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Earth911 Quiz #68: Know Your Diet’s Water Footprint
Share this idea! In this Earth911 quiz, check your knowledge of the water used to produce the food you eat. The water footprint of a

Try This Calculator for Waste-Free Holiday Dinners
Share this idea! Deciding what to prepare for a dinner party is difficult enough, but next comes an equally difficult dilemma — how to cook

Maven Moment: Great-Aunt Lucy’s Christmas Tree
Share this idea! Decorating for the holidays reminds me of my great-aunt Lucy. Her Christmas tree was a running joke in our family. Aunt Lucy

Eco-Friendly Gifts for Women
Share this idea! If you’re working on your holiday shopping list, we’re delighted to assist. We’re offering ideas for whimsical, practical, and yummy gifts for women.

We Earthlings: You Borrowed $219 Billion From Your Kids in 2018
Share this idea! What connects us all? Nature and our shared relationships through nature. Share We Earthling posters to inspire others with your stories (click

5 Ways to Give Back This Holiday Season
Share this idea! With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it’s easy to forget the big picture. Remember the environment and those in

Building a Composting Toilet
Share this idea! Although sewers and septic systems served the U.S. well in the 20th century, there is a lot of room for improvement in

Earth911 Podcast: U.K. Environmental Leader Tony Juniper on Rainforest Awareness & Restoration
Share this idea! Author and Natural England Chairman Tony Juniper Tony Juniper spent a lifetime traveling the world’s rainforests and raising awareness about environmental threats.

Easy & Eco-friendly ‘Experience’ Gift Ideas
Share this idea! If you want to simplify your holiday shopping, add an eco-friendly approach, and delight your recipients, we’re enthusiastically on board. And eager

Live Now on Google Assistant: Earth911 Recycling Search
Share this idea! Last week, Google announced its partnership with Earth911 to bring recycling search results on Google Assistant, making it easier to identify the

Earth911 Inspiration: 5 Minutes of Our Impact on Earth Took Our Ancestors a Year
Share this idea! This week’s quote is from author Bill McKibben about our environmental impact: “We have the same impact in five minutes that our

Sustainable Stocking Stuffers
Share this idea! If you are determined to be eco-friendly in all your gift-giving this year, start with creative, sustainable stocking stuffers. “The holidays are

Adulting: Choosing a Sustainable Mattress for College
Share this idea! Starting college can be a super exciting time. It is a time you begin to set your own priorities and, often, it

Earth911’s 5 Things Today: Minneapolis Climate Emergency & More Chinese Import Bans Ahead
Share this idea! Every day brings new climate information and news about scientific and commercial progress toward a net-zero economy. We know you can’t keep

Earth911 Quiz #39: Wishful Recycling
Share this idea! The U.S. recycling system uses a “single-stream” model that focuses on the big blue curbside bin. Unfortunately, people throw all sorts of

Earth911’s Five Things Today: Greenland’s Glacial Lakes, Floating Solar, and Salty Seas
Share this idea! Every day brings new climate information and news about scientific and commercial progress toward a net-zero economy. We know you can’t keep

Maven Moment: Holiday Window Shopping
Share this idea! I have special memories of holiday window shopping when I was growing up in Brooklyn. Our main street, Fulton Street, was packed

Gifts for Dogs: Guide to Safe and Sustainable Pet Products
Share this idea! So, you got a new dog? You’ve picked a dog name, breed, and are now working on your Christmas for your four-legged

How to Reduce Waste Over the Holidays
Share this idea! The holidays are here! And with them, festivities, food, and fun. You may travel to see friends and family. You may give

Earth911’s 5 Things Today: COP25 Carbon Commitments, Climate Models, & Water Filtration Progress
Share this idea! Every day brings new climate information and news about scientific and commercial progress toward a net-zero economy. We know you can’t keep

Bill Gates’ Favorite Toilet
Share this idea! Everyone knows Microsoft’s Bill Gates made his billions developing high-tech products the world had never dreamed of before. What is less well-known

A Closer Look at the Hotel Industry’s Eco-Friendly Push
Share this idea! If you’ve stayed in a hotel, inn, or resort in the past 20 years, you’ve likely received a flood of free travel-size

Infographic: Eco-Friendly Apps — Go Green & Save Money
Share this idea! When people think of how to go green, they may think of things like commuting by bike, vetting produce to ensure it’s

Earth911 Podcast: Tracker Tom Brown Jr. on Saving the Earth One Step at a Time
Share this idea! Humans began their journey on this planet by learning to survive, then to steward the Earth, but they have forgotten that they