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Have you ever wondered what happened to that old tire of yours. You know, the one that exploded on the freeway when you were already late for work? The tire that you wrenched off in your work clothes as oil from pavement that hasn’t seen rain in months stained your knees. Of course to really screw up your day, just as you loosened the last lug nut, the tire fell backwards onto your white shirt like a jerk at a mosh pit. Well, we can shed some light onto where all these bad tires go to die. Read the rest of this entry »

Black and Green

When I was a child picking flowers, climbing trees, rolling around the grass in my yard at our home in a hilly, Riverside suburb, my mother would snatch my attention to give me and my younger siblings a lesson on growing our own cherry tomatoes, carrots, and green onions…the staples for every neophyte farmer.

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In the current down market green retailers face a unique challenge as we weigh our less is more instincts against our desire to share our passion for green products as well as to make a living.

During this economic tsunami, many families are unable to avoid the record high swells that have already claimed many a bank account.

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