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The Worst of the Worst: Top 20 Greenwashed Products & Industries
Even though we are in a recession akin to the1930's Americans are willing to spend more of their hard earned cash on so called "green" products. Buying items like organic food, Earth friendly cleansers and green laundry detergents gives a sense of self-worth and responsibility that can not be reproduced in any other way. This [...]
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Sunchips 100% Green Biodegradable bags were too noisy for Americans
Sunchips, made by Frito Lay went green by having their plants that make their chips powered by landfill methane gases. This garnered great green press and accolades for the contribution to saving the planet by using green energy. So, being green is the way to go for this global food conglomerate and they spent over [...]
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Carbon Footprint: What it is and how to lower yours
First some history of the phrase: "Ecological footprint" was coined in 1992 by Canadian biologist Bill Reese, and referred to the amount of land, in acres, needed to support a given human population. The phrase evolved into "carbon footprint" in the late 1990s. Today, Carbon Footprint is a measure of how your domestic and social [...]
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Go Green With a Turkey-less Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and I know on my part, its a very difficult holiday to celebrate. Getting together with the family is great and everyone breaking bread at the same table is one of my favorite activities, but me being vegetarian creates some interesting banter around the dinner table every year. Whenever [...]
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This Halloween, Think Green!
Halloween is a great time of year for everyone. Kids get to dress up as their favorite character or monster, parents get to share in their children’s joy. Even old Mrs. Harris down the street stops yelling to get off her lawn and puts the light on to see all the kids in their costumes [...]
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Greenwashing: What is it?
Posted on 02 November 2010
Green•wash (gren'wosh', -wash') – verb: the act of misleading purchasers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service. Green washing is a term that many people have not heard of, but needs to be brought into the mainstream lexicon. The term "greenwashing" was coined by New York [...] Continue Reading
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Silk Soymilk Giving Green Consumers Soybean Tracing Tool
Posted on 01 November 2010
Silk Soymilk is one of the most popular soymilk brands in the world, and they are unveiling a new tool with the rollout of the new website. This green resource is invaluable for those who are worried about their soy beans not being genetically engineered at all. Silk is giving their consumers the green option [...] Continue Reading
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Our Great Green Earth
Posted on 29 October 2010
While watching a show the other night on the planets and solar system, I realized just how important this earth is. The conditions for life on this planet are perfect. We are just far enough away from the sun to allow water- the quintessential element for life. We have a “guardian” planet – Jupiter, whose [...] Continue Reading
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Green beneath your feet… at home!
Posted on 15 October 2010
When it comes time to update your home, most of us think about carpet. But few of us think about green carpeting. Now there are eco-friendly options which are truly renewable. These new carpets are made from polymers derived from natural ingredients such as corn sugar, which replace polymers made from limited resources such as [...] Continue Reading
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Doing Good While Being Green
Posted on 13 October 2010
A few weeks ago, I tweeted about seeing a bus that ran on vegetable oil and solar power. So I did some research about this for this green blog: This very eco friendly means of transportation is called Squeaky Wheel Adventures, Eco-Friendly Road Trips for Kids. The 1963 GMC transit bus started out on the [...] Continue Reading
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Green Halloween, Ideas For The Green Family
Posted on 09 October 2010
Costumes: Let’s face it, everyone loves playing dress up! From the cowboys and princesses of yesterday to the aliens and monsters of today, the magic of putting on a costume and transforming into another being still rings true. Unfortunately, the days of getting a Mexican blanket and sombrero plus some eyeliner for a mustache or [...] Continue Reading
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