Tag Archives: eco-friendly

Study Finds Vegetarians Live 20% Longer

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Food industries are enormous contributors to greenhouse gas emissions; especially the meat-producing industries. The study not only found that vegetarian diet produced a third less emissions, but also that the mortality rate for meat-eaters was almost 20% higher. 

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Growable Gowns: Wedding Dresses Made for the Compost Heap

Biodegradable Wedding Dress

If you are a bride-to-be who loves the environment, you don't need to upcycle or recycle a dress to have a green wedding. Now you can have your dream dress and compost it too! The latest trend in green weddings is the biodegradable wedding gown. Grown from fashionable fungi, these dresses can simply be tossed onto the compost pile at the bottom of your garden when your special day is done.

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Is Being Environmentally Friendly a Waste of Time?

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When faced with difficult decisions, I always take to the woods with my camera and my trusty hound, a rather plump pug mix, leading the way. (As a budding photographer, I shoot just about everything, but the only thing that I am able to capture with almost breathtaking clarity is that little dog’s bum.)

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Aquarium To Set Dolphins Free

The National Aquarium in Baltimore is heeding protests about their dolphins and has ordered the cessation of their breeding program and their dolphin shows. Since their dolphins were bred in captivity, releasing them into the wild would not be a viable option and so a special sanctuary is being created.

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How To Reduce Your Home Water Usage

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Summertime puts a huge strain on towns and cities when it comes to supplying water to their citizens. Not only can restrictions be placed on the amount of water a household is allowed to use, but the costs of using that water may rise quite steeply.

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7 Incredible Natural Places to See before you Die

Theses are seven of the most incredible natural places on earth that well deserve a special place on your bucket list. From the Wisteria tunnel in Japan to the pink Lake Hellier in Australia, these breathtaking spectacles are well worth the trip.

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