Lauren Conrad to Launch Eco Makeup Bags

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Beauty devotee Lauren Conrad is not just a blogger for thebeautydepartment.com, now she's a makeup bag designer, too! The reality star alum announced she will launch a line of sustainable pouches with ecofriendly brand BlueAvocado this summer. "Because I travel so much, I wanted to create a stylish way to carry my products that was also good for the planet," she told InStyle.com exclusively. "This partnership represents three things that are important to me-designing great products, enabling women to realize their dreams, and inspiring thoughtful action. ...

8 Tiny Organisms Earth Can't Live Without

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Some of the most crucial organisms on earth are too small to be seen: bacteria that decompose matter, regulate climate, aid precipitation and help forests grow.

A Look at Green Technology Predictions for 2012

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The Big Plastic Bummer: Don’t Want to Live with It. Can’t Live Without It

[unable to retrieve full-text content]WHY SHOULD WE CARE . . . ABOUT PLASTIC? Last February Rodale threw down the challenge to a handful of green living bloggers – live “Plastic-Free” for a month. With uncharacteristic arrogance, I jumped into the fray. I, who mostly remembers my reusable...

20 Healthy Foods to Boost Your Metabolism and Help You Lose Weight

[unable to retrieve full-text content]These 20 foods, including low-fat yogurt, avocados, apple cider vinegar and dark chocolate, can speed up metabolism, helping you lose weight.

10 Giant Edible Crops You Can Grow

[unable to retrieve full-text content]If you want to be the envy of everyone at your community garden this year, give these oversized crops a try.

When You Have a Choice…

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Living an eco-friendly lifestyle doesn’t just happen overnight. It begins with a few small changes, or better yet, some big ones. We can’t always be perfectly green when we are feeling overwhelmed with obligations and our lives are happening at warp spe