It’s all around us, despite its adverse effects on the planet. In a 24-hour experiment, one journalist tried to go plastic free.
Category: Sustainable Living
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Trying to Live a Day Without Plastic
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The Dirt on Clean Beauty
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:More and more products promise “clean beauty,” along with plumper lips and fewer wrinkles. But what does that actually mean?
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The Dirt on Clean Beauty
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:More and more products promise “clean beauty,” along with plumper lips and fewer wrinkles. But what does that actually mean?
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You’re Going to Need a Smaller Boat: Island Hopping in the Grenadines
The New York Times – Travel:Forget about flying if you want to visit many of these stunning specks of land sprinkled across the Caribbean. Hop on a sailboat or a ferry, or you can always swim.
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Taking to the Woods With Maine’s ‘Tree Tippers’
The New York Times – Travel:Generations of Mainers have made a living working seasonal, nature-based jobs. Harvesting the balsam used to make wreaths is one of them.
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In the Hudson Valley and Catskills, Veteran Rockers Start Over
The New York Times – Music:How the Hudson Valley and the Catskills became the home to grunge icons, ex-punks and one-hit wonders.
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Will We Ever Be Able to Recycle Our Clothes Like an Aluminum Can?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:A new factory operated by Renewcell, a textile recycling company in Sweden, is the first step in turning old clothes into new, high-quality fashion.
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I Will Miss Alessandro Michele’s Freaky, Geeky Gucci
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Whatever you may think of his designs, he changed how people dressed.
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Destined for the Dump, Construction Waste Gets New Life in the Garden
The New York Times – Business:A new program to reuse architectural mock-ups in community gardens is gaining interest as a way to keep them out of the landfill.