AltWeeklies Wire
Ecoholic: Create a Haze-free Homenew
"I hear the air quality in my home can be worse than that of outdoor air. What's the source of all those fumes?"
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
07-20-2007 |
Advice
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Ecoholic: Saving the Earth, One Question at a Timenew
Getting to the bottom of cloth diaper debate.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
07-13-2007 |
Advice
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Ecoholic: The Dark Side of Sunscreen Chemicalsnew
Are sunscreen chemicals doing us more harm than a little sun exposure?
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
06-29-2007 |
Advice
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Echolic: Wrapping Your Mind Around Biodegradable Plasticnew
Can I really put plastic in the composter?
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
06-25-2007 |
Advice
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Ecoholic: Stain-proofing and Roofing the Green Waynew
Ecofy your roof with grass tiles, solar shingles or recycled plastic shakes.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
06-11-2007 |
Advice
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Ecoholic: Plants and Mowers for a Hotter Climatenew
Suggestions for drought-resistant flowers and shrubs and eco-friendly lawnmowers.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
06-04-2007 |
Advice
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What's Eating Kitty?new
Beyond the tainted eats that have been in the news recently, pet food corporations turn cats into diabetes-prone carb fiends.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
06-04-2007 |
Animal Issues
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Ecoholic: Reusable Bagsnew
Do you know an ethical source for canvas bags? I can't imagine that the people who make the $2 ones in China are getting a fair wage.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
05-18-2007 |
Advice
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Ecoholic: Leave Your Clunker Fridge Out in the Coldnew
Do you know of a new energy-efficient fridge that will last the way my leaky 50-year-old fridge has?
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
05-04-2007 |
Advice
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Ecoholic: Don't Get Burned by Flame Retardantsnew
I'm worried about toxic flame retardants in my furniture but can't afford to replace them all at once -- what should I start with?
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
04-30-2007 |
Advice
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Ecoholic: What's That Leaching from Your Cans?new
I just heard that hormone disruptors are leaching from canned foods. Do I have to ditch everything that comes in a can?
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
03-16-2007 |
Advice
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Ecoholic: The Dirt on Cleaning Clothes with Nano-Silvernew
I just bought a Samsung washing machine that uses silver nano-particles to kill the bacteria on clothes without hot water, but I heard that it might not be very eco-friendly. Should I return it?
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
03-05-2007 |
Advice
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Ecoholic: Greening Your Rental Padnew
What can tenants do to make their pads environmentally friendly?
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
02-23-2007 |
Advice
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Ecoholicnew
How to get earth-conscious floors without busting your budget.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
02-16-2007 |
Advice
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Ecoholicnew
Could your local, trucked-in potatoes spew more CO2?
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
01-26-2007 |
Advice
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