Benjamin Franklin Christmas Quote
“A good conscience is a continual Christmas.” Benjamin Franklin Looking for more images like this? Follow our Inspiration board on Pinterest or our Eco-Friendly Holidays board on Pinterest! […]
Five Holiday Budget Tips Not to Miss
For many, the holidays don’t bring on a budget crisis. They’ve been spending months (possibly longer) saving money and figuring out how to buy holiday supplies, gifts and food within their budget. If that’s you, we applaud you! However, for many of us who are less organized, the holidays can be a danger zone for overspending and consumption. To help you keep your holiday budget in line, here are five tips going into [...]
Charles Dickens Christmas Quote
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Charles Dickens Looking for more images like this? Follow our Inspiration board on Pinterest or our Eco-Friendly Holidays board on Pinterest! […]
Energy Saving Tips for the Holiday Season
With the holidays right around the corner, there are plenty of tips out there about how to be more eco-friendly during the holiday season. One place that you can make an impact on your holiday carbon footprint is energy use. That doesn’t mean that you need to abandon festive holiday lights. But it does mean that you may want to consider using these tips for reducing your energy footprint this holiday. Use Energy [...]
Christmas is in Your Heart
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” Roy L. Smith Looking for more images like this? Follow our Inspiration board on Pinterest or our Eco-Friendly Holidays board on Pinterest! […]
Caroline Kennedy Christmas Quote
"Sharing the holiday with other people, and feeling that you're giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism." Caroline Kennedy
Eco Friendly Facts About Christmas Trees: Go Real or Go Artificial?
There’s definitely no debate about the fact that the vast majority of American households won’t feel as though it’s properly the holiday season unless there is a Christmas or Solstice tree in their home. But environmentalists (including us) often struggle with the idea of being eco-conscious while also celebrating the season. What’s the debate? Is it more eco-friendly to use a real tree that’s been cut down or to purchase a fake tree? [...]
Travels on Turkey Day: The Road to Enough
I am one of the authors of the “Get Satisfied” book published by Postconsumers, and I take pride in being one of the twenty people in the subtitle who “found the satisfaction of enough.” But I continue to find that important endeavors like postconsumerism are a process, not a moment. When I was a child on Long Island, the day after Thanksgiving was traditionally the day we went to Roosevelt Field mall, stood [...]
Heal the Earth, Heal Yourself
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Climate Change and Your Favorite Morning Beverages
There are a lot of things to fear that will come as a result of climate change. Scorching summers, crop failures and high food prices, and the extinction of many species are just a few. But if you’re a person who can’t get started in the morning without your cup of coffee or tea, climate change is about to make your life unbearable. It’s not just corn crops that are suffering as droughts [...]
