Top 20 Home Improvement Sites: GreenLivingIdeas Makes The List!
April 12th, 2014 | by Scott Cooney
Home improvement comes in many forms. Here at GreenLivingIdeas, we aim to deliver good quality ideas for greening (which we [&hellip
Browsing the "sustainability" Tag
Hello Flow– Green your Period
November 15th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Have you ever considered the environmental impact of the tampons and pads we use each month? Are you looking for [&hellip
Eco-friendly shades: Zeal Optics plant-based sunglass review
July 22nd, 2013 | by Scott Cooney
Here at the Important Media network, we get pitched a lot. People ask us to promote all sorts of products, [&hellip
How do you define sustainability?
July 9th, 2013 | by The Green Divas
‘Sustainable’ is one of just a few words being tossed around in the current cultural salad to enlighten us about how to create a more conscious way of living on this earth among our fellow creatures. What does sustainability mean to you
Sustainable Forms of Communication
April 23rd, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Despite using the same technology from the beginning (sound waves and cables), communication in the 21st century can be carried [&hellip
An American Entrepreneur Learns Eco-Living in Japan
January 7th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Greetings from Japan, readers! I have been studying Japanese paper making the past month and will continue traveling in Japan [&hellip
Renewing Green Vows in 2012
December 30th, 2011 | by Lynn Fang
As we look back on all that happened in 2011, sometimes we forgot to bring our reusable containers, missed an opportunity to enlighten and support others in their journey, or just held back for whatever reason to living more consciously
6 Easy Ways to Upcycle a T-shirt
November 4th, 2011 | by Lynn Fang
Don't worry about those excess piles of T-shirts you're never going to wear - you can fashion them into all sorts of useful new things
Justice Begins With Seeds
September 26th, 2011 | by Lynn Fang
What can you do to help label or even ban GMOs from entering our food system? Check out these awesome activist organizations
The Problem With GMO’s
September 25th, 2011 | by Lynn Fang
What are GMO's all about and how can you avoid them
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