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Issue #17: Grow a Green Marketplace

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For many people, going green is daunting. They don't know where to start and worry that they need to "green" their whole lives overnight. Overwhelmed by the thought of making wholesale changes in their lives, they fail to take any steps to go green. This sense of overwhelm can easily be overcome if people think about going green in categories. Pick one category of consumption for the year and work to take green steps within that category. Once that area of your life is green, move onto other areas.
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