Going Green for the Holidays A gift to our Earth
Experts note Americans generate about a million extra tons of waste weekly between Thanksgiving and New Year. The Mini Page offers eco friendly wrapping tips such as reusable cloth ribbons recycled paper labels and making own paper from scraps. Elementary students sing carols for soldiers at Fort McPherson and donate time to tutor local children.
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Bacon Corn Chowder Recipe Card
Add corn condensed soup chicken broth and milk to a large pot. Heat slowly to boiling stirring frequently. After boiling simmer 8 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile cook bacon as directed. Pour soup into bowls top with crumbled bacon and crushed chips. Makes 6 servings. Adult supervision advised.
Monique Coleman expands roles from High School Musical to TV and stage
Monique Coleman, 28, from Orangeburg South Carolina, plays Taylor in High School Musical 3 and helped with the first two films. She has danced on Dancing With the Stars and toured with High School Musical The Concert, plus starred in The Reading Room Hallmark movie and appeared in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Gilmore Girls and Malcolm in the Middle.
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Green practices questioned for holiday season reuse and gifts
Readers ask about how households implement green steps such as replanting, reusing Christmas wrapping lights, and giving homemade gifts. They seek concrete actions and ideas from others on sustainable holiday habits.
Green Holiday Tips For Environmentally Friendly Gifts
The article promotes eco friendly cards and paper made from recycled materials. It suggests personal notes with cards, using discarded items for wrapping shapes, and verifying energy efficiency with Energy Star labels. It explains that laptops use less energy than desktops and advises turning off devices when not in use. It also covers organic and sustainable clothing labels and encourages ground shipping to save fuel.
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Green season tips for eco friendly holiday packaging
The article urges greener packaging using recycled cardboard to cut plastic waste and oil pollution. It advises avoiding new plastic or metal trees, using LED lights to save energy, and emphasizes live trees or organic sources when possible. It notes LED bulbs last long, run cooler, and may offset higher upfront costs over a season.
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