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Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas
Show that someone special you love them by giving a gift you can both feel good about. Purchasing eco-friendly gifts will show you put the same amount of thought into the gif…
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San Luis Obispo County IWMA Sued By Save The Plastic Bag
Save The Plastic Bag Coalition is suing San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority, seeking a writ of mandate to set aside, void, annul, repeal and terminat…
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Laguna Beach Latest California City to Consider Plastic Bag Ban
Laguna Beach City Council members are in discussions about a plastic bag ban in their city. If the matter goes to vote a second time, the ban is currently scheduled to go int…
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Plastic Bag Ban In San Franciso Continues
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle In San Francisco, California, the Board of Supervisors voted to extend the plastic bag…
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Santa Cruz County May Revise Their Plastic Bag Ban
The Santa Cruz County plastic bag ban goes into effect on March 15th, 2012. Santa Cruz County passed the ban in September 2011, and it encompassed all retailers, grocery stor…
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Oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle Comes to Santa Cruz
On February 16, 2012, at 7:30 p.m., at the UC Santa Cruz Music Recital Hall, Dr. Sylvia Earle will present the sixth Fred Keeley Lecture on Environmental Policy. Sylvia Earle…
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How To Pack A Reusable Grocery Bag
There is a method to packing a reusable grocery bag so that your groceries will be protected while carrying them into your house safely. Since plastic bags have come along, g…
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Alejandro Duran Makes Art Out of Trash
The Sian Ka'an, an ecological preserve near Tulum, Mexico, is a beautiful peninsula in the Carribean Sea. The name Sian Ka'an means, "Where The Sky Is Born," and is the first…
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Recycling Makes You Feel Good
There are all kinds of ways to recycle, and every time you choose to make a better choice, you feel better. Simple every day changes can make a big impact on our environment,…
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If You Are Landscaping This Summer, Consider Using Recycled Products
It's cold outside, and if you are cooped up inside, now is a great time to thumb through some landscaping magazines for design ideas to create an eco-friendly back yard envir…
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Target Recycles Plastic Bags, Encourages Use of Reusable Bags
In 2010, Target launched a comprehensive recycling program. The purpose of the recycling program in 2012 is still the same, which is to make recycling plastic bags and other …
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One Year Anniversary of Brownsville's Plastic Bag Ban
Brownsville's single use plastic bag ban went into effect January 5th, 2011, and so, on the city's one year anniversary, we wanted to get an idea of how the community of Brow…
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