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SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — The women gathered in the airy living room, wine poured and pleasantries exchanged. In no time, the conversation turned lively — not about the literary merits of Geraldine Brooks or Cormac McCarthy but the pitfalls of antibacterial hand sanitizers and how to retool the laundry using only cold water and biodegradable detergent during non-prime-time energy hours (after 7 p.m.).
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Just because you're concerned about climate change doesn't mean you have to live in a yurt in outer Mongolia. You can be passionate about the environment, without strapping yourself to a whaling ship or using yourself as a human shield against bulldozers that mow down old-growth trees. All it takes are a few smart, fuss-free choices to make the change you wish to see in the world, while rejuvenating your body, home, and planet at the same time. Choosing green might even save you some green in the process. Our list is by no means exhaustive, but it's a righteous start. -Jasmin Malik Chua
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RESOURCE LINKS FOR LIVING GREEN:
Environmental News Review, Jan. 2008
Balancing Living Green with “Just Living”
My family works hard to live a green life. I build and teach others how to build super efficient straw bale homes. EXCELLENT SITE TO LEARN BUILD WITH STRAW
Following the Waste Stream
We try to choose reusables over disposables, and recycle and compost everything we can. But every week, there’s always something left that gets taken “away” by the garbage trucks: stiff plastic packaging from just about any new purchase; incandescent light bulbs recently replaced with compact fluorescents; wrappers from Fair Trade chocolate; assorted tissues and dust; waxy boxes from Chinese takeout; a deodorant canister. In our recycling bins sit magazines, containers from organic yogurt, soda cans, glass bottles from organic olive oil. Click the above link to read the full article. And No I am not yet doing this, future project for me.
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