Proper Green
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Because You Asked Home & Garden Proper Green: How "Used" Is "Too Used"? January 08, 2014Take care to donate items that still have a second life in them.36 -
Because You Asked Lifestyle Proper Green: Popular Resolutions for Health, Home, and Environment January 01, 2014Your New Year's resolutions are probably mutually beneficial for yourself and the planet. -
Lifestyle Proper Green: The Long Dark of Winter Solstice December 18, 2013Winter solstice will have the sun’s light out early. -
Home & Garden Proper Green: What to Do with Cold Season Cast-Offs December 11, 2013Popping blister packs to get through cold and flu season has side effects to consider. -
Holidays & Entertaining Proper Green: Plastic Pine or the Real Thing? December 04, 2013It’s hard to know which is the greenest evergreen of them all. -
Holidays & Entertaining Proper Green: Happy Non-Awkward Holidays November 27, 2013Enjoy time with your family, green habits and all. -
Food & Drink Proper Green: Green Eggs and Baking November 20, 2013If you're using eggs in your holiday baking, first consider what the labels on egg cartons really mean for the environment. -
Holidays & Entertaining Proper Green: The Best Holiday Host Gifts They’ll Actually Use November 13, 2013Here are some ideas for thoughtful and environmentally sustainable host gifts as you attend holiday parties this season. -
Holidays & Entertaining Proper Green: Heritage Turkey, The Original White Meat November 06, 2013Is a heritage turkey right for you? Make the common turkey a thing of the past. -
Holidays & Entertaining Proper Green: Candy Disposal, Solved October 30, 2013Whether you buy too much candy or you bring too much home, there are great ways to get rid of the excess without letting it go to waste. -
Holidays & Entertaining Proper Green: Thrift Store Costumes October 23, 2013Head to the thrift store with these costume ideas, and you can come away with a full, eco- and wallet-friendly get-up. -
Lifestyle Proper Green: Saving Energy In The Finicky Fall Weather October 16, 2013When Autumn causes the mercury to rise and fall unexpectedly, you can adjust your comfort level without adjusting your home’s thermostat.
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Holidays & Entertaining Proper Green: Is It Bad To Paint My Pumpkin? October 09, 2013Painted pumpkins are a classic Fall decoration. Here’s how to make them last, and how to dispose of them.
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Lifestyle Proper Green: Now there's an attractive idea! October 02, 2013Household magnets aren’t recyclable, but with these ideas for repurposing, you’ve hit the lodestone! -
Lifestyle Proper Green: The Rotting Apple Battle (Compost vs. Landfill) September 25, 2013An apple a day in the compost pile is much better than an apple a day in the landfill. Here’s why.
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