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Everyday Environmentalist - Envirotips Archive - Everyday Conservation

  • "Buy Sustainable Coffee" (November 2008)
    Don't be a drip when it comes to your morning cup: Learn how to buy coffee that's good for you and the planet.

  • "Using Used" (October 2008)
    What's the cheapest way you can start greening your life? Buy used, not new!

  • "Readers' Tips for Going Green" (September 2008)
    Check out these 10 eco-tips from readers like you. There's info on everything from power strips to root cellars!

  • "Green Your Pets" (August 2008)
    We've all heard about reducing our carbon footprint — but what about our pets' pawprint?

  • "Don't Litter — and Pick Litter Up" (July 2008)
    This one may seem like a small step, but the price to nature of not doing it is all too clear.

  • "Don't Hike with Pests" (June 2008)
    Learn what you can do to help stop the spread of invasive plants and disease organisms.

  • "Bee Wild" (May 2008)
    Give a home to a wild honey bee cousin.

  • "Get Reel with Your Mower" (April 2008)
    If you’ve got a small or medium-sized yard, skip the engine altogether and use a reel mower.

  • "Eat Seafood Like a Caveman" (March 2008)
    The Conservancy is working hard to protect and restore valuable native shellfish reefs. But you can do something too.

  • "Buy FSC: It's Good Wood" (March 2008)
    Was your new furniture once orangutan habitat? Learn how to buy eco-friendly wood and paper.

  • "Fight Climate Change: Leave Your Computer On" (February 2008)
    If you have to leave your computer on, here's a way you can make up for it.

  • "Eight for 2008 " (January 2008)
    Check out our eight fresh tips on getting greener for 2008 — like smart candles, hybrid taxis and a bag made from a billboard!

  • "Green Your Gifts" (December 2007)
    Worried about how to go green for the holidays? Start with our green online gift guide! "Everybody doing just one thing differently can make a huge difference," says Conservancy lead scientist Sanjayan.

  • "How to Gobble Green" (November 2007)
    Turkey, cranberries and pumpkin pie — we're old school about our Thanksgiving Day meal. But are there greener ways to celebrate T'Day? Check out Enviro-Tips on how you can make it an eco-friendlier holiday...and still watch the football game.

  • "Green Your Halloween" (October 2007)
    Are there eco-friendlier ways than candy corn to trick and treat your friends and neighbors? Check out our Green Halloween tips — including how to bury your pumpkin "with love and dignity."

  • "Train, Plane or Automobile?" (September 2007)
    You're going from New York to San Francisco — but what's the eco-friendliest way to get there? Read this month's Enviro-Tips and learn why the train is probably your greenest option…unless you're walking or biking, of course!

  • "Even More Places You'll Adore" (August 2007)
    Summer's still got a month to go! So get inspired to visit the great outdoors with these mini-snapshots of some of our favorite Conservancy preserves from Utah to Bolivia…and then use our preserve map to find a preserve near you to visit!

  • "More Places You'll Adore" (July 2007)
    Our summer rundown of our favorite Conservancy preserves continues this month with visits to New Jersey, New Mexico, New Hampshire, and Australia…which is a whole new world to many of us.

  • "Visit Places You'll Adore This Summer" (June 2007)
    The Nature Conservancy has over 1,500 preserves worldwide — so how could anybody pick a favorite? But we asked Conservancy staffers to do just that.

  • "Soy it Ain't So!" (May 2007)
    Go tell your edamame the bad news: Soybeans — often touted as an environmentally sustainable protein alternative to meat — are now being called bad for nature.

    So is "tofu" just a synonym for "ecocide"? We at the Conservancy's Enviro-Tips put on our fedoras and gumshoes and set out to investigate. And found out (among other things) that those gumshoes probably are partially made from soy.

  • "The Great Reusable Coffee Mug Debate" (April 2007)
    Your mocha needs a mug. And you probably feel a little guilty when you don't bring a reusable one to the coffee shop. Or you feel smug because you do — and a little richer, because of the discount some bars give you for porting your own. If you do go reusable, what's your eco-friendliest choice — stainless steel, ceramic, plastic or...corn plastic? Dive into this surprisingly hot debate with us.

  • "Your Next Big Ideas" (March 2007)
    Read some of the big ideas you sent in response to our Next Big Ideas in Conservation feature. French fries to fast cars? Bike racks in every new building? An army of conservation volunteers? You be the judge!

  • "Be a Mean Green Love Machine" (February 2007)
    Light a fire this Valentine's Day and beyond with some of our tips on loving green-style — everything from eco-friendly chocolates and flowers to engagement and wedding jewelry that goes easy on nature.

  • "Seven Tips for 2007" (January 2007)
    How about some fresh thinking for the new year? You got it. Check out our seven small ways — from a solar-powered iPod recharger to an all-natural yoga mat — that you can get even greener and more eco-friendly in 2007.

  • "Keep Warm, Save Energy, and Help the Environment" (December 2006)
    Getting out of the cold doesn't mean forgetting about the environment: Winterizing your home and car are great ways both to save energy and be eco-friendly.

  • "Helping Wildlife Through Winter" (November 2006)
    Discover why providing food to animals often hurts their chances of making it through the coldest months.

  • "Your Favorite Green Reads" (October 2006)
    Some of your favorite books on nature and the environment.

  • "Green Reads for National Book Month" (September 2006)
    Some of our favorite books on nature and the environment.

  • "Your Best Conservation Tips" (August 2006)
    Tips representing the diverse themes and ideas you shared.

  • "Submit Your Tips" (July 2006)
    Tell us your best tips to save the Environment

  • "Summer Fun" (June 2006)
    Great Outdoors, At The Beach, Summer Travel

  • "Green Weddings -- a Big "I Do" for the Planet (May 2006)
    The Planning, The Look, The Goodies

  • "Earth Day, Every Day" (April 2006)
    At the Store, At Home, In the Yard

  • "Composting: Do Your Yard and the Earth a Favor" (March 2006)
    How to Start, How it Works, What Can I Compost?

  • "Mother Nature Deserves a Valentine, Too" (Feb 2006)
    Organics, Alternative Gifts, Night on the Town

  • "New Year's Resolutions" (Jan 2006)
    Eat, Exercise, Home Improvement

  • "Winterize Your Home & Garden" (December, 2005)
    Heating Your Home, Plant Winter Gardens, Car Care

  • "A Green Thanksgiving" (November, 2005)
    Eat Healthy, Cutting Waste, Holiday Shopping

  • "Demystifying What's Green" (October, 2005)
    EnergyStar, Organics, FSC Certification

  • "The Facts on Hybrids" (September, 2005)
    Milage, Emissions, Cost

  • "Water Conservation" (August, 2005)
    Shower, Yard, Kitchen, Toilet, Carwash

  • "Summer Get-togethers" (July, 2005)
    Displosables, Produce, Carpooling, Invasives

  • "Lawn & Garden" (June, 2005)
    Painting, Invasives, Pesticides, Leaks


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