Eco-Friendly Halloween Costumes - Green Grid, Simple, Environment

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greendaily.com - 11/3/2009

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Ghost costumes are easy! Photo: Getty Images/TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/Staff So what's your Halloween costume this year? Oh, you don't have one? That's okay, we have some eco-friendly and oh-so-clever ideas for you! Being sustainable doesn't mean you have to wear an unimaginative, boring, ...

treehugger.com - 10/27/2009

Green Eyes On: Green Halloween Tips You May Not Have Thought Of

— treehugger.com — Photo via Smashing Magazine . Each year Americans spend billions of dollars on Halloween candy, costumes and... other Halloween related décor-type items (over $3 billion was spent in 2006 alone). They're shelling out $20-50 a piece on costumes and ... (more) Green Eyes On: Green Halloween Tips You May Not Have ...

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alternativeconsumer.com - 10/30/2009

doggie Halloween costumes – scary stuff

— alternativeconsumer.com — People tend to get carried away on Halloween — must be all that pagan energy and sugar... blurring folks’ judgment and inducing them to strap-on a Sarah Palin wig or David Hasselhoff mask. As a hound I’d like to speak for all those canines trapped in loving homes with owners ... (more) doggie Halloween costumes – scary stuff

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diylife.com - 10/27/2009

DIY & Save: 15 Thrifty Halloween Costumes

— diylife.com — Photo: milgrammer, Flickr Strapped for cash? DIY'ing your Halloween costume can certainly save you some hard-earned money.... Best of all, you can be cheap without looking cheap, since homemade costumes equal creativity at Halloween! I've been scouring the Web for clever yet thrifty ... (more) DIY & Save: 15 Thrifty Halloween Costumes

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