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Country music superstar Garth Brooks is set for a concert event at 300 drive-in theaters across North America, on Saturday, June 27th. It’s being promoted as the largest ever one-night show to play at outdoor theaters across the United States and Canada. Drive-in theaters are having a renaissance, and with many traditional concert venues still
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Is it safe to travel now? Coronavirus is changing all our travel plans. Whether or not you should take a planned trip depends on many things, including your destination, your own age and health, your family members, and also the people you will be traveling with. If you choose to cancel or postpone your trip,
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Spring cleaning often means debating what to throw out and what to hang on to. Save time and money with these eco-friendly tips to de-cluttering your closets, dresser and desk drawers, countertops and bins, for what you can toss guilt-free, what has the potential for re-use, and what should be donated to charities. Spring Cleaning:
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Super Bowl 2020 is going green and eco-friendly with sustainable, recyclable, compostable bamboo beverage cups and straws. The eco-friendly cups and straws will be used by PepsiCo, the official soft drink of Super Bowl LIV on Sunday February 2, 2020 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, which has banned plastic. The sustainable cups and
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The stats are in, and here are the most popular ecoXplorer posts of 2019. You are a smart group of followers who want to avoid being ripped-off, since most of the top posts are our “scam alert” advisories. And you are an eclectic bunch, since other top posts ranged from endangered animals to a kitschy
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Where’s Santa? Since 1955, the team at North American Aerospace Defense Command, better known as NORAD, has kept track of a certain toy-filled sleigh pulled by reindeer. Curious kids can follow Santa’s route on Christmas Eve, as well as receive updates from the North Pole online at NORAD Tracks Santa. We are told Rudolph’s glowing red
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Grab and GO: How to prepare for an emergency. Even if you are not in the path of a wildfire or hurricane, flood or tornado, it’s important to be ready for an emergency. Pack an emergency Grab and Go bag and be ready to evacuate quickly, even for a personal family emergency that requires immediate travel.
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The Sultan of Brunei has ordered the death by stoning to anybody who engages in LGBTQ gay sex or adultery. Since this tiny Arab kingdom owns hotels around the world, including in the USA, you might want to avoid them along with the restaurants by world-famous chefs inside them. The Sultan of Brunei owns The
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Two million people or more have been affected by Cyclone Idai, which has has triggered massive floods in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Nearly 1,000 people have died, and the toll is rising daily. Uncounted thousands have been lost homeless, others have lost the crops and farm animals. You can help by donating to one of
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The stats are in, and here are the most popular ecoXplorer posts of 2018. You are a smart group of followers who want to avoid being ripped-off, since most of the top posts are our “scam alert” advisories. And an eclectic bunch, since other top posts ranged from endangered animals to a kitschy stretch limousine.
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