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Finding an Organic Cheese

Trey Granger, August 22nd, 2007

National Geographic's The Green Guide features a report this month on the difficult search for organic cheese. Consumers looking for an organic lifestyle may scramble for an organic cheddar, simply to find that it doesn't exist. The article says that just because you can't find the word "organic" in packaging doesn't mean that a cheese is filled with hormones and ... read more

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Published in Household


How to Properly Dispose of Hazardous Products

Jourdan Rassás, July 26th, 2007

The following is the fourth part in an Earth 911 week-long series on household hazardous waste. Part 1 - What Makes Things Hazardous? Part 2 - How to Monitor Hazardous Products Part 3 - How to Store Hazardous Products Part 4 - How to Properly Dispose of HHW First and foremost, you should try to reduce the amount of household hazardous waste ... read more

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Published in Hazardous


How To Monitor Hazardous Products

Jourdan Rassás, July 24th, 2007

The following is the second part in an Earth 911 week-long series on household hazardous waste. Part 1 - What Makes Things Hazardous? Part 2 - How to Monitor Hazardous Products Part 3 - How to Store Hazardous Products Part 4 - How to Properly Dispose of HHW How you can tell if household products are hazardous? Determining which products ... read more

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What Makes Things Hazardous?

Jourdan Rassás, July 23rd, 2007

The following article is the first part in an Earth 911 week-long series on household hazardous waste (HHW). Part 1 - What Makes Things Hazardous? Part 2 - How to Monitor Hazardous Products Part 3 - How to Store Hazardous Products Part 4 - How to Properly Dispose of HHW Picture this: You bought a beautiful mahogany armoire and wanted ... read more

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Published in Hazardous


Something Green For Your Wedding

jennyvi, July 18th, 2007

Jennyvi Dizon is a contributing writer for Earth 911. Become an Earth 911 contributor. Many environmentally savvy brides-to-be are using natural resources to create a more personal and earth-friendly wedding gown. Going green is not just having a silk or cotton gown, it’s about using recycled fabrics or fabrics that are not subjected to chemicals and pesticides. Although ordinary cotton ... read more

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Published in Clothing


American Waters: What Hurts, What Helps

Trey Granger, July 18th, 2007

Check out this story from National Geographic's The Green Guide that discusses the contamination levels of America's waterways. Pesticides and Mercury are affecting the hormones of fish and disrupting their reproduction, and increased population on the East Coast puts extra pressure on groundwater systems, which are already being invaded by saltwater. "While we've stopped pollutants from many single sources, such ... read more

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8 Ways to Green Your Pet

Trey Granger, July 5th, 2007

This story is part of Earth911’s “Green Eight” series, where we showcase eight ways to green your life in various areas. The following post was developed in partnership with Earth 911's sister site, PETS911. To learn more about ensuring a better life for your pet, visit Pets911.com. Can man's best friend also be a friend to the environment? According to ... read more

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Published in Household


Why is My Beach Closed?

Bob Peeples, PE, June 5th, 2007

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. The most common causes for beach closures are people. People leave pet waste on the lawn ... read more

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Published in General


Pesticides

Earth911, April 2nd, 2007

Learn how to properly dispose of pesticides. Did you know that pesticides that wash off our yards from rain or overwatering are toxic to the environment? Testing has shown that even small amounts of commonly used pesticides may be lethal to living creatures. So try non-toxic alternatives for pest control. Take unwanted or unused pesticides to a household hazardous waste collection center. ... read more

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Ants, Cats, Dogs and Other Varmints

Earth911, April 2nd, 2007

Usually ants are a sign that the compost pile is too dry. If the ants were there first where the compost bin is located, they will move up and colonize the pile. They rarely move in because the "ant welcome" sign is on or simply because it is a compost pile. Their presence is largely coincidental. Perhaps if you looked ... read more

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