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• 07-25-2008 - Bucket Love-In - No Duh Week

Saving Water at Home

What's crunchy as granola and saves a whole lotta water?
• 07-24-2008 - Not Just a Navel Nuisance - No Duh Week

Clearing Your Lint Filter

What's the next best place to check for lint?
• 07-23-2008 - Wear and (Less) Tear - No Duh Week

Washing Clothes Less

Are you a-wear that you're sporting a distressed look?
• 07-22-2008 - Naughty Paper Trail - No Duh Week

Online Banking

Could that printed receipt from the adult toy store come back to haunt you?
• 07-21-2008 - Your Rear: Going Up - No Duh Week

Taking the Stairs

Wanna take your pursuit of a firmer butt to the next level?
• 07-18-2008 - We the People (Power Gadgets)

Human-powered Gadgets

Wanna form a more perfect union with the planet?
• 07-17-2008 - Trashy Poe(m)

Landfill Biodegration

Quoth the Raven, "How long does trash last in landfills?"
• 07-16-2008 - A Real Stickler

Teflon-free Cookware

Are you stuck on Teflon pans?
• 07-15-2008 - Face Off

Makeup Remover

Do you go to battle with your makeup each night?
• 07-14-2008 - Talkin’ Swap

Clothes Swapping

Boring people to death chattering about your wardrobe deficiencies?
• 07-11-2008 - Bite: the Big Ones

The Biggest Bites

What were the biggest bites of April-June?
• 07-10-2008 - Light Gossip

CFLs

Heard the tittle-tattle about the mercury in compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)?
• 07-09-2008 - Carnal Pleasures

Bigger Drink Containers

What sound does a party animal make?
• 07-08-2008 - Cross the (Tan) Line

Sunburn Salves

Got a sunburn that's sending you over the edge?
• 07-07-2008 - Recycle by Numbers

Recycling Plastic

Is recycling plastics properly as hard as staying inside the lines?
• 07-03-2008 - Smell Ya Later

Deodorants

Wanna say "buh-bye" to B.O.?
• 07-02-2008 - Frank-ly More Delicious

Hot Dog Condiments

Are you behind the hot dog condiment times?
• 07-01-2008 - Super Modal

Modal Clothing

Why are everyone's eyes glued to the runway?
• 06-30-2008 - Lord of the Files

Digital Filing

Would you rather get planewrecked on a desert island than deal with your paper files?
• 06-27-2008 - Around the World in Five Tips - Travel Week

Green Travel Tips

What's the greenest way to get from here to there?
• 06-26-2008 - Lower Phone Bills - Travel Week

Cell Phone Chargers on Vacation

Ready to pay up for a new cell-phone charger 'cuz you left yours at home?
• 06-25-2008 - Book Tour - Travel Week

Cleaning Your Lint Filter

Wanna promote your upcoming vacation?
• 06-24-2008 - Mile High Club - Travel Week

Travel Kits

Less than aroused by the thought of your upcoming redeye flight?
• 06-23-2008 - Pack Rat - Travel Week

Packing Light

Feeling like the long tail is the only difference between you and a rodent?
• 06-20-2008 - Soft as a Three-Year-Old’s Butt

Body Lotion

Wanna take a couple decades off your backside?
• 06-19-2008 - Lady and the Cramp

Cramp Control

Aching belly got you whimpering like a cocker spaniel?
• 06-18-2008 - Grainy Image

Healthy Grains

Want a clearer picture of the rice- and wheat-alternative trend?
• 06-17-2008 - Low-Down: Dirty Dogs

Pet Grooming Products

Does your pet smell like absolute scum?
• 06-16-2008 - Terms of Endearment

Biter Lexicon

Can someone tell you're a Biter just by your vocab?
• 06-13-2008 - Squeezing Out the Competition

Lemonade Stands

Want your kid's lemonade stand to stand a chance?
• 06-12-2008 - Total Concentration

Concentrated Formulas

Been thinking long and hard about new ways to scrimp and save?
• 06-11-2008 - Trucker Feed

Fast-food

Need to fuel your stomach, but don't have time for a long pit stop?
• 06-10-2008 - Sizing It Up

