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Eco-Living
7 Ways to Take Action on Idling
Aug 29th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
Most people don't realize how much gas they're wasting by idling their cars. But once they learn the facts about idling, they're usually more than willing to change their behavior. With that in mind, we've put together seven steps you can take to raise awareness about this important issue. Help us make turning off your engine rather than idling as commonplace as wearing your seat belt!
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Eco-Living
The Compostable Cup Conundrum
Aug 22nd, 2014 | By Jeremy Kranowitz
In theory, compostable cups made from corn seem like a great idea, but in practice they're not aways the environmental boon we'd like them to be. Find out why in the latest blog post from Executive Director Jeremy Kranowitz.
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Eco-Living
Staff Challenge: Go "Zero-Waste" for a Month
Jun 19th, 2014 | By Katrina Kazda
For Earth Day this year, we Sustainable America staff members challenged ourselves to work on ways to be greener in our everyday lives. Today we hear from Katrina, who set the ambitious goal of achieving a zero-waste home. Here's what happened...
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Eco-Living
INFOGRAPHIC: Grow Where You Are
Nov 5th, 2013 | By Laura Waldman
After our recent interview with Dan Susman about Growing Cities, his new documentary about urban farming, we were inspired to translate the movie's core message—"Grow where you are!"—into a digestible guide. Whether it's planting a windowsill garden, joining a community garden or even building a backyard chicken coop, there are numerous ways to move from relying on factory farms to growing food for yourself and your community, even in a big city.
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Eco-Living
How To Compost In Your Apartment
Sep 17th, 2012 | By Nicole Rogers
As part of our series on composting, we offer this handy illustrated guide to composting in your apartment. If you have been thinking you might be interested in taking the plunge into composting, read on and have fun! Our guide gives you all of the tools you need to get started. Composting can be a rewarding experience in efficiency and self-reliance. Waste not, want not!
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