Green Cleaning Products – Seventh Generation Giveaway

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Calissa Leigh

Being green is totally geek-chic. We know how important it is to keep our rivers and streams clean, plus we hate seeing beautiful forests in the jungles torn down when they don’t need to be. It’s why we recycle paper and run our sewage system through a cleaning process first before disposing of it.

But certain chemicals in your home can be dangerous. Did you know you shouldn’t dispose of your cleaning sprays and products by simply throwing them away? They should be taken to a place where chemicals are disposed of properly.

Sevent Generation Products Review

The disinfectants contain thymol, a component of the herb thyme, and can be used on hard surfaces including counter tops, plastic cutting boards, highchair trays as well as children´s toys. Best of all, they kill over 99.99 percent of germs* naturally and are effective against the Influenza A Virus, including H1N1.

- From Seventh Generation and MyBlog Spark

I’ve tried several of the Seventh Generation products, including disinfecting wipes and household cleaners, provided by MyBlogSpark. The cleaners smell natural, and actually the smell that came from the products took getting used to, but it was much cleaner than typical bleach or ammonia smells. Can you imagine as much as you have to clean your kitchen or bathroom, and doing so much that you get used to the smell?

At first, I almost didn’t like the smell. It was heavy with herbs and lemongrass. I think I assumed it wasn’t a ‘clean’ smell. But then I realized my usual clean smell had chemicals in it!

The products are effective in the bathroom and kitchen. They cleaned up every day messes. I loved the disinfectant wipes. You could pull one out, wipe down a counter, and toss. Much easier than grabbing a bottle and paper towels.

The recycled paper towels are great, too. Those were absorbent and didn’t fall apart. I like that they are made from recycled paper too. Kind of like getting back some of that paper you gave away before. For some reason, I was more conscious of how I used these. Because they reminded me that they are recycled. It reminded me that I was trying to use less.

Seventh Generation also partnered with Alexandra Zissu, whose new book, The Conscious Kitchen, talks about how to think green while in your kitchen. After reading it, I felt armed with understanding about eating healthy, buying local produce, using natural ingredients in my cooking and while cleaning my kitchen.

Now here’s your chance to win!


You will receive a Seventh Generation “Disinfecting Cleaning Kit” that includes a disinfecting multi-surface cleaner, bathroom cleaner, wipes , a copy of The Conscious Kitchen, a cleaning caddy made from recycled plastic, and two rolls of 100% recycled, unbleached paper towels.

To win, post a comment to this blog post.

Tell us about the best thing you’ve done this year to help the environment, even if it’s your own environment! Started a garden? Recycled? The Cajun and I started replacing our regular lightbulbs with energy saving ones.


Make sure to register with this site, or post a method of contact for me to be able to reach you. I will contact you by your provided email address if you’ve been selected as a winner, and there will be an additional blog post announcing the winner here. (I don’t keep emails or collect them for any other purpose other than giveaways.)

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Rules and the legal bits: You must be 18 or older to participate and live inside the United States. One winner will be given the prize pack in a random drawing from those who have posted in the comments here, or selected randomly from the above locations.

The contest ends April 9th, 2010. Tell your friends, tell your family. Remember to check back to see who wins.

This products for the review and giveaway are supplied by MyBlogSpark and Seventh Generation.

Want even more? How about printable coupons from Seventh Generation? Click here for your coupons.

By the way, if you’ve previously subscribed, followed or became a fan, you’re automatically entered! But feel free to comment for an additional entry.

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103 Responses to Green Cleaning Products – Seventh Generation Giveaway

  1. ky2here says:
    April 4, 2010 at 9:15 pm

    We do a lot – we compost, recycle and use cloth bags for hspping just to name a few.

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  2. Diane Baum says:
    April 4, 2010 at 10:05 pm

    Recycled and attempted to grow a garden

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  3. Danielle Crown says:
    April 4, 2010 at 11:03 pm

    I have not drove a car once this year. I have been car pooling and walking :-)

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  4. Carol says:
    April 4, 2010 at 11:18 pm

    The best thing I did was decided to sell my car and double up with our daughter. I bike to many errands. Way less of a carbon footprint!

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  5. Carol says:
    April 4, 2010 at 11:18 pm

    email subscriber cdziuba@aol.com

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  6. KarenPr says:
    April 5, 2010 at 12:10 am

    Definetly recycling and taking back cans and bottles to redemption centers. Thanks for the contest.

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  7. Steve Scott says:
    April 5, 2010 at 12:37 am

    I bought bicycles for everyone in the family and we are riding whenever possible.

