We are also undoing our green efforts at home as well as the extra weight that Americans have put on over the past 50 years has pretty much negated the gains that the automakers have made in fuel efficiency over the same period of time says Jim Motavalli of Mother Nature Network.

So how can we combat all this?  Here are 5 ways that Jennifer recommends:

Go to bed an hour earlier:  Sleeping longer helps lose weight

Trade the gym for working out in Mother Nature: It is easier to be motivated to workout.

Cook your own food: you can then control what goes in it and how much you eat, and you can focus on organics… Support Community-supported Agriculture (CSA)

Support your local farmers market: It will help you appreciate your food more.

Go Vegetarian: Lessens the impact on the earth and vegetarians are up to 20% slimmer than meat eaters.

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Twenty eco labels were studied in the report and the two issued by retailers were in the bottom half of the ranking. Ranked number 13 was the U.S. retailer Whole Foods Market and ranked number 19 was the U.K.’s retailer Marks & Spencer

It seems that 4 of the top 5 eco labeled seafood’s ranked in the How Green is Your Eco-Label? came with an organic eco label that seemed to be more valid in predicating the “greenness of your seafood” than were the industry eco credentials.

U.S. Grocery store chain Kroger stated in October that by 2015, it plans to source all its fish form sustainable sources and that 65% of its wild caught species already meet criteria for being sustainably sourced .

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