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Safe sex will soon be greener and more fair. The French Letter Condom Company, based in the UK, will open for business at the end of this month offering Fair Trade latex condoms. The latex used to make the condoms is sourced from rubber producers in India and Sri Lanka who have been working with FairDeal Trading, makers of fine Fair Trade sports equipment,

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Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "do one thing every day that scares you." Until about a month ago, I felt—and I don’t think I’m alone here—that cold showers were pretty scary. I’ve since come to love the refreshing, energy-saving thrill of showering cold. Now, I know that you may never want to try this daring piece of everyday eco-activism. But in case you’re curious, here are the greatest thrills and chills of la douche froide.

The

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Whoo-hoo!  Seventh Generation now sells chlorine-free training pants!  We hope they work as well as the diapers.

I posted in my Green Journal about wanting to know what I could get a pregnant friend who has extremely ungreen things on her registry.  Ultimately, we’re getting plug protectors from her list, an organic cotton elephant, a stuffed firefly like one my son got as a gift and loved, some hand-me-down baby clothes, and some baby clothes my mom’s trying to get rid of (long explanation).  And maybe some lotion and body wash my mom got me that my [...]

Green Options has covered the benefits of natural toothpastes, but what about the toothbrush you’re putting in your mouth? Do you know where that comes from? We’ve listed three dentist-approved toothbrushes that are good for your teeth and good for the planet.

Radius Original Toothbrush. The Radius original toothbrush has been around for 22 years. This non-traditional design (made for righties and lefties) not only helps you

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Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls… come right in for another edition of the Greenest Show on the Web: the Carnival of the Green! Fresh off of a stellar performance at Ms. Malaprop, the Carnival’s here at Green Options this week to amaze and delight you. But don’t wait around — the show has a limited engagement here, and then it’s moving on for a stint with our friends at Greener Magazine.

What’s

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Yogi Berra once said, “You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there.” It’s just as important to know why you want to get there. Writing an essay about what you believe will help you identify the values that motivate you to achieve your goals and enable you to share those values with others.

Our beliefs underpin our everyday decisions and determine how we interact

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Editor’s note: This week, Lighter Footstep’s Chris Baskind takes a look at something most of us use every day: soap. This post was originally published on July 31, 2007.

For more information on products that may contain sodium laureth sulfate, see Jennifer’s post on "natural" beauty products.

Well, they smell good, at least.

But take a look at the label of your favorite hand soap, shampoo, or body wash. The first listed

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As an extension of last weeks post, Vote on Sustainable Design for the Future, there are simply too many design competitions out there: we must alert you to more. Many of these design competitions are open to people of all disciplines with good ideas. So maybe you should take a pen and paper and enter a keen green idea of your own if you want to see the world change.

Here is

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Editor’s Note: This week’s post from Lighter Footstep reveals how to stay cool when it’s oh-so-hot. Five Unusual Ways to Stay Cool, by Chris Baskind orginially appeared on July 13, 2007.

In the Northern Hemisphere, the heat is on.

There’s no doubt summer is here — and with it, the perpetual quest to stay cool. For those of us interested in sustainability, the thought of huge summer cooling bills (and all the greenhouse

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During my recent search for healthier personal care products, I couldn’t help but encounter Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap. Available in many natural stores, it’s been around since the 1940s. I began to wonder…are its ingredients really organic, and who was Dr. Bronner?

As it turns out, the ingredients are truly organic, and there is quite a story surrounding Dr. Emanuel Bronner. Born in Germany in 1907, Dr. Bronner was a third-generation master soap-maker

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