Raquel Fagan

Raquel Fagan

Vice President of Media and Partnerships

Raquel Fagan heads up the editorial team. Her passion about the environment leads her to compost, live a vegan lifestyle and ride the ol' bike as much as the AZ weather will allow.



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8 Ways to Reuse Your Jeans

Raquel Fagan, October 12th, 2009

This story is part of Earth911’s “Green Eight” series, where we showcase eight ways to green your life in various areas. How much do you pay for a pair of jeans? Is it $20, $50, $250...$46,532? No, that wasn't a typo. That last number may seem insane, but in 2001, Levi Strauss & Co. paid just that. The company purchased a pair ... read more

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Tagged basics, clothingandtextile, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, reuse, toys, wrappingpaper

Published in Clothing


Still Throwing Your Leaves in the Trash?

Raquel Fagan, October 9th, 2009

Good Morning America announced today that "A gas-powered blower emits as much pollution in an hour as a car would if it drove 100 miles, according to the Citizen’s League for Environmental Action Now." An alternatives include to this gas-powered machines are electric-powered blower, which are "50 to 70 percent quieter than a gas-powered version and emits no air pollution." ... read more

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Tagged basics, composting, ideas, leaf, mulch, noteworthy

Published in Garden


The 8 ‘Must-Dos’ of Being Green

Raquel Fagan, October 5th, 2009

This story is part of Earth911’s “Green Eight” series, where we showcase eight ways to green your life in various areas. As many of our readers probably know, we here at Earth911 provide an article every week surrounding the concept of 8 Ways to Green Your (insert here). From your home to your car to school or work, we love to ... read more

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Tagged basics, composting, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, reduce, reuse, solidwaste

Published in Household


8 Ways & Whys to Reuse Plastic

Raquel Fagan, August 31st, 2009

As many people know, reuse is a step up from recycling. In fact, reuse is the middle-man between reduce and recycle, and some would be surprised at how many opportunities for reuse there really are - once you start looking for them. We're not talking about simply covering a bottle in magazine cut-outs, sticking some flowers inside and voilà - a ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, number1plasticPETE, number2plasticHDPE, number3plastic, number4plasticLDPE, number5plasticPolypropylene, number6plasticpolystyrene, number7plastic, plasticbags, plasticbottles, reuseweekend, styrofoam

Published in Plastic


8 Ways to Reuse Your T-shirt

Raquel Fagan, July 27th, 2009

This story is part of Earth911’s “Green Eight” series, where we showcase eight ways to green your life in various areas. We here at Earth911.com work week after week to make our 8 Ways series both useful and fun. Having said that let’s be honest; this week, we are hedging a little more on the fun side. Though you’re not ... read more

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Tagged basics, clothingandtextile, ideas, noteworthy, reuse

Published in Clothing


Stay Simple: Green Acts Add Up

Raquel Fagan, June 29th, 2009

When Henry David Thoreau moved out to Walden Pond in 1845, he helped to start the environmental movement that we all know today. But has something been lost? With all our modern technology and post-industrial revolution issues, we have way more complicated problems than those Thoreau left civilization to ponder. Or do we? Will a return to “Walden Pond” get us ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, plasticbags, plasticbottles, recycle, reduce

Published in Household


How to Make a Big Impact: Land

Raquel Fagan, May 25th, 2009

As we have been discussing over the past few weeks, with all the restraints put on people, money, time, access, the secret to making change may be to focus on the big stuff. So, if you only invested in one green initiative this year, what should it be? What actions make the biggest impact? We started with energy and read more

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Tagged airquality, basics, ideas, noteworthy, reduce, trees, waterquality

Published in Garden


How to Make a Big Impact: Air

Raquel Fagan, May 18th, 2009

As we have been discussing over the past few weeks, with all the restraints put on people, money, time, access, the secret to making change may be to focus on the big stuff. So, if you only invested in one green initiative this year, what should it be? What actions make the biggest impact? We started with energy, moved on ... read more

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Tagged airquality, basics, climatechange, ideas, noteworthy

Published in General


How to Make a Big Impact: Water

Raquel Fagan, May 11th, 2009

As we discussed a few weeks back in How to Make a Big Impact: Energy, with all the restraints put on people, money, time, access, the secret to making change may be to focus on the big stuff. So, if you only invested in one green initiative this year, what should it be? What actions make the biggest impact? We ... read more

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Tagged basics, bath, ideas, kitchen, noteworthy, reduce, toilet, waterquality

Published in Household


How to Make a Big Impact: Energy

Raquel Fagan, April 27th, 2009

A constant theme has been growing in the green movement for years now, and as of late, has picked up some speed. Going green can be expensive. Though there are many aspects to eco-minded living that actually save money, there can be aspects of it that take you to the bank. Since being smart with your money is as important ... read more

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Tagged basics, cfl, climatechange, energy, fuel, ideas, noteworthy, reduce

Published in Household


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