Clotheslines

Turned off by shrinkage?
• 06-09-2008 - Press Stop on Trash

Media Recycling

Ready to eject your old CDs?
• 06-06-2008 - Sexual Empowerment

Peeing After Sex

Believe in a woman's right to choose to avoid bladder infections?
• 06-05-2008 - Good Riddance to Dad Rubbish

Father's Day Gifts

Wanna give Dad a gift that's not garbage?
• 06-04-2008 - Nature of the Yeast

Nutritional Yeast

Want naturally healthier popcorn?
• 06-03-2008 - It’s in Your Jeans

Organic Jeans

Do organic-cotton jeans just have better DNA?
• 06-02-2008 - Fear of the New (Filters)

Replacing A/C Filters

Is fear of change standing between you and cleaner air?
• 05-30-2008 - Never-Never Land(fill)

Outings at the Dump

Do kids think trash disappears to a place second-star to the right, and straight on 'til morning?
• 05-29-2008 - Bed-free Bronzing

Fake Tanner

Think you gotta lie down to get a decent tan?
• 05-28-2008 - Barista Blabber

Coffee Filters

It's 7 a.m. - did you forget to pick up coffee filters yesterday?
• 05-27-2008 - Get Decked

Decks

Wanna make your summer BBQs even more of a hit?
• 05-23-2008 - Wedding Belles

Bridesmaid's Dresses

Wanna give your bridesmaids a chance to chime in on what they're wearing?
• 05-22-2008 - Endless Summer

Green Surfing

Wish your life was a neverending surf vacation?
• 05-21-2008 - Uncharred Territory

BBQ Lighter Fluid

Wanna go where few grillers have gone before?
• 05-20-2008 - Pedi Protection

Summer Sandals

Is the summer sand too hot to handle?
• 05-19-2008 - Biters of Hazard

Household Hazardous Chemical Disposal

Where can you find the dukes of hazardous chems?
• 05-16-2008 - Ideal Bite GCS: What’s the Diff? - Silk Soymilk
• 05-16-2008 - Perspire Desire - Fitness Week

Workout Clothes

Spend more time thinking about your hot boot camp instructor than your workout clothes?
• 05-15-2008 - Super Biters - Fitness Week

Superfoods

It's a bird...it's a plane...it's...
• 05-14-2008 - Helmet Hair Day - Fitness Week

Bike to Work Day 2008

What's worse than the cowlick you get from protective headgear?
• 05-13-2008 - Behind Bars - Fitness Week

Energy Bars

Does your energy bar taste like it came from the prison cafeteria?
• 05-12-2008 - Take It Outside - Fitness Week

Working Out

Wanna fight off waste and weight gain at the same time?
• 05-09-2008 - Your Civic Duty

Stimulus Package

Got stimulus package money to burn?
• 05-08-2008 - Nipple Sips

Bisphenol-A

Get a peek at the type of plastic in your baby's bottle?
• 05-07-2008 - The Art of Eco-Gastronomy

Slow Food

Ever seen da Vinci's "The Last Supper"?
• 05-06-2008 - Long Time No C

Vitamin C Personal Care

Wanna C someone you probably haven't seen in a while?
• 05-05-2008 - Fire Extinguisher

Turning Off Pilot Lights

Think you need a big, strong firefighter to put out your blaze?
• 05-02-2008 - Here’s Two Moms!

Mother's Day Gifts

Are two "World's Best Mom" mugs better than one?
• 05-01-2008 - Playing Computer Limbo

Green PCs

How low can you go?
• 04-30-2008 - A Wine-Wine Situation

Organic Wine

Who loses when it comes to organic wine?
• 04-29-2008 - Here Comes the Grooming

Beauty Tools

Are you walking down the beauty aisle?
• 04-28-2008 - Scrap Happy

Composting

How can yesterday's table scraps feed hundreds?
• 04-25-2008 - Band Aid

Green Music Festivals

Is your fave musician on the cutting edge?
• 04-24-2008 - Gray Matters

Grey Water

Water waste making you insane in the brain?
• 04-23-2008 - Dried-up Old Prunes

Dried Fruit

Are wrinkles always a bad thing?
• 04-22-2008 - Bite: the Big Ones

Best of Ideal Bite

What were the biggest bites of early 2008?
• 04-22-2008 - Ideal Bite GCS: Green Eyes Peeled - Sundance Channel’s The Green
• 04-21-2008 - Water Cooler Effect

