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Responsible Living

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Get practical advice on being a conscious consumer and get inspired by others in the green community.

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    Mario Batali, the Food Stamp Challenge and a life of generosity

    Mon, Jun 04, 2012 1:26 AM by Kimi Harris

    The New York Food Stamp Challenge has me questioning how we can push ourselves to lead a lifestyle of generosity.

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  • Free market

    How to bring your community together with a free market

    Fri, Jun 01, 2012 2:20 PM by Shareable.net

    A Really Really Free Market encourages community by letting participants give away (and get) usable items and skills — all free of charge.

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    How to host a food swap

    Tue, May 29, 2012 12:59 PM by Shareable.net

    A sustainable way to keep culinary boredom at bay!

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  • Plastic bag ban is great news, says Philippe Cousteau Jr.

    Fri, May 25, 2012 9:51 AM

    Video: Los Angeles has become the largest U.S. city to ban the use of plastic bags at supermarkets. The city will phase out the use of plastic bags over the next 16 months.

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  • The Gen Y guide to collaborative consumption

    Thu, May 24, 2012 3:46 PM by Shareable.net

    Fueled by the Internet, the sharing economy is changing the way we work, play and interact with one other.

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  • Amol Lalzare interviews young girls at community center in the slums of Mumbai

    India's poorest become video journalists

    Fri, May 18, 2012 6:54 AM by Rachel O'Brien, AFP

    The videos highlight class discrimination against the Dalit in India.

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  • London's Olympic Stadium

    London faces up to 'greenest' Games pledge

    Tue, May 15, 2012 6:09 AM by Marie-Pierre Ferey, AFP

    All Olympic Games make the same promises. But what becomes of the concrete infrastructure, the miles of new roads and the tons of waste?

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  • Couple in bed, with a condom

    Study: Safe sex can be fun

    Mon, May 14, 2012 12:07 PM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience

    Among both men and women, 25 percent said that using a condom every time during sex was a hassle.

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  • The Ellington Apartments in Washington, D.C. in 2008 at the corner of 13th and U Streets

    Washington, D.C., is booming, but racial divide causes unease

    Tue, May 08, 2012 3:16 AM by Arthur MacMillan, AFP

    Housing costs, tax rates and more affluent-friendly measures may force out black residents and businesses in the U.S. capitol.

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    Get inspired: Passionate rain forest activist Beth Doane

    Sat, May 05, 2012 12:30 PM by Starre Vartan

    This speaker, author, activist, fashion designer and writer fights for the places and people who can't fight for themselves.

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  • Meet 'The Man Who Quit Money'

    Thu, May 03, 2012 9:06 AM

    Video: Author Mark Sundeen talks about his friend Daniel Suelo, a man who lives in Utah caves, forages for food and is the subject of his book.

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    The 999Bottle: A canteen with a conscience

    Wed, May 02, 2012 3:15 PM by Matt Hickman

    A Seattle design firm creates a reusable water bottle prototype with an integrated number dial and corresponding iPhone app — and makes the positive impact of water bottles less abstract.

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  • Surgeon holding a heart

    Facebook announces new tool to encourage organ donor registration

    Tue, May 01, 2012 11:27 AM by Melissa Breyer

    Every day, an estimated 18 people die waiting for an organ transplant. Can Facebook change that?

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    Resisting the impulse buy

    Mon, Apr 23, 2012 2:56 PM by Robin Shreeves

    One of those you-didn't-know-you-needed-it-until-you-saw-it items has our food blogger resisting the urge to shop impulsively.

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  • Working staff clear up the E-wastes sent by residents in New York

    Americans feeling more and more 'green guilt' about electronics

    Fri, Apr 20, 2012 3:00 PM

    Americans are eager to recycle old TVs and cellphones, but are unsure of how to go about doing it.

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