Green Living

    In Brief Articles

    NRDC's Green Holiday Guide
    Guide
    Here are NRDC's recommendations for making this season earth-friendly.
    Great Green Gift Guide
    Guide
    Buy a national parks pass. Send a kid to camp. Give a weekly organic food gift box or a home for bats. This page is chock full of tips from NRDC's own attorneys, scientists and policy analysts for giving easy-on-the-planet presents that go way beyond the basics.
    What to Do About E-Waste
    Guide
    A helpful how-to guide for keeping your computers, cell phones and other used electronics out of landfills.
    Seven Tips for Creating Eco-Fabulous Interiors
    Guide
    These green design tips will help you turn any space into a fabulous, eco-friendly room.
    You Can Beat City Hall - Community Action Tips
    Guide
    These community-action tips will get you started in fighting the introduction of polluters into your neighborhood.
    Reforming the Paper Industry
    Guide
    The pulp and paper industry is one of the most environmentally damaging industries in the world. Find out how you, through individual purchases or through your business, can help transform this bad actor into a more sustainable industry.
    Environmentalism, Then and Now
    Photo Album
    How has the face of environmentalism changed over NRDC's thirty-plus years defending the environment? A group of NRDC staffers reflect back on early days at NRDC, and compare yesterday and today.
    Organic Food 101
    Overview
    Over the last 50 years, farmers have become increasingly dependent on pesticides, fertilizers, and hormones. While this has helped to raise yield, it may wreak havoc on human health and the natural environment. In response, thousands of farmers across the U.S. have switched to organic growing methods. What exactly is organic food, and what are its advantages for farmers and the public?
    Guide to Greener Living
    Guide
    You've been meaning to do it -- start a compost pile, buy recycled paper, trade in that gas-guzzler for a cleaner, more fuel-efficient model -- but you've never quite gotten around to it. Well, there's no better time than the present to turn your environmental ideals into environmental action. So we've compiled some tips to help get you started.

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