2012
Green Living In This Issue Eco Café How green is your morning cup of Joe? PAGE 3 A Natural Beauty Healthy beauty products are less costly and easier to find than ever before. PAGE 4 Meeting Our Needs Through Sustainability The Sustainability Alliance of Southwest Colorado, an all-volunteer group based in La Plata County, embraces this definition of living sustainably, applying it to our local community in holistic ways. PAGE 5 Savvy Shopper’s Guide to Eco Living As store shelves fill up with natural and eco-friendly products, check the label to make sure you’re getting what you pay for. PAGE 7
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Power to the Portable People Tablets and e-readers continue to take over the planet, but at what environmental cost? PAGE 10 How to Save Gas Driving the Car You Own You don’t have to buy a new vehicle to get better fuel economy. PAGE 12 This Old Eco House No need to start from scratch to get an eco-friendly house – an existing home is a green home, especially with these updates. PAGE 13 Use the Earth To Heat and Cool your House Are you fed up with the high cost of heating your home with propane and wish there was an alternative? There is! PAGE 14
11 Days to a Greener Life A lot of us want to live a more ecofriendly existence, but when it comes to figuring out how to do it, we stall. You need a plan. PAGE 8 2 • Four Corners Green Living • Sunday, June 17, 2012
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