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10 tips for a truly green lawn

Your green lifestyle cannot stop once you leave your house and step outside! Lawn care is not exempt from environmentally-friendly practices and here are 10 tips to get you started towards having a truly green lawn. 1. Collect water with a rain barrel which you can use to water your plants and lawn while waiting […] … learn more→

Greenwashing: can you trust that label?

Producers and retailers of everything from toilet paper to homes want you to believe that their product is “green”. More are “greenwashing” their products. Greenwashing is the misleading claims of environmental benefits attached to a product. It is deceptive marketing designed to portray a product or a company as caring for the environment. Everyone’s going […] … learn more→

Taking your sustainability initiatives to the next level

You have a cool company. You made sure your eco and social values are deeply rooted into your organization. You are just getting ready to launch your next environmental challenge. How do you get the word out? EcoApprentice. EcoApprentice helps businesses, non-profits and individuals promote their eco challenges by crowd-sourcing sustainability challenges. What does this […] … learn more→

Lay out the welcome mat: naturopathy has come in from the cold

Use of complementary medicine (CAM) is widespread but often condemned by medical practitioners as being baseless or quackery. But some practices that fall under the umbrella of CAM do have a basis in evidence and may even offer lessons to medical doctors. What is naturopathy? Naturopathy is a health practice defined by its principles and […] … learn more→

Eco-driving. Ready for a prime time?

Eco-driving, sometimes called green driving, refers to techniques drivers can use to maximize their mileage while saving fuel and minimizing tailpipe emissions. Simple eco-driving maneuvers include accelerating slowly, avoiding sudden braking, keeping tires properly inflated, and maintaining a steady speed. But eco-driving is evolving. Researchers have been augmenting simple green-driving strategies, not only with in-vehicle […] … learn more→

Young athletes use fewer drugs, but more alcohol

Teens who exercise and play team sports are less likely to be smokers or use marijuana and other drugs than their peers, but they do drink more alcohol, a study said. While the findings, published in \”Addiction,\” don\’t prove cause and effect, they could have important implications for preventing drug and alcohol abuse in young […] … learn more→

Heredity behind subjective effects of alcohol

Scientists have long known that people who have a close relative with alcohol problems themselves run an increased risk of starting to abuse alcohol. The reason for this has not been known, but a new study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, provides part of the answer. The study shows that people who have a […] … learn more→

8 Eco-friendly gift wrapping ideas

Many people don\’t realize that more gift wrap options exist than just the ever popular wrapping paper and gift bag.  To add an eco-friendly spin on your gift wrapping, try out some of these techniques. Pull some Newspaper from the recycle bin. It’s so simple.  The upsides are that you get a bit more use […] … learn more→

How tattoos ‘move’ with age

The dyes which are injected into the skin to create tattoos move with time – permanently altering the look of a given design. In this month’s Mathematics Today Dr Ian Eames, a Reader in Fluid Mechanics at UCL, publishes a mathematical model enabling us to estimate the movement of these ink particles and predict how […] … learn more→

How to raise a child who doesn\’t bully

With all of the media attention on young people being tormented by bullies and cyberbullies, parents may wonder what they can do to protect their children. The question they may want to ask instead is how can they prevent their child from becoming a bully. New research presented, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual […] … learn more→