Diane MacEachern

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  1. A 14-Karat Feast at South Africa's Gold Restaurant

    2/9/12 1:00pm by Diane MacEachern
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    Skewers

    When tourists visit Africa, they often go on animal safaris in search of lions and giraffes. But on a recent winter holiday to South Africa, my daughter and I were invited to go on a “taste” safari—with gold and ostrich on the menu.  Read more >

  2. Shark Cage Diving: Helping or Hurting?

    1/30/12 9:19am by Diane MacEachern
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    Shark cage

    Just thinking about it gave me an adrenaline rush. Take a boat ride out into “Shark Alley.” Get in a cage and stay there until a great white shark – yeah, like the one in “Jaws” -- comes by. Then… what? Hang out? See if the shark tries to take a bite out of my leg? Cool!  Read more >

  3. Trash in Cape Town

    1/13/12 12:35pm by Diane MacEachern
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    Beach Trash

    I realized one of my travel dreams recently, when I spent eight days on a holiday break in Cape Town, South Africa. The scenery was breathtaking, the weather perfect, the food delicious.And then there was the trash.Somehow, when you go so far away, to a place so exotic, you don’t expect to find the same problems you deal with day to day at home. I sure didn’t.  Read more >

  4. Diane Keaton in Real Life

    11/29/11 2:36pm by Diane MacEachern
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    Diane Keaton

    A bulimic from age 22, Diane Keaton binged and vomited for three years until Woody Allen made her go see a psychoanalyst.She thought her nose was too big, so she slept with a bobby pin pinching it at night, “hoping the bulb would squeeze into a straight line.”Her mother was the “most important, influential person in [her] life,” but she didn’t really get to know her until after she lost her Mom to Alzheimer’s disease and adopted two children of her own.  Read more >

  5. China's Smog Problem

    10/12/11 9:53am by Diane MacEachern
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    Beijing Smog

    I spent a week in the Chinese cities of Beijing and Xi’an recently, and in the entire seven days, I never saw the sun or sky.That’s not because the sky was stormy or overcast. It’s because the air is so polluted that, more often than not, it’s cloaked in a thick grey haze that even obscures the tops of office buildings.  Read more >

  6. CHINA: Then and Now

    9/30/11 10:32am by Diane MacEachern
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    China McD's

    What a difference 28 years and an Olympics make!In 1983, I stepped off a somewhat rickety Air China plane onto the tarmac of the Beijing International Airport – and practically needed a flashlight.  Read more >

  7. Green Back-to-School Supplies: Part 1 - Pens, Pencils, Crayons, Markers

    9/7/11 5:19am by Diane MacEachern
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      Kids eat crayons. They chew on pencils. They sniff markers. And pens? Sure, kids use them for writing - on their skin, not necessarily paper.  Read more >

  8. My test-drive of the all-electric Nissan Leaf - On a scale of One to Ten, I give it a ...

    8/13/11 4:54am by Diane MacEachern
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      Solid Nine. And that's saying a lot, considering that most cars would probably average only a 3 or a 4.What's so great about the Leaf?  Read more >

  9. To Beat Mosquitos - Don't Zap 'Em, Trap 'Em

    8/5/11 5:38am by Diane MacEachern
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    Don't waste your money buying electric bug zappers or battery-powered insect traps.  Read more >

  10. Shopping for Eco-Friendly Clothes, Part 3: Choose Hemp

    8/4/11 3:52am by Diane MacEachern
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    Part 1 of this series suggested you read the label and look for specific certifications that indicate clothes were made to reduce their environmental impact.  Read more >

Diane MacEachern

Full Name
Diane MacEachern
Member Since
April 2007
About Me: 

Hi. I'm passionate about women using their marketplace clout to protect the environment. I believe women who spend their money on products and services that can benefit the planet can be the greatest force for environmental change in the world. I'm excited to see women empowered by using their purses to get the world they want. My new book, Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World offers dozens of ways women can afford a greener lifestyle while using their consumer clout to accelerate the transition to a cleaner, greener planet. In addition to writing books, I speak on college campuses and before many other audiences, and consult with companies and non-profit organizations. I also update my widget once a week with an affordable green living tip, and send out a free e-newsletter every two weeks. The One in a Million campaign on www.biggreenpurse.com is encouraging a million shoppers to shift their spending to products and services that offer the greatest environmental benefit.

My family -- husband and two kids, a dog and two cats -- and I live in the eco-friendly house we helped design and build 20+ years ago. I'd love to get your ideas for additional topics for BigGreenPurse.com. Take a look, then drop me a line. Also, please share your thoughts for the next printing of "Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World."

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big green purse,green economics,green vs greenwash,ecocertifications for products,sustainable standards,womens health and the environment,womens consumer clout,green shopping,green living,how to afford a green lifestyle

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