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These days I want to do everything I can to ensure that I am being proactive in ‘doing the right thing’ when it comes to the environment. I know we all feel this way on some level but then often find ourselves wiping down the toilet or kitchen counter with some spray that we […]
Happy Earth Day, everyone! Here is a list of bits of news, some innovation, and a few bits of corporate improvement. Enjoy!
The UK’s First Hydorgen Fueling Station Opens
» Ecogeek
Here is some great news. Even though hydrogen has been slow to catch on so far, this is a good step forward in hopes of a wider […]
Here are some links to some great articles I found this week:
Gatorade or Pine Sol?
From Best Of Mother Earth comes a post about colored drinks and colored cleaning solutions. Lists some stats about toxins and poisons we have in our homes.
Canada Calls Bisphenol A “Dangerous”
From Treehugger, a post about something we feel […]
While aquisitions like Burt’s Bees to Clorox make us cringe and make huge headlines, some of your favorite organic and natural brands could have been bought up before you were paying attention or right beneath your nose. One of my favorite magazines, GOOD, put together one of their well known infographs on the ownership of […]
For many of us, conservation is a key goal in our lives, and we make a conscious effort to reduce our water consumption, our energy use, throw away less, recycle more and use less gas, but how do we know we’re making a real difference? These changess are difficult to track and what’s even more […]
Bear Naked, the people who bring us some of the most delicious granola cereals I’ve ever tried, just donated $1 to carbonfund.org on account of me. They’ll do the same for you too.
In an effort of offset carbon emissions, Bear Naked will donate $1 for every eligible entry they receive. What’s an eligible entry? […]
Rapeseed field used for canola oil. Via Flickr
During this past year in my Integrative Nutrition studies there has been much talk regarding canola oil and its dangers. We have all but demonized this slick processed food fixture but I was never sure exactly why. I was telling everyone that if canola oil was […]
A few months back we posted a story on the Story of Stuff video released by Free Range Studios and when I went to the website today, it seems they’ve updated it. This aside, the video and the message is so good, there’s a reason to be reminded of it again.
Apparently they’ve gotten over […]
Does selling to a major corporation spell invariable disaster for a small natural cosmetics and health company? People all over the US have been on high alert and very sensitive towards Burt’s Bees since their recent sale to Clorox and not without reason. Clorox is the leading US seller of bleach products, and many environmentalists […]
Scrubbing down your pad with rigorous spring-cleaning may leave it sparkling but the story is very different for your health. Researchers say that perhaps one in seven cases of adult asthma is brought on by harsh chemicals in common household cleaning sprays. Because the sprayed material goes directly into the air you are […]
