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Is Plastic Killing Us? The True Cost of Convenience
Plastic is really hard to avoid. In fact, it's everywhere. Clothing, mattresses, furniture, carpet - plastic is used to prevent fires as well as food stains. And now, plastic is in an even more...
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Bottled Water, Bottled Hype Part 1
This is the first in a three-part series about bottled water. To read the second installment, click here. To read the third installment, click here.Have you ever stopped to think about just how...
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Keep These Things in Your Car; Save Money
As I fall deeper and deeper into veggie-eating, plastic-eschewing hippiedom, I thought I'd share some of my ideas for reducing, reusing, or recycling. There's nothing here you haven't heard before, but...
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Does a plastic cork make for a lousy wine?
I remember the first time my mother opened a bottle of wine that featured a plastic cork. She gasped audibly; the family gathered in the kitchen, where we took turns poking at this odd, pliable plastic...
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Do plastic baby bottles cause diabetes and heart disease?
Me, I've been a big proponent of doing away with plastics for a while now. I'd like to feel vindicated, but today's issue of USA Today just sort of made me sad. Check out the slide show here.A study...
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15 Things You Can Do With a Credit Card Besides Buy Stuff
Almost everyone has a credit or debit card. They're just small pieces of plastic that help us pay for things. Or are they? Aside from their obvious use — paying for stuff — credit cards can be...
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8 Fun Facts About Credit Cards
Receiving your credit card statement each month may be the opposite of fun, but credit cards themselves are actually a pretty fascinating subject. The little plastic cards that we all rely on have a...
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6 Easy Ways to Stop Wasting Plastic
We all know plastic is bad for the environment, but exactly how terrible is it? According to the organization Plastic Oceans, the world population is producing nearly 300 million tons of plastic every...
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