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Making Digital Memories

Kasen Seaver, December 22nd, 2008

Reconnecting with family and friends is part of the holiday season. You can maintain that connection, even with those who cannot join you this year, with several quick, easy and eco-friendly digital options. Say Cheese The digital revolution makes capturing those moments and minimizing your impact a breeze: Viewing images prior to printing saves paper because you choose which photos you want prints ... read more

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Tagged basics, computers, ideas, noteworthy, photographicchemicals, rechargeablebatteries

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8 Ways to Green Your Job Search

Trey Granger, December 22nd, 2008

This story is part of Earth911’s “Green Eight” series, where we showcase eight ways to green your life in various areas. There's an old adage that finding a job is a full-time job. This is especially true in times when jobs are in short supply. However, getting the perfect gig doesn't mean a full-time impact on the environment: 1. Network Online Believe ... read more

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Servers & SUVs: Both Get 15 MPG

Adam Ballai, December 22nd, 2008

Since the time Tim Berners Lee decided to create the web, we have been required to consume power to distribute information. From the servers that store information to the computers we use, we create a constant energy draw. How much power are we really talking about, and are we ... read more

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Tagged basics, computers, ideas, noteworthy

Published in Electronics


Big Recycling, Big Business

Jennifer Berry, December 22nd, 2008

The “Company Profile” is an Earth911.com series highlighting consumer goods and services making a difference through product stewardship and recycling. Products and services featured do not pay for placement and are not endorsed by Earth911.com. Recycling at home, for over 50 percent of America, is usually a no-brainer. Your stuff goes in your curbside bin, you put out your bin, your ... read more

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Tagged basics, cardboard, clothingandtextile, ideas, medicalsharps, medicalwaste, noteworthy, number6plasticpolystyrene, styrofoam, wood

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A New Wrinkle in Holiday Gift Wrap

Libuse Binder, December 22nd, 2008

One of the best and worst parts of holiday shopping occurs at about the same time. Right about when you think you are done (depending on how you choose to shop, this may happen at your desk, in the checkout line or even at the gym as you go over final lists in your head), you realize that you still ... read more

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Tagged basics, clothingandtextile, giftbags, giftboxes, greenstyle, ideas, newspaper, noteworthy, wrappingpaper

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Searching Through the Holiday Trash

Bob Peeples, PE, December 22nd, 2008

Power to the Peeples is an exclusive Earth911 series written by Bob Peeples, our resident chemical engineer and Program Manager of Earth911’s sister site Beaches911. Bob combines his extensive knowledge of the environment and how things work with an off-the-cuff sense of humor. (Please note: When I speak of the holidays, I am talking about the period between November ... read more

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Tagged basics, christmastrees, computers, ideas, noteworthy, singleusebatteries, television, wrappingpaper

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