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May

30

Green Car Insurance

By Stefanie

I just came across a green car insurance company in the UK. The Green Insurance Company promises that they will offset your cars carbon emissions by planting trees. I think it's a pretty amazing idea, and I wish more companies would…

8 Comments

May

29

Childhood Obesity Rates Remaining Steady?

By Stefanie

An article in the NY Times yesterday said the childhood obesity rates seem to have hit a "plateau" in the US, meaning that they are no longer significantly increasing, nor do they appear to be decreasing. Maybe it's not bad news,…

4 Comments

May

28

10 Steps to Creating a More Efficient Kitchen

By Stefanie

You've got your Energy Star rated appliances (and if you don't, find some here), but there are more ways to make your kitchen efficient, and it doesn't have to cost you tons of money (you can even find Energy Star…

20 Comments

May

27

Paraffin vs. Natural Vegetable Soy Wax Candles

By Stefanie

This is a scary thought, but did you know that the paraffin wax that is in most candles consumed by American households is a by product of oil refining? Paraffin comes from the sludge at the bottom of the barrel…

3 Comments

May

26