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How Awesome Bike Parking Facility Could Replace Downtown Parking Lot

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Published May 29, 2010 at 3:28 p.m.

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Images: Annie Scheel, BIKE & Delaware Valley Green Building Council Here's a great example of forward-thinking urban planning: a downtown, all-in-one bicycle parking facility that prioritizes human-powered transportation. The competition entry BIKE for the Delaware Valley Green Building Council by architect Annie Scheel recently won first place - and for good reason. It's a proposal would not only reduce urban congestion and pollution in downtown Philadelphia, but also would includ ...

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Cure Your Dog's Gas, Anxiety, and Bad Breath. Accommodate His Gluten Allergy. Support Local, Organic Farming.

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Published May 29, 2010 at 1:25 p.m.

Image Credit: Barkwheats Dog Biscuits Your dog may or may not have a gluten allergy, but either way he'll enjoy the wheat-free taste of Barkwheats Dog Biscuits. Replacing regular wheat with buckwheat (which is actually a berry- who knew?), Barkwheats is a Maine-based outfit whose tasty treats are 100% organic. All ingredients come from small family farms, and the treats ...

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9 Easy Recipes for Your Summer BBQ

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Published May 28, 2010 at 5:27 p.m.

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Normal ... 0 ... false ... false ... false ... EN-US ... X-NONE ... X-NONE ... MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ... I dream about fun, warm, summer nights. My hubby and I have a few friends over, open a bottle (or two) of our favorite summer wine (did I hear someone say rose´ or chardonnay?), fire up our ceramic komodo barbecue, and eat around our oversized picnic table we built together. My mouth is starting to water as I write this ... Summer is a great excuse to serve up delicious fresh farmers

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Modo Breaks Out New, 95% Recycled Eyewear. But Are We Impressed?

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Published May 28, 2010 at 3:10 p.m.

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Image Credit: Earth Conscious Optics Eyewear company Modo is looking to make a big splash with its new line of green eyeglasses, called ECO- Earth Conscious Optics. For around $130, you can look good and feel better, knowing that your designer eye wear is made from at least 95- if not 100- percent recycled stainless steel and repurposed plastic. Modo is touting the new line as "a radically new approach to eyewear," which "reinterprets the whole product lifecycle in an environmentally

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Luxury Green Fashion From Ciel: Sweaters and More For Fall 2010 (Slideshow)

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Published May 28, 2010 at 8:32 a.m.

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Image courtesy of Ciel Leading green fashion brand Ciel draws inspiration from the North Pole for their fall 2010 Arctic Knit Collection. Comprised of cool colors and warm neutral tones, their classic winter wear promises style, sustainability, and warmth come chilly weather. Click through to see their 2010 runway show at Tokyo Fashion Week, cozy weekend sweaters and scarves made with certified-organic Alpaca wool hand knitted in Peru, and more. < ...

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10 Eco Chic Dinner Party Clean Up Tips

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Published May 27, 2010 at 6:53 p.m.

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The dress was hot, the heels were smoking and the local, organic food was delicious. It's 10am the next morning, and it's time to clean up after a successful dinner party thrown for 10 of your closest friends. All of your guests left happy and deliciously satisfied. You have an-hour-and-a-half to clean up what you can before you dress and dash to that 12:30 champagne brunch, you and your friends scheduled as they walked out the door at 2am. What's first on the clean up list? ...

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NYC Event: Shop Haute Green Fashion Labels at EcoSalon Shops

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Published May 27, 2010 at 11:59 a.m.

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Lara Miller, Study NY. Credit: Meaghan O'Neill; Doucette Duvall. Credit: Doucette Duvall Fellow eco-fashionaistas over at EcoSalon are hosting their very own pop up shop and green fashion tweet-up for one night only next week at Green Spaces in New York City. EcoSalon's Editor in Chief Sara Ost and Fashion Editor Amy DuFault have gathered a bevy of green fashion designers--Lara Miller, ...

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Weekday Vegetarian: Cool Down with a Sorrel Salad with Creamy Chive Dressing

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Published May 27, 2010 at 9:58 a.m.

We are now into our third day in a row of temperatures in the over 90F range. Walking the dog at 6:30 am proved to be too hot for us both. It's hard to get up the energy to cook anything, and it's hard to get up the energy to eat as well. Easy salads seem to be the thing, but that can get boring pretty quickly, so I wanted to try some new greens ...

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Why Graham Hill Is a Weekday Vegetarian, and Why You Should Be Too! (Video)

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Published May 27, 2010 at 7:52 a.m.

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Image via TED A weekday vegetarian is someone who only eats meat on the weekends, drastically cutting their food carbon footprint without totally giving up BBQs and beef stews. We can curb climate change by as much as 70%, just by returning to a diet light on meat like we once enjoyed. In February, Graham presented his idea to the audience at TED 2010. Now you can check out his 3-minute tal ...

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Find Out Where Your Clothing Really Comes From, Green Fashion You Can Track on Google Maps (Video)

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Published May 27, 2010 at 6:18 a.m.

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Rapanui founders and brothers Rob and Mart Drake-Knight (left to right). Credit: Rapanui Talk about full disclosure, eco-fashion label Rapanui lets you track each one of their garments on google maps--not that it sounds like they have anything to hide. Co-founded by brothers Rob and Mart Drake-Knight in 2008, the small fashion label based won the Isle of Wright's 2010 Sustainable Business Awards for their commitm ...

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