The Green Parent

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Got a tween who loves to shop?  Is it possible to teach them to do it green?  That’s the question The Green Parent posed to Trendy Diva, a self-professed tween diva and uber-shopper, and her mom, a self-professed greenie [...]

Shel Horowitz, Green Parent, ethical marketing expert and author of the ebook The Penny-Pinching Hedonist: How to Live Like Royalty with a Peasant’s Pocketbook, stands up to big corporations everyday, demanding social justice and meaningful environmental change. How does he do this? By attending corporate shareholder meetings? By protesting in the streets? By petitions or [...]

Let’s face it, holidays and birthdays just wouldn’t be the same without the giving and receiving of gifts. But that doesn’t mean you need to go overboard or buy gifts that go against your conscience. In fact, you may not need to buy anything at all. The best gift is one that [...]

It’s August 1st! Which means it’s not only the kickoff of World Breastfeeding Week, it’s also the official time to start getting the kids ready for school. I got so much info about the latest tips, tricks, and gadgets to make your back-to-school a little greener that I couldn’t possible fit it in to one [...]

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Do you know a teen who is ready to save the planet? In exactly 100 days, a new book, The Green Teen: The Eco-Friendly Teen’s Guide To Saving The Planet, will show them how. (Full disclosure…I’m the author, but what can I say, the book rocks!)
Unlike other books on eco-friendly [...]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably already heard about the environmental and health benefits of buying organic food. But how about when it comes to clothing? When you’re not swapping or borrowing clothes, is it worth the extra $$ to buy organic clothing over conventionally produced? As Nate Koach (president [...]

In case you haven’t heard, starting next year (February 18, 2009) television programs will be broadcast in digital format only, and if you don’t have a digital TV, you may be looking at a blank screen. In anticipation of the new broadcasting, many Americans are ditching their old analog tubes for the new [...]

Stuff. Here in the U.S. we have too much of it; yet we all seem to find that we need more of it every day. The bad news is that all of this new stuff comes with a hefty price tag for the environment as it depletes resources and creates a mountain of [...]

If there is one rule in life that you should NEVER forget, it is this one:
DON’T Forget Your Mother!

Mother’s Day is May 11th. Show your mama she raised you right by giving her a gift that is as good for her as it is for Mother Earth. Need ideas? Check out [...]

It goes without saying that one of the best things you can do for the planet is to avoid buying new stuff. Renting, borrowing, swapping with a friend or buying secondhand “preloved” goods reduces the consumption of new materials and lightens the load on landfills. But that policy can be difficult to follow [...]