Should you use up cosmetics you already have before buying new, safer products?
When do you use up products you already have, and when do you either try to return them or just opt to throw them away? I got that question today. Here it is in full, along with my answer: “I
We need sustainable standards so consumers know what to buy.
One of the biggest obstacles green consumers — or green “wanna-bees” — face is knowing what’s really “green” and what’s just being hyped, or greenwashed, so businesses can make a buck. A recent poll shows just how confused consumers are.
The Amazon is Still Burning – Are you buying tropical wood?
As I flew over the Peruvian rainforest, I kept a lookout for flames. I’d heard that, despite international outrage over the loss of millions of acres of trees, the Amazon basin was still going up in smoke. Now I’d come
Cheapest, Fastest Oil Fix? Pump Up Your Tires!
If you have a car, stop whatever you’re doing and go check the air pressure of your vehicle’s tires. Apart from keeping your car in park, pumping up your tires to their proper “PSI” – pounds per square inch –
Green Moms Create a (Blog) Carnival
In the true spirit of the “web,” moms who blog about green issues are joining together to launch a blog carnival to share information and resources related to protecting their kids as well as the planet. The brainchild of Lynn
ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP IS TOXIC: Could harm fetus and infants; Pollutes breast milk
Thinking about buying some handy ‘germ fighting’ dish soap or bathroom cleanser? Think again. In all likelihood, those cleaners contain triclosan, a toxic pesticide that’s marketed as an “antibacterial agent” but is powerful enough to threaten children’s health and pollute
Sustainable Seafood is Coming to a Supermarket Near You
Consumer demand for seafood has been depleting fish and shrimp populations for decades. The Marine Stewardship Council has helped protect marine animal populations by creating standards retailers and consumers can follow to choose wild-caught fish from better-managed fisheries. Wal-Mart
Go Green, Live Rich
With all the belt-tightening going on, most people seem ready to give up whatever eco-friendly actions they’ve adopted in order to economize. In his new book, Go Green, Live Rich, best-selling author David Bach makes a convincing case that saving
What about Nanoparticles in Sun Screen?
The recent post on sunscreen generated several e-mails that are worth sharing here. One reader worried that many sunscreens rely on nanotechnology, which manipulates particles that are smaller than 100 nanometers (nm); for comparison, a human hair is about 80,000
Recycling your bottles and cans? Get a reward from RecycleBank
Everybody may be talking about recycling these days, but not everybody is doing it. Most communities still don’t have access to curbside recycling programs, so consumers who want to recycle must schlep their cans, bottles, paper and plastic to a
