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The NY Times has an article today on Ray Anderson, a resident of Highlands, NC, who cut his carpet company’s fossil fuel use by 45%, water use by over 60%, and landfill use by 80%. At the same time that costs have gone down (savings of over $300 million over 10 years), sales have gone [...]
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Brides Against Breast Cancer
Are you looking for a way to find an affordable wedding gown while contributing to a good cause? You may be able to find your perfect dress at a Brides Against Breast Cancer event sponsored by the Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation. Making Memories offers thousands of used and new dresses for sale at [...]
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The Three “R”s of Wedded Bliss
The Green Guide has an article on incorporating “the three Rs” — reducing, reusing, and recycling — into your wedding. Although it doesn’t discuss fair trade specifically, it does offer some advice on how to make a wedding more eco-friendly, such as using one venue for the wedding and reception (saves gas) and trying to [...]
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Are you looking to have an eco-friendly wedding? Do you want to learn more about reducing the carbon footprint of your wedding or where to register for eco-friendly gifts? You should be sure to check out Portovert. Portovert is a magazine featuring articles of interest to eco-savvy brides and grooms. It also has a [...]
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A Green Wedding Hits the Soaps
Sami & Lucas, a newly betrothed couple on Days of Our Lives, made their nuptials “green.” Kudos for some of the features, like giving guests seeds to plant at their homes and using potted plants (to be replanted) for flowers. I’m not sure that a silk dress qualifies as “green,” although the show’s website [...]
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Positive Psychology
This Sunday’s New York Times Magazine features a relatively new academic discipline — the study of human happiness. This article caught my eye because back in the early days of the internet, I was the host of an obsure little web site, Chazzy’s Happy Page. The site invited comments from readers on ways to increase [...]
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