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23
2011
Redefine Green in 2011 Holiday Celebrations!
Filed in: Food Choices, Products & Services, Shopping, Waste & RecyclingChristmas is a time for family, friends, celebrations and well…unfortunately a lot of waste. Canadians spend on average $800 per person on gifts, specialty foods and “stuff” resulting in an additional few million tons of waste to our landfills…
20
2010
Check your Sunscreen!
Filed in: Products & Services, ShoppingMany sunscreens contain products like oxybenzone – a known hormone disruptor – and retinyl palmitate, which may become carcinogenic when exposed to sunlight. New research regarding many ingredients found in personal care products, including sunscreens, suggests we must be more prudent with what we lather on our skin.
16
2010
Check out a Farmers’ Market This Summer!
Filed in: Food Choices, Products & ServicesCalgary is home to a growing number of farmers’ markets, with a growing number of local producers selling fresh, local produce, milk, eggs and meat, much of which is organic or at least grown without pesticides.
14
2010
Be a ‘Green’ Diva
Filed in: Products & Services, ShoppingWhat product is good for your health, your pocketbook and prevents billions of tonnes of disposable waste from being dumped into landfills each year? The Award-Winning, revolutionary menstrual solution – The DivaCup!
09
2009
Watch Your “C” Words
Filed in: Products & Services, ShoppingA few decades ago the corporately controlled media began referring to people as “consumers” instead of what they really were… citizens
15
2009
Simplify the Holidays
Filed in: Products & Services, ShoppingThe holidays are an opportunity to slow down, reflect and spend time with loved ones, but, for many, the holidays have become increasingly hectic, stressful, and exhausting.
15
2009
Go Styrofoam Free at Work
Filed in: Products & Services, Waste & RecyclingStyrofoam, and other one time use disposable items, can account for up to 50% of waste coming out of an office environment.
15
2009
Eliminate antibacterials from your home and life
Filed in: Products & Services, ShoppingAntibacterials, especially those containing triclosan, can have negative effects on your health and the surrounding environment.
17
2009
Get off the addressed ad-mail lists
Filed in: Products & Services, Waste & RecyclingMany people have No Flyers and Junk Mail stickers but still receive junk mail that has their name on it. It takes a few easy steps to get off those lists.
15
2009
Make your own window cleaner
Filed in: Products & ServicesMany harmful chemicals are released into the air and water from our cleaning products. Window cleaners are really easy to replace with chemical free alternative or make your own.