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Earth Day 2013: For Latinos, It’s Our Nature To Care About El Planeta!

By Laura Elizabeth Hernandez | 04/22/2013 - 13:12 | 0 Comments

Every day is Earth Day for Latinos. Caring and tending to the earth and our community is the only way of life for us. It goes deeper than any talk of CFC’s, holes in the Ozone Layer and climate change (even though we can agree that all of those things are important).

In the simplest terms, it is about building strong communities; where children can...

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The 5 Best Tips from Jessica Alba’s Bestseller 'The Honest Life'

By Samantha Leal | 04/19/2013 - 21:41 | 0 Comments

Jessica Alba has continued to impress us with her dedication and entrepreneurial spirit when it comes to her business, The Honest Company, which produces nontoxic household essentials that are also adorable. Writing a book focusing around this sustainable lifestyle, she credits the inspiration to the fact that she was, “sick of being told...

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6 Beauty Products to “Go Green”

By Priscilla Rodriguez | 04/20/2012 - 16:29 | 0 Comments

Earth Day inspires us to want to “go green.” But besides recycling and driving, we wanted to figure out another way we could help out Mother Earth and what solution did we find? Eco-friendly beauty products. Here are the best eco-friendly products that are good for any skin type.

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Green Your Day From Start to Finish

By Grace Bastidas | 04/22/2011 - 09:45 | 3 Comments

We may celebrate Earth Day once a year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t practice sustainability on a regular basis. Here are some environmental tips from Giselle Achecar, Puerto Rican eco expert and founder of EcoRicoTV:

Morning

Consider your morning routine. When you get up...

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How to Build an Eco-Friendly Easter Basket

By Grace Bastidas | 04/20/2011 - 13:37 | 0 Comments

Jessica Alba asks and we provide! The gorgeous 29-year-old mommy to 2-year-old Honor Marie (who's expecting her second baby with Cash Warren sometime in late summer/early fall) sent out a tweet yesterday about eco-friendly Easter basket ideas. It makes total sense since Earth Day is this Friday...

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How To Make Your Garden Grow

By Renee Billy | 04/27/2010 - 18:00 | 2 Comments

There are a million reasons to start your own garden, from growing organic vegetables to saving money to embracing a natural stress-relieving activity—the real question should be: Why not start a garden?

It's not as hard as you might think! Check out our slideshow and learn step-by-step how to grow your own little patch of green.

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Environmental Activist Jamie Baratta Shares Her Top Eco-Friendly Beauty Essentials

By Mariela Rosario | 04/23/2010 - 16:00 | 3 Comments

NYC girl-about-town Jamie Baratta is trying to make going green sexy. "Yeah, sexy, but also hip," says the undeniably stylish Nicaraguan and Italian California native.

Baratta founded the website Greenjar.net, the first online Environmental Lifestyle magazine to bridge the gap...

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Eco Fashions for Earth Day

By Miranda Noland | 04/21/2010 - 16:15 | 1 Comment

What better way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day this week than with some fun new clothes, shoes and accessories that are environmentally conscious? Since we know you're not trying to look like a hippie from yesteryear, we found some of the best eco-friendly fashions out there that scream "trendy," not "tree-hugger".

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