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What's the carbon footprint of your wardrobe? Find out through of one of Planet Green's many quizzes. Image from Dani Elle's LookBook. Ticking off A, B, C, or D, we may discover which decade we belong to, our inner celebrity bitch, or some other "true" aspect of our inner selves in one of thousands of quizzes spreading ac… Continue

If you're still stuck on stocking stuffers, check out this video which shows you how to turn an old yoga mat into flip flops!

EcoHookups may be the best social networking site to find other eco-peeps, but don't forget about the second best - Twitter. Recently, Socialearth.org listed the top 140 environmental figures and organizations to follow on Twitter. By reading updates from these accounts, you'll stay tuned to the latest environmental discussions, debates, and innovations. Ten Must Follow @350 @EcoInteractive @ecomonday @grist @maxgladwell @OliviaZaleski @TreeHugger @Worldchanging @WWF_Climate Green Lifestyle T… Continue

The recent episodes of bitter cold rain got me to thinking of ways to re-use this natural resource, which normally sweeps pollutants into our sewer systems or goes to waste in other ways. With people around the world desperate for water, how can we take advantage of our bounty and find ways it can benefit us and the environment? On a trip to Montreal, I stood outside a science museum and examined a rain garden. The concept was new to me; based on the name, I thought the garden was filled with p… Continue

A few months back, I wrote an entry on what I believed was the world’s first sustainable dance club launched by the Sustainable Dance Club company in Amsterdam. Club Watt, which opened in September 2008, features technology that allows dancers' moves to churned into energy that can feed the club. In addition to this piezo-electric effect," the club boasts specific reduction go… Continue