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Go Green News

Go Green

 
These days, the phrase "go green" can be found almost everywhere you turn. What does it mean? Well, incorporating new behaviors into your lifestyle — like recycling, composting, eating organic foods, driving less and walking or biking more, switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs, taking shorter showers and many more practices — are examples of ways to decrease the impact you have on the environment, or go green. Read about all of the ways to green your life here on MNN. (Photo: Flickr)

Articles about Go Green

  • How can I make my home smell like the holidays without candles and sprays?

    Mon, Dec 05 2011 at 10:35 AM

    Reach for the cloves, citrus and evergreens. You'll wonder why you ever went the artificial route in the first place.

  • Going green when it's your time to go

    Fri, Dec 02 2011 at 8:23 AM

    From biodegradable coffins to tree-sprouting urns, eco-friendly burials offer a way for those who live green to also die green.

  • New ways to eliminate junk mail

    Thu, Nov 10 2011 at 12:00 PM

    New options make it easy to curb junk mail and put your mailbox on a diet.

  • The hippie continuum: What level hippie are you?

    Tue, Nov 08 2011 at 6:45 AM

    Lots of us can be considered hippies for one reason or another — like going solar. Which hippie classification are you?

  • How do incinerating toilets work?

    Mon, Oct 24 2011 at 9:59 AM

    These potties give 'fire in the hole' a whole new meaning.

  • Is there such a thing as green pet burial?

    Mon, Oct 17 2011 at 9:46 AM

    You can honor your dearly departed pet without harming the environment or spending a fortune.

  • How to get started with green cleaning

    Tue, Oct 04 2011 at 1:38 PM

    Kick the chemical habit in your cleaning routine by using these tips for eco-friendly home cleaning.

  • 24 things you can clean with lemon

    Tue, Sep 27 2011 at 5:05 AM

    This green cleaner and natural disinfectant has a wonderful smell, and best of all, you probably have one in your refrigerator right now.

  • Why we should listen to our parents (and grandparents)

    Wed, Sep 21 2011 at 3:18 PM

    With our economy in the throes of a recession and wasteful spending on the outs, maybe our parents' old adage 'waste-not-want-not' was correct.

  • Why green consumers are smart consumers

    Wed, Sep 21 2011 at 12:21 PM

    'Greenies' aren't the upper middle-class do-gooders of popular perception. In fact, green consumers span all income brackets, and they may just be the way of the future.

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