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  8. Carol Harrity says:
    April 5, 2010 at 3:05 am

    I try to be green when I can. Our local government makes recycling easier bur I am still unsure of what else I can do to protect Planet Earth.

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  9. Debbie B says:
    April 5, 2010 at 4:44 am

    trying to use green products whenever possible

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  10. Debbie B says:
    April 5, 2010 at 4:46 am

    i subscribed

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  11. Debbie B says:
    April 5, 2010 at 4:46 am

    following you on twitter

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  12. Nancy S. says:
    April 5, 2010 at 8:13 am

    I started carpooling to work and I’ve also been recycling at work and at home. We also make sure that when not using appliances, radios, chargers…we unplug them. Energy is still consumed when things are only plugged in!

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  13. Kay Fischler says:
    April 5, 2010 at 1:20 pm

    Living in the country I try to I recycle everything I can and I have a compost pile. Not much goes into my garbage can.

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  14. Deborah R says:
    April 5, 2010 at 4:15 pm

    This year, we’ve started putting in weather stripping on our doors and windows.

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  15. Deborah R says:
    April 5, 2010 at 4:16 pm

    Facebook fan id: Deborah Rosen.

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  16. Deborah R says:
    April 5, 2010 at 4:18 pm

    Following on Twitter @AsTheNight.

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  17. lisa says:
    April 5, 2010 at 4:45 pm

    I started bringing my own totes to the grocery store.

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  18. lisa says:
    April 5, 2010 at 4:49 pm

    Email subscriber.

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  19. Christie Hassler says:
    April 5, 2010 at 5:31 pm

    This year I’ve started to recycle batteries and printer cartridges. It’s easy to throw them away, but horrible for the planet.

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  20. hminnesota says:
    April 5, 2010 at 5:38 pm

    I recycle every single paper that comes through mail or kids craft.

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  21. evelyn says:
    April 5, 2010 at 5:41 pm

    enter me thanks

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  22. marge mckoen says:
    April 5, 2010 at 6:15 pm

    we are now using gren cleaning products in our home ,keeping the toxins out

    Reply
  23. Deborah Wellenstein says:
    April 5, 2010 at 6:16 pm

    We started a compost heap. Thank you!

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  24. Kathy Scott says:
    April 5, 2010 at 8:20 pm

    Drive a Hybrid or ride my bike.

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  25. Angela J says:
    April 5, 2010 at 8:23 pm

    We recyle everything we can and use our own bags when we shop

    Reply
  26. Suzanne K says:
    April 5, 2010 at 9:34 pm

    The best thing I’ve done this year for the environment is expand my rainwater harvesting system! I can now capture over 3300 gallons of rainwater and save it to use during the summer for my fruits trees and veggies!

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  27. Stephanie V. says:
    April 5, 2010 at 9:39 pm

    Bought stainless steel bottles for the whole family to stop the plastic bottle abuse
    tvollowitz at aol dot com

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  28. ali says:
    April 5, 2010 at 10:01 pm

    you have to pay for recycling here (stupid ohio), so I finally bit the bullet and ordered it.

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  29. Kelly Ann T. says:
    April 5, 2010 at 10:06 pm

    I replaced my tablecloth with wipe clean placemats, I also use cloth napkins.

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  30. Joannie says:
    April 5, 2010 at 10:34 pm

    We’ve started to garden organically, and nourish our garden, not with chemical fertilizers, but with compost from our kitchen scraps, yard trimmings, leaves, etc. We’re getting greener!!!!!

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  31. Diane R. says:
    April 5, 2010 at 10:42 pm

    I don’t know if there is 1 thing. I recycle. Walk when I can. Take public transportation when I can. and, as a docent at the zoo, I try to educate people about the dangers to our environment and what is happening to our ecosystem.

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  32. Linda Lansford says:
    April 5, 2010 at 11:55 pm

    best thing you’ve done this year to help the environment is to buy second hnd stuff

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  33. Linda Lansford says:
    April 5, 2010 at 11:56 pm

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  34. angie says:
    April 5, 2010 at 11:58 pm

    I recycle and buy organic. This is another way to go green through cleaning.

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  35. Patricia Nieh says:
    April 6, 2010 at 12:26 am

    At our house we leave the car in the garage as often as possible. Instead we walk, jog or cycle everywhere we need to go.

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  36. Tari Lawson says:
    April 6, 2010 at 12:32 am

    I bought a steam mop to clean my floors.

