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Cooking Green

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Fresh meat and poultry can last up to three days longer if stored at 31 degrees F. (The spoilage rate slows down, but without solid freezing.)

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Cooktop cooking can be more than six times as energy efficient as oven cooking. Steaming is one form of cooktop cooking.

About The Book

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On the first page of her new book, “Cooking Green,” Heyhoe tells us right up that “appliances account for 30 percent of our household energy use, and the biggest guzzlers are in the kitchen.”

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“This information-packed volume provides detailed guidance for those looking to make thelr cooking and eating habits earth-friendlier…”

Greener Lifestyle

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I recently received a bag of Navitas Naturals Organic Stevia Powder. The bag is printed with a pleasant graphic design on all sides, obscuring the contents, which I didn’t notice until I looked inside. The stevia was green!

May 23, 2009 | Read the story »

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Other than the heater and AC, the biggest energy-guzzling appliance in your house is your refrigerator.

April 1, 2009 | Read the story »

alt text BPA: In Your Bottles, Cans and Frozen Containers

Recently, BPA’s been making headlines, but often with incomplete information. BPA, or bisphenol A, is a widely used chemical that can leach from packaging into foods and liquids.

September 26, 2008 | Read the story »

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Brown bag lunches, wrapping up turkey leftovers, fall potlucks and festive tailgatings ramp up our use of plastic wrap, storage bags, trash bags, and paper products—all of which have greener options these days.

August 28, 2008 | Read the story »

More Stories

The Future of Food

How Science Will Solve the Next Global Crises Stephen Doyle and Zack Zavislak have created a visual article (they call it an “atlas”)... 

November 12, 2008 | Read the story »

Saving $$$ at the Grocery Store

Obama vs. McCain on Oil by Kate Heyhoe   If high food prices are cramping your wallet, then pay attention to what the candidates... 

October 2, 2008 | Read the story »

Reverse-Trick-or-Treating

Thousands Of Children Give Back Quarter Million Halloween “Treats” In U.S. And Canada Halloween 2008 is First Since Failure... 

October 1, 2008 | Read the story »

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