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10 Things You Can Do To Have More Energy

June 1, 2008 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

If you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, feel sleepy in the afternoon, or find yourself having trouble focusing all day, these 10 strategies should help you have more energy. 1. Stop Drinking Coffee Look into the… [read]

Plastic Bags

June 1, 2008 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Americans throw away about 100 billion plastic bags annually, and only 0.6 percent of them are recycled.1 Plastic bags not only endanger wildlife by polluting land and water but also pose an environmental threat, as some plastic bags can take… [read]

Gyre

June 1, 2008 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 16, 2014

Between California and Hawaii lies a gyre (jir), one of the five areas in the world’s oceans where the currents maintain a circular pattern. The North Pacific Central Gyre is nicknamed the Eastern Garbage Patch due to multiple “islands” of… [read]

Canvas Bags

June 1, 2008 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Back in March, I was in the checkout line at my local farmers market when the checker asked, “Paper or plastic?” “Damn it!” I yelled, loud enough for everyone to hear. “I forgot my canvas bags again!” I don’t usually… [read]

Plastic Everywhere

June 1, 2008 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Here we go again. Just when I thought I had picked the right plastic, I discover I’m drinking toxic water. I stopped microwaving with plastics after reading about dioxins leaching into foods. Soon after, I threw out my microwave. What… [read]

More on Plastic Bags

June 1, 2008 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

It takes roughly 430,000 gallons of crude oil to produce 100 million plastic bags. With groups like the Worldwatch Institute estimating that Americans discard as many 100 billion plastic bags each year, we’re talking about using tens of millions of… [read]

Paper Vs. Plastic

June 1, 2008 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

You’re standing in the checkout line at the grocery store and you’ve made enough decisions for one day. You decided what you’ll be eating all week and what you’re having for dinner tonight. You’ve taken the time to choose which… [read]