Back in the days of the Pony Express, the standard cry was “The mail must get through!” The U.S. Postal Serv…
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Be Green – Say No to Yellow Pages
Year in, year out, like clockwork, over 500 million Yellow (and White) Pages are delivered to homes and offices, often u…
Save a Tree. Keep a Journal
It happens to the best of us. Our mission is to clean out the storage unit in the garage. We plow through a few bags and…
Greetings That Grow on You
My husband (a.k.a. Eco Cop) will go kicking and screaming into a card store at the last minute to select a ValentineR…
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, How Non-Toxic Are Your Branches
‘Tis the season to be frugal, but if you’re in the market for an artificial pine, go out on a limb and buy t…
Red (and Green) Aphrodite
I’ve never been good at sending holiday cards to friends and family. I enjoy keeping in touch throughout the year …
Patterns That Make Us Flutter in Winter or Summer
As global warming delivers temperatures in the high 80s around much of the lower U.S., you may not want to pack up the p…
Make the Green Grade: Eco School Supplies Checklist
As a young girl my favorite time of year was the week before school started every September. Not because I went shopping…