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  37. Christine says:
    April 6, 2010 at 1:34 am

    started to recycle batteries

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  38. Annette E says:
    April 6, 2010 at 1:41 am

    I planted some vegetables yesterday!

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  39. Autumn B. says:
    April 6, 2010 at 1:44 am

    love seventh generation products!

    autumn398 @ yahoo.com

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  40. valerie mabrey says:
    April 6, 2010 at 2:06 am

    I have been trying to reuse my water bottle over and over so I do not throw them away

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    • Calissa Leigh says:
      April 6, 2010 at 3:38 pm

      I do this, too. I finally broke down and got a cup with a lid on it. With the cats I have, the lid is a must, plus the cup is portable. I think the reuse of bottles when possible is great. :)

      Reply
  41. Jean F says:
    April 6, 2010 at 10:28 am

    I dry everything outside on the clothes line

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    • Calissa Leigh says:
      April 6, 2010 at 3:37 pm

      This is something I’ll have to start trying soon. :) Now that it’s summer time. The Cajun and I are about to move, hopefully to a place with a bigger yard to do this in.

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  42. Jenn S. says:
    April 6, 2010 at 2:32 pm

    The best thing I’ve done this year is to recycle more and just try and live as minimally as possible.

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  43. Hannah says:
    April 6, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    Best thing I have done so far is encourage my work to recycle their clothes and cans as a start to recycling and thinking about others!

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  44. Kylie says:
    April 6, 2010 at 10:22 pm

    I started a recycling program with my students, we’ve been making notepads out of one-sided paper.

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  45. Kimberly M says:
    April 7, 2010 at 2:25 am

    This year we are continuing with our recycling and using cloth bags for the grocery store, and we’ve added on to our garden, but the best thing I’m doing it bicycling to work. I took the bus all winter, but now I’ve started riding my bike instead (even in the rain). I’m sure I’m saving some serious pollution, and burning a few calories as well.

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  46. Karen P says:
    April 7, 2010 at 2:52 am

    We started composting

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  47. Dddiva says:
    April 7, 2010 at 12:42 pm

    A lot of little things- one is taking lunches in reusable containers.

    Reply
  48. Kimberly says:
    April 7, 2010 at 4:24 pm

    I stopped using plastic bottles. It was so hard, but I feel good about it.

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  49. Kimberly says:
    April 7, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    I am a feedburner subscriber.
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  50. Kimberly says:
    April 7, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    I follow you on twitter @Aerated
    Thank you!

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  51. Theresa D says:
    April 7, 2010 at 10:04 pm

    Our family participated in a local beach clean up!

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  52. Theresa D says:
    April 7, 2010 at 10:05 pm

    I am now subscribing to your feed!

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  53. Theresa D says:
    April 7, 2010 at 10:06 pm

    I became a facebook fan!

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  54. Theresa D says:
    April 7, 2010 at 10:07 pm

    I am now following you on twitter.(terri142)

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  55. Christie says:
    April 8, 2010 at 7:12 am

    We planted trees last fall and this spring we are planting a garden using only organic methods.

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  56. Jan says:
    April 8, 2010 at 4:21 pm

    I’ve started a small vegetable garden :)

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  57. Jan says:
    April 8, 2010 at 4:23 pm

    Following you on Twitter @yoshidoshi

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  58. Jan says:
    April 8, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    I subscribed to your RSS Feed!

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  59. Amanda S. says:
    April 8, 2010 at 4:28 pm

    We’ve started composting our yard and food scraps.

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    • Calissa Leigh says:
      April 8, 2010 at 4:34 pm

      I want to do this, but after I move away from this apartment. No room for compost here, unless I really wanted my neighbors to hate me for the rotting food smell. :)

      Reply
  60. karen says:
    April 8, 2010 at 5:01 pm

    I grow organic vegetables in my garden. Thanks.

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  61. Tom says:
    April 8, 2010 at 5:05 pm

    I finally got some nice reusable shopping bags.

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    • Calissa Leigh says:
      April 8, 2010 at 5:17 pm

      I’m working on this. Though instead of buying trash bags, I use the plastic ones from the grocery store. I save money plus cut down on the plastic. They need to bring back the paper bags to Walmart and other stores. At least those are biodegradable.

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  62. valancia says:
    April 8, 2010 at 7:44 pm

    I’ve cut back on water use to help the environment

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  63. valancia says:
    April 8, 2010 at 7:45 pm

    Im now subscribed.

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  64. Happi Shopr says:
    April 8, 2010 at 7:54 pm

    We replaced all our bulbs with cfl’s, wrapped and put a timer on our water heater adn installed more insullation in the attic.

