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Getting Smooth the Vintage Way

So it finally happened.  Grant got fed up with cycling through his collection of dull and duller disposable razors.  He recently bit the bullet and purchased a safety razor. Full credit here – he went one step further and bought … Continue reading

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“We are trashing the planet, we are trashing each other, and we’re not even having fun”

So says Annie Leonard.  By now I’m sure you have all seen the Story of Stuff.  Needless to say, it was one of many great educational resources that we tapped into a couple years ago, and it was one of … Continue reading

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Buy Nothing Day

Heads up folks.  Time to fasten your wallets and cook from the pantry, the annual Buy Nothing Day is here! Hey, if you manage to do it for a day, why not a week.  Why not a month?

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You are Brilliant and the Earth is Hiring

Personal fact: in my professional life, I work in the field of industrial ecology.  Personal disclosure: before I got this job I had never heard of Paul Hawken. But Paul Hawken is a guy who gets it.  He understands what … Continue reading

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Speaker Series

I’ve been very neglectful of this blog lately (you might have noticed). Not that we haven’t been recycling or continuing to avoid landfill garbage, we just haven’t been flaunting it as much.  Either that’s because it has become second nature … Continue reading

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Waste Watch Wednesday – Bag It

There seems to be a never ending stream of eco-conscious films these days.  No Impact Man hits the theatre soon as does The Age of Stupid. Well, I just heard about another one called Bag It.  Beth, from Fake Plastic … Continue reading

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