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Rockford Woman editor Jennie Pollock knows that we’re not going to transform our lifestyles overnight, but she looks for ways big and mostly small to protect our planet. Read about her experiences (she’s tried giving up plastic and meat, for example) and share your possible solutions here.

Archive for July 11th, 2009

Yum. New words

Add comment July 11th, 2009

“Staycation” and “frenemy” might have gotten more press, but a few greenie terms made the 2009 Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Locavore:
one who eats foods grown locally whenever possible

Carbon footprint:
the negative impact that something (as a person or business) has on the environment; specifically: the amount of carbon emitted by something during a given period


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