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Axe War Eco-Fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:36 | View Comments
Axe War Eco-Fail

The boys on my hall like to play together. Boys will be boys: they would wrestle, fake sword fight, and, recently, have “Axe” wars. Meaning, they would each take their own bottle …

Axe Eco-fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:35 | View Comments
Axe Eco-fail

Whoever invented Axe is the devil. I had to walk through the boys’ side of the hall to get to my room all last year, and each time I entered the hallway, I was bombarded …

Lysol Air Freshener Eco-Fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:29 | View Comments
Lysol Air Freshener Eco-Fail

Some boys seem to think that the best method of removing their male scent from their room is to close all the windows and the door and plaster the room with Lysol. Side …

Smell Masking Eco-Fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:28 | View Comments
Smell Masking Eco-Fail

This year, some of the boys on my floor in college were big pot smokers. Every time they would come inside after smoking, they would take off their jackets, pull out a can …

Voice Lesson Eco-Fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:27 | View Comments
Voice Lesson Eco-Fail

My voice teacher (strangely enough) likes air fresheners and scented candles. A lot. Usually the smell is quite profuse, but this time she had just plugged in a new flower-scented air freshener – right …

Ovary-Frying Eco-Fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:25 | View Comments
Ovary-Frying Eco-Fail

Last year, I was a freshman in college. After a couple of weeks, I finally found the absolute perfect place for my mini fridge – under my bed, of course! (Where else is …

BPA-Loaded Dental Work — Eco-Fail
Wednesday, 22 Jul, 2009 – 16:39 | View Comments
BPA-Loaded Dental Work — Eco-Fail

I had bonding done on my teeth, felt awful, got the Material Safety Data Sheet on the materials and see it contains BPA. Unless you don’t read the papers, bisphenol A (BPA), you’ve learned the …

Heirloom Tomatoes
Wednesday, 22 Jul, 2009 – 15:48 | View Comments
Heirloom Tomatoes

Last summer, I worked in Amy Goldman’s heirloom garden. There is something entirely beautiful about heirloom vegetables – vegetables that are, essentially, some of the last of their kind. Here is a picture …

Stress-Relief Tea — Herbalist Rosemary Gladstar
Saturday, 18 Jul, 2009 – 19:49 | View Comments
Stress-Relief Tea — Herbalist Rosemary Gladstar

Who: Rosemary Gladstar
What She Does: Rosemary Gladstar has been a practicing herbalist for 30 years. She is the author of many books and has founded the California School of Herbal Studies, United Plant Savers, co-founded …