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Green Eyes On: Greening Any Home
A few years ago, my husband and I were looking to move. We strongly considered buying some land far from the city and erecting some cool modern eco-home. When I was a kid my parents, inspired by a...
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Green Eyes On: Detoxing Our Homes
Last week and the Friday prior, I kicked off a radio tour to support the Detox Your Home feature currently running on PlanetGreen.com. I talked to millions of listeners and spoke with radio reporters,...
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Green Eyes On: When Organic Pays
Getty Images, Somos/Veer Last week, I attended the Natural Products Expo West trade show in Anaheim, Calif. Expo West is a massive showcase of natural foods, cosmetics, baby products, pet food,...
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Green Eyes on: Green Funerals
I attended a funeral earlier this week and it got me thinking. A short while back, I did a segment for an episode of Get Fresh with Sara Snow on green funerals. First off,
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Green Eyes On: Hemp, Revisited
Recently, I made a delicious salad of organic greens, hearts of palm, diced avocado, cucumbers and quartered tomatoes. I was wishing I had
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Green Eyes On: When the Earth Trembles
At the crack of dawn on Friday, April 18, an earthquake rocked the Midwest. You read correctly -- the Midwest.
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Green Eyes On: Organic Chocolates in South Florida Strip Malls
A couple of weeks ago I found myself lounging on a beach chair next to my mom and my sister. Who am I kidding? I didn't just find myself there, it took a great deal of planning and coordination,...
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Green Eyes On: More Car Rental Agencies and Limo Services are Offering Hybrids
The Lexus Hybrid.Traveling -- without compromising your green lifestyle -- can be difficult and frustrating. Be it vacation or pleasure, it's challenging to eat with the same focus on organic and...
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Green Eyes On: Jack Johnson's All At Once Tour
A little over a week ago, I braved threatening skies and a severe thunderstorm warning to visit with Jack Johnson on the kick-off of his 2008 summer tour. The show was in Noblesville, Indiana right...
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Green Eyes On: New Non-Dairy Probiotics and the Future of Food
After a weekend of fireworks, barbecues, and cuisine that may contain more than one hot dog or Jell-O fruit mold, we turn our attention to the gut. And a new breakthrough in probiotics.
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Green Eyes On: Green Jobs
Last week in Denver, I spoke at the annual conference for one green field, the green home real estate market. EcoBroker is a resource for licensed
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Green Eyes On: Wanting the Prius 2010
So my husband and I are having serious green car envy and wondering if and
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Green Eyes On: Seeking Cancer Cure, Teenage Entrepreneurs Sell Honey at Whole...
Photo: Via Hives for LivesIt's that time of year, when kids all over are saying so long to summer camp and lazy mornings watching TV show reruns, and gearing up for the new school year. But few will...
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Green Eyes On: The Return of the Cottage Crafts
A handmade pony tale holder and rag doll made of recycled fabric, available on Etsy. There's a new trend that, quite frankly, has me excited. A growing number of people (women in particular, but by no...
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Green Eyes On: Luna Fest
It is not with any infrequency that I get asked the "what else can I do" question. People and families who are already buying local and organic foods, being conservative in their fuel and electricity...
View ArticleGreen Eyes on: Day of Decadence Done? Simplify.
I think, and I think you'll agree, that our days of decadence are done. I mean, who can afford a $5 daily coffee fix everyday anymore? Who can afford the bottomless tank of yesteryear's monster SUVs?
View ArticleGreen Eyes On: The Financial Crisis: Think Twice and Connect
No doubt, it has been a tough couple of weeks on Wall Street and on Main Streets all across this country. People looking at their retirement funds wondering where the money has gone. People looking at...
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Green Eyes On: Natural Products Expo East Shows Bright Future for Green Products
Image courtesy of Natural Products Expo EastI can’t really explain my unexpected and sudden optimism, in spite of the mud puddle economy we’re all apparently still living in and the mud slinging...
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Green Eyes On: President Obama, How About Organic Farming?
Photo: IowaPolitics.com via FlickrWith the election behind us it's time to focus again on solutions, wouldn't you say? It's time to move forward and to accomplish great things. Now that we know who...
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Green Eyes On: Five Tips for a Green Thanksgiving Dinner
Photo: Noel Hendrickson/Getty ImagesThanksgiving is, hands down, my favorite holiday. For me it means family and friends, warm homes and good, good food. By Thursday afternoon kitchens everywhere will...
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Green Eyes On: Handmade Gifts for the Holidays
Photo: Cláudia*~Assad via FlickrFlip on the TV and you’ll see commercials suggesting every little thing under the sun is the perfect holiday gift. Turn on the radio, and you're sure to hear...
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Green Eyes On: 9 Great Last-Minute Green Gift Ideas
Last week, I did a segment for The CBS Early Show on green gift ideas, and Harry Smith, co-anchor of the show, remarked that it was the best green gift segment he’d ever done. I won’t take credit for...
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Green Eyes On: Three Green New Year's Resolutions
Photo via FlickrA few weeks before we even rang in the start of 2009, I was already thinking about my New Year's resolutions. And then I started wondering what resolutions other people were making. I...
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Green Eyes On: Healing and Air Purifying Plants
Gerbera daisies and mini Gerbera daisies. Photo via flowerbud.com.A number of years ago, NASA began to look into the air purifying properties of plants (PDF). Specifically, they were trying to find...
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Green Eyes On: Three Cheap and Tasty Potato Recipes
I love soup. I eat it practically all winter long, and don't stop for the three other seasons. Soup is a complete meal, so when I’m short on time, I start cooking knowing that one pot will be dinner...
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Green Eyes On: What Really Happens in a Landfill
Photo via FlickrLast week I visited one of the country's largest landfills, located just outside of Los Angeles. As I drove up the side of the mountain of God-knows-what, I was amazed at how much like...
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Green Eyes On: Obesity and Organics
Photo via FlickrCan obesity and diabetes be slowed or reversed by organics? Yes, according to a new study released by the Organic Center at the Natural Products Expo West. This may be one of the most...
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Green Eyes On: New Trends at Natural Products Expo West
Photo courtesy of Sara SnowLast year the Natural Products Expo West tradeshow in Anaheim, California was named one of "top 50 fastest growing shows" by Tradeshow Week. This year this position was...
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Green Eyes On: Start a Compost Pile With Your Gutter Cleanings
It’s spring and, like it or not, that means spring cleaning for you and millions of other like-minded home dwellers out there. It’s time to cleanse the windowsills, banish the dust bunnies, purge the...
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