Follow Friday? Check. Meatless Monday? Check. Trashless Tuesday? Tell me more.

We’re trashy, but it’s not because of Paris or Perez Hilton. Americans generate…well, let’s just say we’re full of it.

In 2002, Zero Waste America said, “Waste management in the U.S. is in a state of anarchy with no effective federal plan in place to maximize recycling and minimize waste.” Succinct. There’s no shortage of such cheery information available to the curious eco soul, like the fact that Americans create enough waste to …

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I had so many special hideouts in nature growing up – tucked behind the boughs of Grandma’s weepy plum tree, under the cedar beside the frog pond on Huckleberry Lane, on the cool patch of grass inside the heady lilac thicket. Perhaps you did, too. Treehouses never quite captivated me the way a quiet spot beneath a live tree could. In first grade, I would frequently get in trouble for wandering far from the playground into the woods by myself, and for bringing back leaves and pebbles for safekeeping in …

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Hi everyone, we’re starting a new series here at EcoSalon called the Reader Spotlight. We have so many cool readers, we thought, why not introduce you all? Carla Rose caught our attention because of her fun tweets and thoughtful comments. Thanks for chatting with us, Carla!

How does your best friend describe you?

I’m usually told that I have a great sense of humor.

Vital stats: where ya from, whatcha do?

I was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area where I reside. I am however, moving to Portland in …

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All-natural Greek beauty company Korres recently sent me a box of organic skincare products to test, and I’ve been trying them all out for a few weeks. Here’s my experience.

Wild Rose 24 Hour Moisturizer for Normal to Dry Skin with SPF 6

I couldn’t love this moisturizer more and I’m very sad to say I’m nearly halfway through it. Oh well, at least I still have half left! It’s fresh and rosy, with a cool, watery texture that sinks into your skin fast but leaves behind an amazing, …

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And we’re not talking about that kind of sleeping together. The couple that snoozes together, loses together. Or rather, the couple that sleeps together, doesn’t.

That’s the latest finding from British scientist Neil Stanley. While American science reporting tends to focus on banishing the endemic muffin top, our friends across the pond have a none-too-wee fixation with la difference. If it’s not a breakthrough study finding that those helpless men are distracted by breasts or are just distracted in general, it’s the juicy promise of death by …

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Have you gone vintage with your produce yet? You may have spotted a colorful array of heirloom tomatoes at the farmers’ market but wondered what sets them apart from regular tomatoes, which are hybrids. While their name may sound fancy, heirloom vegetables are simply a throwback to the type of produce everyone used to eat before mass production intervened. These vintage varieties have been around for at least 50 years and are often passed down through several generations of a family because of their desirable characteristics. Plucked straight …

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) does not see fit to extend the same moral courtesy to human animals, specifically the female kind. In the organization’s latest sexist campaign for vegetarianism, an overweight woman in a bikini is faced with the emboldened slogan: “Save the Whales”. Beneath the words runs a helpful tagline: “Lose the blubber: go vegetarian.”

Come on gals, take a joke. What’s a little fat-shaming in pursuit of a good time?

There’s no shortage of adjectives (or profanities) that come to mind to describe such a …

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Dear Reader: for a long time a large, silver S hung in an alcove in my former Pacific Palisades apartment, surrounded by metal frames and sconces (this was the Silver Phase). I really, really liked it…until one day I looked at it and thought, “Dude, this is lame.”

Well, not quite. It was more like pondering: What was the purpose of this S? Psychoanalyzing: Was I marking my territory? Journaling: Did I have nothing more interesting to display than a letter? (Yet again that master’s degree in liberal arts proves useful.)

Stick with me here, R. The letter as decor is

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Tags: classic decorating tips , decor , decorating , letter , object , objet , oversize letter , wall letter , wood letter , wooden letter

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Welcome, ace of the interwebs! We’ve had lots of new visitors lately and the experts tell me I’ve only got four seconds to show you what we’re all about. I better hustle: We’re trendhunters and journalists discovering the latest and greatest green fashion, design and style, along with news, wellness, food, books, art and culture. If you crave style, love news and have been known to glean a handy tip or two, you’ve hit the spot for doing it sustainably.

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