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#FashionTakesAction with @PeopleTree
By Casie Leigh LukesDigital content specialist Casie Leigh Lukes on her participation with @PeopleTree’s #FashionTakesAction contest.
Pesticides/Chemicals
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Garment Self-Sufficiency Follow-Up: Sewing Underwear Out of a T-shirt
By Casie Leigh LukesEditorial Intern Casie Leigh Lukes recaps her recent project of sewing her first pair of underwear out of a t-shirt.
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Garment Self-Sufficiency
By Casie Leigh LukesIntern Casie Lukes is on a quest to learn to sew … and she’s starting with the bare essentials: underwear!
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A Quest for Ethical Shopping: Down the Bunny Trail
By Casie Leigh LukesEditorial intern Casie Lukes on her quest for sustainable clothing.
- Environmental Health -
40+ Easy Breezy Ways to Recycle Anything and Everything
By Laura KleinTips to recycle everything from sports equipment, cosmetic containers, clothing, shoes, and electronics.
- Environmental Health -
Put That in Your Pipeline and Spill It
By Heidi Wachter“We need to move beyond oil. We need to reinvent society, technology and economy. We need to do it fast and we need to do it creatively. We can.” — Dr. Vandana ShivaIn July 2011, courtesy of Exxon, 42,000 gallons of oil spilled into Montana’s Yellowstone River affecting areas as far as 150 miles downstream… Read more »
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A Safer Splash
By Pamela WeintraubWhether you’re diving into a pool or wading into a lake, certain water conditions can threaten your health. Here’s how to avoid trouble.
- Environmental Health -
Troubled Waters
By Jon SpaydeWhy water is the top health issue of our time — and what you can do about it.
- Environmental Health -
Start Seeing Toxins
By Alyssa FordToxic chemicals surround us – often in the places we’d least suspect. Want to protect your body, your home and your world from harmful pollutants? Start by knowing where to look.
- Clean Eating -
Weighing Heavy Metals
By Catherine GuthrieMercury in fish and dental fillings. Lead in old paint. Cadmium and arsenic in industrial wastes. There’s a lot of talk about heavy-metal toxins these days. But how worried should you be, really? And what can you do to protect yourself?