If you can’t bear the idea of giving up manicures and pedicures, follow the advice from Green Chic: Saving the Earth in Style and go polish free. You can still get your nails professionally trimmed and shaped and buffed. You’ll walk away with great looking natural nails without all the toxins.

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There’s still lead in 35% of children’s products.

Battle for the coral reefs in an eco-friendly game.

Can you make the switch to wind or solar at home?

Crunchy Chicken talks about Proctor & Gamble’s latest campaign.

Fake Plastic Fish has an interesting piece about shaving, razors, and the history of underarm hair.

Today’s tip from Green Chic: Saving the Earth in Style is all about laundry.

Using bleach on your whites is not the eco-friendly way to go.

“Bleach is caustic and can be fatal if swallowed. It can also react with other chemicals to produce dioxins. Try hydrogen peroxide to get your whites whiter and all that.”

According to DIY, here’s how you do it:

“3 percent hydrogen peroxide is super for removing bloodstains, especially if they are fairly fresh. It also is a wonderful bleaching agent for stubborn stains on white clothes. Combine 1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide and 1 teaspoon ammonia for an unbeatable stain-removal combination. Make sure to use 3 percent and not the kind you use to bleach your hair!”

Thanks to Carrie at Sourcebooks, I now have three copies of Green Chic to give away. Find out how to enter and post your comments after the jump.

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Grist’s advice for a greener pet.

Check out the Greenwashing index rating.

This Easter bunny will give you nightmares.

The Rolling Stones find satisfaction by going organic.  (I know. That was bad).

GoGreenTravelGreen has the Ultimate Guide to Thrift Store Shopping.

Business Week has an interesting story on Clean Energy.

Today’s tip is from Christie Matheson’s book, Green Chic: Saving the Earth in Style.

Air dry your hair before you blow dry. According to Christie, using a hairdryer that’s 1875 watts for 12 minutes a day every day adds up to over 500 pounds of CO2 per year. If you cut your dry time in half by air drying or towel drying very well, you can cut your hair dryer emissions in half as well.

Christie says that this comes with the added benefit of saving your hair from damage.

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Man gets bothered by big squid.

A fuel plant that gets its power from algae and another that will get power from waves.

Haute Nature found really cool clocks made from vintage plates.

Andie MacDowell is green.

Sourcebooks was kind enough to send me a copy of Green Chic: Saving the Earth In Style, and I loved it. It’s a fun, easy read and a great reference for making greener choices every day. (Keep reading. There’s a giveaway!) Read more…

I love quinoa (pronounced KEEN-WAH), it’s inexpensive, it’s a good source of protein, it has a nice fresh taste, a great chewy texture, and it’s really easy to make.  Read more…

I just got a notice from our local organic farm reminding me to sign up for their CSA program again this year. I’m so excited that it’s getting close to that time again! I talked about CSA’s a lot last year, but if you’re new to the site or just want a refresher course on what a CSA is and why they’re a great green option, keep reading. Read more…

Simple + Green tries hemp beer, and The Sierra Club takes a look at other green beers.

Elements in Time has some great advice for starting seedlings and a warning about pesticides everyone should read.

Check out the plans for an amazing energy positive building.

If you have a pool, Brave New Leaf will tell you how to make it greener.

Crunchy Chicken talks about bill against horse meat for human consumption.

Enviroblog has another ingredient to look out for.