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  65. Laura says:
    April 8, 2010 at 8:14 pm

    We’ve become more aggressive recyclers and haev started walking more places instead of driving.

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  66. Amy Delong says:
    April 8, 2010 at 11:09 pm

    we are no longer using plastic bags!

    ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com

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  67. shawna says:
    April 9, 2010 at 1:19 am

    We started recycling and using less water!

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  68. Lucy Schwartz says:
    April 9, 2010 at 4:47 am

    We purchased a steam mop that uses plain water to do our floors. And we are being much more strigent about recycling everything we can.

    Reply
  69. Rebecca says:
    April 9, 2010 at 9:19 am

    We recyle everything we possibly can

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  70. Jill L says:
    April 9, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    I hung out my clothes line and am walking the kids to school. Spring is here!!!

    Reply
  71. Carol G says:
    April 9, 2010 at 6:19 pm

    I am currently cleaning out a rent house that was left with piles of clothes and household goods. Instead of just tossing them in the garbage, which would be easy to do, am going through everything, washing if necessary, and donating them to Goodwill and the Domestic Abuse Shelter locally.

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  72. carol y l says:
    April 9, 2010 at 6:36 pm

    I was finally going to weed my millions of tiny weeds with weed killer but I just couldn’t so am doing it by hand. Argh! I hate pesticides!

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  73. Jenna says:
    April 9, 2010 at 7:16 pm

    I’ve started unplugging chargers when I’m done with them, which I never knew was important before.

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  74. Susan Smith says:
    April 9, 2010 at 7:44 pm

    I started to bring my own grocery bags to the stores.

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  75. vivian says:
    April 9, 2010 at 7:59 pm

    recycle

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  76. Robert M. says:
    April 9, 2010 at 8:16 pm

    I started a garden and I love my fresh herbs!

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  77. Jennifer says:
    April 9, 2010 at 8:17 pm

    I got my office to start recycling.

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  78. Amity JohnsonVetere says:
    April 9, 2010 at 9:07 pm

    We compost and will be gardening this year!

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  79. Lisa G. says:
    April 10, 2010 at 12:23 am

    The best thing I have done this year in install a low flow aerator shower head. It saves not only water but energy heating water.
    lisalmg25 at gmail dot com

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  80. Lisa G. says:
    April 10, 2010 at 12:24 am

    I’m an email subscriber. Thanks!
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  81. Lisa G. says:
    April 10, 2010 at 12:25 am

    I’m a fan on Facebook user Lisa Garner.
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  82. Lisa G. says:
    April 10, 2010 at 12:26 am

    I’m following you on Twitter user lisalmg.
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  83. Maja Meza says:
    April 10, 2010 at 12:30 am

    reusable shopping bags and i recycle

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  84. Maja Meza says:
    April 10, 2010 at 12:30 am

    subscriber

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  85. Patti Sherman says:
    April 10, 2010 at 1:04 am

    I have replaced all of the lightbulbs even though I hate the look of them.

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  86. brian e. says:
    April 10, 2010 at 1:43 am

    Thanks for the giveaway…we have stopped buying bottled water and now use reusable water bottles filled with filtered tap water.

    senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  87. brian e. says:
    April 10, 2010 at 1:45 am

    …subscribed via RSS-Yahoo:

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  88. brian e. says:
    April 10, 2010 at 1:45 am

    Following via Twitter: @brianpiero

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  89. Auriette says:
    April 10, 2010 at 3:22 am

    We’re making a big effort to recycle more, and most of our bulbs are CFL. I also saved a little toad from one of my mom’s cats.

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  90. Charlene Kuser says:
    April 10, 2010 at 3:56 am

    I started a compost pile this year.It has really made a difference.

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  91. Charlene Kuser says:
    April 10, 2010 at 3:57 am

    I subscribed via email

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  92. Charlene Kuser says:
    April 10, 2010 at 3:58 am

    I became a Fan on Facebook (Charlene Kuser)

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  93. Charlene Kuser says:
    April 10, 2010 at 3:58 am

    I am following you on Twitter (Swtlilchick)

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  94. Lily Kwan says:
    April 10, 2010 at 4:36 am

    I switched my traditional light bulbs with CFL ones.

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  95. Lily Kwan says:
    April 10, 2010 at 4:43 am

    I subscribed to your feed.

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  96. Lily Kwan says:
    April 10, 2010 at 4:53 am

    I became your Facebook fan.

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