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Over the last three years, one in three bee hives have died. The main cause of the problem is known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a disease where bees are mysteriously deserting their hives and dying. Scientists have been baffled by the disease but believe that the cause may include viruses, mites, chemical exposure and poor nutrition.

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Make your own popsicles

Making your own popsicles is easy, green, healthy and economical.

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Actually get paid for saving money and going green!

You can actually get paid for going green! It sounds too good to be true, but it isn’t! Check out My Emissions Exchange: an emerging online community that pays you for reducing your monthly utility bills.

Actually get paid for saving money and going green! Actually get paid for saving money and going green!

Don’t Just Conserve it, Enjoy it!

Summer is a great time to enjoy the outdoors. The Park Service is offering two weekends where the national parks which usually charge, will be free. And for the hikers, the Sierra Club is putting together a database of favorite hiking trails.

Don’t Just Conserve it, Enjoy it! Don’t Just Conserve it, Enjoy it!

Greening cards

Is it better to send thanks, invites and other notes via email? Or do you still take a pen to paper sometimes?

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What’s On Your Food?

Thanks to a new website which launched this week by the Pesticide Action Network (PAN), www.WhatsOnMyFood.org, consumers can now get access to that information and make more informed choices about what they eat.

What’s On Your Food? What’s On Your Food?
It’s Dump the Pump Day!

It’s Dump the Pump Day!

18 June 2009

Sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), the 2009 National Dump the Pump Day is a day that encourages people to ride public transportation to save money, protect the environment, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and improve our quality of life.

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Recycling juice pouches

Recycling juice pouches

14 June 2009

If you have a toddler, it's hard to get around the juice box/juice pouch trap! But there's a company that takes your used juice pouches and makes them into something beautiful, while giving money to charity!

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Green ways to get your fashion fix

Green ways to get your fashion fix

07 June 2009

The economy's recovering, but still not great. And even if your pocketbook isn't feeling the pinch, buying new products that have been packaged and shipped thousands of miles isn't very green. But there are several ways to update your closet, without shelling out lots of money for brand new clothes.

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Combining trips to save gas

Combining trips to save gas

05 June 2009

Going green can be a little overwhelming, but there are lots of little ways you can become greener. One of the easiest ways to go green -- and even save some green -- is to combine your car trips.

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Happy Green Father’s Day

Happy Green Father’s Day

01 June 2009

Father's Day is right around the corner! But don't rush out to the store to buy him just any tacky tie! There are lots of green gift options that are sure to make dear old dad very happy.

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No more phone books!

No more phone books!

29 May 2009

We receive huge, hulking phone books two to three times a year. And we never use them! What a waste. But there is an easy way to stop delivery of these books.

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Green carpet cleaner: Equal parts cleaner and elbow grease

Green carpet cleaner: Equal parts cleaner and elbow grease

26 May 2009

We have a toddler and two cats. This means our carpet is often decorated with spots. I found a green spot-treater that really works!

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The greener way to get ink off a wall

The greener way to get ink off a wall

23 May 2009

Your little artist decided to take ink to the walls? Don't break out the professional cleaning chemicals! Try this greener technique first!

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Enjoying the great outdoors

Enjoying the great outdoors

17 May 2009

I could learn a lot from my two-year-old son. Now that the weather is starting to warm up, he has been showing me just how much more fun it is to play outside than inside.

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Cooking in the summer

Cooking in the summer

15 May 2009

It's difficult to cook in the sweltering heat of the summer. But there are several ways to cook that won't have your A/C competing with your oven/stove.

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