Green Office Tips

Wanna talk office politics?
• 04-18-2008 - Shake a Stick at Odor - Spring Cleaning Week

Reed Diffusers

Got a stink that won't let you unplug your nose?
• 04-17-2008 - Dirty Laundry - Spring Cleaning Week

Apparel Cleaning

Are all laundry products as clean as they seem?
• 04-16-2008 - Ideal Bite GCS: Freshened Up - Pure & Natural
• 04-16-2008 - Hot, Steamy, and Heavy-duty - Spring Cleaning Week

Steam Cleaning for Carpets

Why are our windows all fogged up?
• 04-15-2008 - Maid to Order - Spring Cleaning Week

Cleaning Services

Want a cleaning service specially tailored to Biters?
• 04-14-2008 - Rub It Out - Spring Cleaning Week

Home Cleaning Products

Is it gonna take more than elbow grease to de-grime your place?
• 04-11-2008 - Quack Us Up

Farm Sanctuaries

Oink you craving some fuzzy love without the long-term commitment?
• 04-10-2008 - White Picket Picketing

Natural Fences

Wanna cross the white picket line?
• 04-09-2008 - Feel the Rush

Organic Sugar

Wanna get high off some white crystals?
• 04-08-2008 - Party Like It’s (Not) 1999

E-invites

Remember evites from way back when?
• 04-07-2008 - Loads of Parasites

Phantom Loads

What's eating away at your cash reserves without your knowledge?
• 04-04-2008 - Ideal Bite GCS: Eco Cover to Cover
• 04-04-2008 - No Chaperone

Prom Dresses

Overprotective escort ruin your chances for prom night action back in the day?
• 04-03-2008 - Nothing to Sniff At

Eco-friendly Paint

Need a gas mask to go with your newly painted walls?
• 04-02-2008 - Pass the Manischewitz

Kosher Diets

Can an all-gefilte fish diet keep your body cleaner?
• 04-01-2008 - Good Things Come in Threes - April Fools’ Day

Reusing Condoms

Is the third time really a charm? [April Fools' Day]
• 03-31-2008 - Hang Up Your Ears

TV Recycling

Hop(p)ing to replace your analog TV with a new hi-def one?
• 03-28-2008 - 60 Minutes in Heaven

Earth Hour

Is 7 minutes in the dark long enough?
• 03-27-2008 - Complexion Countdown

Facial Sunscreen

T-minus what to sunburn protection?
• 03-26-2008 - The Fizz Biz

DIY Soda

What's more profitable than selling soda?
• 03-25-2008 - Rain Checklist

Raingear

Wish the rain, rain would go away?
• 03-24-2008 - Take Us to Your LEEDer

LEED

Feel like some green-building lingo is alien-speak?
• 03-21-2008 - Watered Down - Bust-a-Myth Week

Organic Water

Thirsty for some organic bottled water?
• 03-20-2008 - Weird Science - Bust-a-Myth Week

Antibacterial Soaps

Are superbacteria something outta science fiction?
• 03-19-2008 - American Idle - Bust-a-Myth Week

Car Idling

What's more cringe-worthy than the sound of Ryan Seacrest's voice?
• 03-18-2008 - Lime Aid - Bust-a-Myth Week

Rinsing Recyclables

Need help getting the lime wedge out of your beer bottle?
• 03-17-2008 - Local Motion - Bust-a-Myth Week

Local versus Organic Food

Is everybody doin' a brand new dance now?
• 03-14-2008 - Hunger Strike

Detoxing

Think you're gonna have to stop eating altogether to undo the damage from St. Paddy's?
• 03-13-2008 - Yodelers’ Weed-whacker

Goat Rentals

What's more annoying than a 100-decible yodel?
• 03-12-2008 - Getting Sauced

Organic Asian Sauces

Do you have to be drunk to enjoy your own stir fry?