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How to Save Water During a Heat Wave: 5 Easy Ways
By Eartheasy.com, Posted July 13th, 2011Because we need more water in hot, dry weather, our wise use of limited water resources is especially important…
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7 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to Formaldehyde
By Eartheasy.com, Posted June 20th, 2011Formaldehyde, found in consumer and building products, is now classified as a carcinogen…
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Why We Should Avoid Backyard Trash Burning
By Eartheasy.com, Posted June 9th, 2011The nature of household trash has changed over the past fifty years…
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Prenatal Pesticide Exposure Linked to Lower IQs in Children
By Eartheasy.com, Posted April 27th, 2011Three new studies find evidence linking organophosphate pesticides with adverse effects on cognitive development in children…
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Cadmium in kids’ jewelry may pose poison risk
By Eartheasy.com, Posted March 22nd, 2011Cadmium is being used as a lead substitute, and its use in the marketplace is not yet regulated for children’s toys and jewelry.
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No Impact Week, Day 7 – Saturday: Giving Back
By Aran Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted January 12th, 2011Pay it forward. Feel the benefits of service.
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No Impact Week, Day 6 – Friday: Water
By Aran Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted January 11th, 2011Soak up the personal benefits of using less water!
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No Impact Week, Day 5 – Thursday: Energy
By Aran Seaman, Posted January 10th, 2011Replace kilowatts with ingenuity — explore no-energy alternatives to accomplish your daily tasks…
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No Impact Week, Day 3 – Tuesday: Transportation
By Aran Seaman, Eartheasy, Posted January 6th, 2011Challenge yourself to burn calories, not fossil fuels…
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No Impact Week, Day 2 – Monday: Trash
By Aran Seaman, Eartheasy, Posted January 5th, 2011Can wasting less improve your life?
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No Impact Week, Day 1 – Sunday: Consumption
By Aran Seaman, Posted January 4th, 2011Is it possible to live a fuller and happier life by buying less stuff?
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Homemade Prosperity – escaping the consumer trap
By Shannon Hayes, YES! Magazine, Posted December 22nd, 2010Caught in the consumer trap? Radical Homemaker Shannon Hayes discovered that producing what she needs at home lets her live on a fraction of what she thought she needed.
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US legislation proposes chemical safety reform in consumer products
By Eartheasy.com, Posted November 5th, 2010The “Safe Chemicals Act of 2010” requires safety testing of all industrial chemicals, and puts the burden on industry to prove that chemicals are safe in order stay on the market.
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Prenatal pesticide exposure may raise risk of ADHD in children
By Eartheasy, Posted November 4th, 2010Recent study alerts us to unrecognized environmental threats to child development.
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WECalc – an online tool to help you save water at home
By Eartheasy, Posted September 21st, 2010You can save water at home — and save energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and save money in the process!
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Environmentally caused cancers are ‘grossly underestimated’
By Marla Cone, Environmental Health News, Posted July 19th, 2010Outdated estimates fail to take into account many newer discoveries about people’s vulnerability to chemicals.
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Saving electricity at home has a bigger impact than you might think
By Lucy Goodchild, Imperial College London, Posted July 9th, 2010Recent UK study says government policy studies are underestimating the impact of people reducing their electricity use.
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6 reasons to avoid using “weed ‘n feed” on your lawn
By Eartheasy, Posted June 29th, 2010For the health of our families, neighbors and our environment, pesticide use should be a measure of last resort. Especially when there are safe alternatives.
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Let’s keep clothing out of our landfills
By Adrian Desbarats, Posted May 24th, 2010Approximately 93% of all textile waste diverted to recycling is successfully reclaimed, yet 85% goes directly to landfills.
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6 Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to Pesticides
By Eartheasy, Posted May 20th, 2010While the use and prevalence of pesticides is increasing, the long-term health implications are still being studied. Here are 6 ways to limit your exposure to potentially harmful pesticides.
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