? Recycle? Grow your own vegetables? Both options are viable and great, but there are now numerous ways to make your home green [...]
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Tucked away into a corner of Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside is a flourishing market of badly bruised vegetables, where you can buy an entire bag of rainbow peppers with four bunches of organic spinach for a Twoonie. I come home with two reusable shopping bags full of produce for what used to cost me one [...]
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I started off 2012 in a really great way: with a hearty case of tonsillitis! </sarcasm> Sitting puffy-necked at the clinic, the doctor prescribed me a bottle of expensive chemical medicinals but also took time to recommend more natural remedies, which I appreciated. You know them: ginger, lemon, oil of oregano. “Back in my day,” [...]
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The laments of January are – by the same token – locked into its inspirations: I’m talking of course about the New Years’ Resolutions. It’s January 5, 2012. Across the planet today people are sore from newly over-worked muscles and the fury of nicotine withdrawals. But sometimes distraction can be a diamond; so why not [...]
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