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Practically Green Book Give-Away & DIY Challenge

11/20/09 Update: The winner of the Practically Green book is… (see below.)
I first met Micaela Preston through the Green Moms Carnival. Her blog, Mindful Momma, is full of practical advice and Do-It-Yourself projects for living a more sustainable life. She was also my roommate at the BlogHer conference this summer, where she impressed everyone [...]

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Three Trashy Women

I’ve been meeting just the trashiest people in the last couple of weeks. Um… trashy in a good way.
Trashy Beachkeeper
I met Sara Bayles after the Blogger Beach Cleanup on October 24. You know, the one I missed. Sara’s blog, The Daily Ocean, tracks her goal of collecting trash on the beach in [...]

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Warm Plastic-Free Quilt Handmade Just In Time For Winter

Monday was rainy and cold. It sure was nice to have my new T-shirt quilt handmade by Fake Plastic Fish reader Colette Carrabba, who blogs at Carrabba’s World.

But let me backtrack a little.
Remember when I wrote about how the stuff on and around my desk was overwhelming me? A lot of you left some really [...]

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Plastic-free Profiles; B2B Deadline; Looking forward to sleep!

A huge thank you to everyone who has been so supportive of my Thank You Video to Oprah. Whether she ever sees it or not, it’s got a life of its own and wants to travel. So please continue to forward it on, especially to people who don’t normally read blogs. I’m [...]

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Future Weather: My Interview with an Eco-Conscious Filmmaker

Thanks to Green L.A. Girl Siel for pointing out a Philadelphia filmmaker who wants to change the way movies are made.
Jenny Deller wrote the script for the film, Future Weather, a drama centered around a teenage girl who is not only worried about the future of the planet but also the changes taking place within [...]

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Voices of the Plastic-Free Blogosphere, Part 4

Well, it’s been a while since I’ve written a Plastic-Free Blogosphere post, and there certainly are more folks joining the ranks. So here’s Part 4 in this ongoing series. The first three posts can be found here:
Voices of the Plastic-Free Blogosphere, Part 1
Voices of the Plastic-Free Blogosphere, Part 2
Voices of the Plastic-Free Blogosphere, [...]

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What the Fark?

This Monday, I was happy to be the subject of an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer by Green Space columnist Sandy Bauers and quite pleased with her article, “She wants to say 2 words: No Plastics,” and followup blog post, “Purging the Plastics.” I was especially honored to be interviewed by Bauers because [...]

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More BPA! Bisphenol-A in our Kids.

Following my BPA post from 2 days ago, I got a Twitter message from Jennifer Taggart, the “Smart Mama” whose blog I recommended, asking me to also link to the ZRecs Guide for BPA-free info. And then I received a message from ZRecs themselves!
The ZRecs Guide is an intense compilation of research on chemicals [...]

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Voices of the Plastic-Free Blogosphere, Part 3

Here is the next segment in a series of posts on bloggers joining the plastic-free movement. These folks have taken the challenge to reduce plastic in their lives and blog about their efforts. The first two posts can be found here:
Voices of the Plastic-Free Blogosphere, Part 1Voices of the Plastic-Free Blogosphere, Part 2
Plastic-Free [...]

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Fake Plastic Wishbones?

Turns out the cold I thought I had is actually a mild case of pneumonia. Thanks very much to blogger Rejin Leys from Urban Botany who filled in for me tonight with a post about a crazy new plastic product being promoted by, of all organizations, PETA.
This week, PETA (People for the Ethical [...]

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