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The Daily Green’s Stingy Dad Guide to Father's Day- Nice.

May 30, 2008

Posted by Courtney Hamilton in Living Sustainably

Tags:
ecolifetips, fathersday, sustainableliving

This morning, as I was compiling a daily report of NRDC’s media hits, I came across the aforementioned feature on The Daily Green. I smiled. I laughed. I thought of my father. The piece entitled: “The Stingy Dad Guide...

Mother’s Day Gifts for the Mindful Buyer

May 5, 2008

Posted by Courtney Hamilton in Living Sustainably

Tags:
ecolifetips, foodmiles, giftideas, greenliving, localfood, mothersday, organic, phthalates, simplesteps

Now I’m not a mom yet, and my mom lives on the west coast (leaving me pretty much off the hook when it comes to Mother’s Day) but that’s not to say that I don’t have plenty of ideas...

Organic vs. Local vs. Your Sanity…

April 27, 2008

Posted by Courtney Hamilton in Living Sustainably

Tags:
communitysupportedagriculture, CSA, food, globalwarming, greenliving, greentips, localfood, organicfood, savingmoney, simplesteps

Yesterday I was confronted with a question facing many shoppers today: should I buy the organic granny smith apple or should I buy the locally grown apple? Only to be honest the organic apple (Washington State) was “more local” than...

Cake for Breakfast

April 8, 2008

Posted by Courtney Hamilton in Living Sustainably

Tags:
carrots, ecolifetips, food, foodmiles, greentips, recipes, simplesteps, sustainableliving

During the winter I had this brilliant idea: sign up for a weekly delivery from an organic foods co-op of sorts and never have to walk through the snow with groceries ever again. The idea was great. Only there were...

Greening your Fantasy (Baseball League)

March 11, 2008

Posted by Courtney Hamilton in Living Sustainably

Tags:
ecolifetips, fantasybaseball, greentips, majorleaguebaseball, MLB, savemoney, sustainableliving

Some tips for the virtual sports tycoon who wants to follow the lead of major-league baseball's just-announced greening initiative:Stage 1: ResearchAvoid bedside piles of player-stat baseball magazines this year.Go Online and skip the mags. Simple internet search functions mean less...

Courtney Hamilton
Courtney Hamilton
Communications Assistant
New York, NY
At NRDC I work for the Director of National Media Relations, Jon Coifman. Usually my...
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