Saving the planet — one diaper at a time
By Joseph Fitzgerald jfitzgerald@woonsocketcall.com 1220 Jennifer and Melissa.JPG COVENTRY — Jennifer and Melissa Schroeder Rondeau reckon that since April they have kept 16,800 disposable diapers out of the state landfill. That feat may not seem noteworthy at first glance, until you realize it takes a disposable diaper, at best, about 250 to 500 years to decompose …
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Bulletin Board
Dogwood Pavilion hosts Luisa, a Tina Turner tribute artist, for an evening performance at 624 Poirier St. Dinner starts at 6 p.m., and music will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $ 32.55 including dinner, and there are discounts available for members. Reservations required. Information: 604-927-6098.
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‘One-stop’ general store offers eco-friendly goods – Fri, 17 Dec 2010 PST
Sun People Dry Goods Co. opened recently in a historic warehouse on the east end of downtown Spokane. “It’s a green-living general store,” said principal owner and manager Juliet Sinisterra. “I think general stores do well in Spokane. We’re sort of one-stop shoppers.”
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Living car-free in Seattle
A Coffee Date with Carla Saulter a.k.a the Bus Chick Widely knows as the “Bus Chick”, Carla Saulter is a writer and a mover-and-shaker when it comes to public transportation in the city. In 2003 she exchanged her car keys for a bus pass and has been living car-free ever since. Saulter writes about transit for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Grist and her blog; her picture graces the back of many …
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