Toronto: No More 'Free' Plastic Grocery Bags

In June 2009, Toronto will become the first major Canadian metropolis to enact a bylaw forcing all retailers to charge at least five cents per plastic bag when buying groceries.  "I think attitudes are...

Prices drive Zambo poor to begging

Mindanao, the southernmost of the three main Philippine islands, reels from the highest food costs (especially rice) in the country--driven mostly by greed and speculation--this, despite the island's nutrient rich...

How green is wine in a box?

 Tetra-pak. A word that conjures up warm and fuzzy feelings as you recall the lunch-box snacks of days past. We all know it's recyclable and what better to continue our traditions from childhood by recycling...

Bid on a piece of Madonna memorabilia

I picked up my copy of Vanity Fair today and as usual it's a great issue, but this month the magazine is giving readers an opportunity to own a part of the magazine's history.I just checked the current bid...

Cardboard clothes hanger to save planet

The wire coat hanger is the bane of my closet. They don't work well, I can't get rid of them, and they are sharp. A British company has come up with a solution which will not only save my closet but also the...

Made in the USA...Real Simple Furniture...That does not break

With this furniture you will not scratch your head (and worse) while trying to put it together...real simple...no tools required.

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