SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Phosphates help everyday cleaners get the dirt out, but when they reach fresh water, they can be harmful to fish and plant life. More than a dozen new laws sharply limit phosphorus in dishwashing detergents. Consumer Reports and 7 On Your Side are now testing the greener cleaners and Michael Finney says they see big improvements:
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Saturday, August 28th, 2010Better World Books touring with music festival this summer
Thursday, June 17th, 2010Better World Books, an online bookseller founded by three Notre Dame students in 2002, is that rare enterprise: a business with a triple-bottom-line structure, committed to not only profits but social and environmental awareness. The company was recently selected to participate in the Lilith Fair, a 36-city music festival featuring the work of female artists like Cat Power and Sheryl Crow. Along with several other socially-conscious groups, Better World Books will feature booths on the concert grounds.
Natural ways to keep your pets flea-free without pesticide-laden spot drops
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Ah, summertime, and the itchin’ is easy — for your dog, your cat, perhaps even your ankles. With the heat come fleas, which means more fleas, and more and more and before you know it, you’ve got a full-on flea crisis.
Silk skirts from vintage saris unite women from all walks of life
Friday, April 9th, 2010
Fans of Ecoquette
Who’d have thought that silk skirts could change lives? Marianne Tyrrell suspected they could. A life coach and former delegate to the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development, she’s always known that when women feel visually transformed they often feel mentally changed. Add to that the knowledge that, by looking and feeling good, they are creating jobs for other women across the globe. Then add that they’re helping the environment — and saving gorgeous vintage silks from certain doom.
Consumer Reports picks best water filters to replace bottled water
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010There’s good news for consumers when it comes to clean drinking water. Consumer Reports says water filter manufacturers are producing products that effectively remove impurities, not just improve taste and appearance. Filters costing as little as $30 can provide cleaner, better-tasting water, according to the consumer magazine’s latest water filter tests. Consumer Reports tested 38 carafe, faucet, countertop, reverse osmosis, and undersink water filters. The results appear in the May issue and online.
Target placing recycling stations in all stores
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
Target will place recycling stations in all of its stores.
Lincoln introduces MKZ sedan as its first hybrid
Thursday, April 1st, 2010
Lincoln says the 2011 MKZ Hybrid will be the most fuel-efficient luxury sedan in America.
From Green Right Now Reports
Ford Motor Company’s Lincoln division today introduced its first hybrid, the 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, a premium midsize car that the company says will be the most fuel-efficient luxury sedan in America.
The car was debuted today at the New York International Auto Show. Lincoln said its hybrid is expected to deliver at least 41 miles per gallon in the city when it goes on sale this fall. That would top its nearest competitor, the 2010 Lexus HS 250h, by 6 mpg.
Green Test Drive: VW Golf TDI delivers good mpg, great fun
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
VW Golf TDI 4-door
The 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI is a taut, tidy example of Teutonic car making. And the clean burning, turbo-charged diesel engine delivers impressive fuel economy that reduces your carbon footprint while still delivering plenty of what we like to call smiles per gallon.
The Golf – once known as the Rabbit – has been redesigned for 2010 and sports a new front end design that includes a wider, double-bar grille. The look is sleeker, a bit more elegant, but it still looks like a Golf.
Greener cars for 2010: Here are 11 to watch
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Chevy Volt. Photo: Green Right Now
The electric car is almost here. Hybrids abound. Diesel has cleaned up its act. Even conventional internal combustion engines can be tweaked to do a bit less harm to the environment.
A brighter, cleaner future is a mantra at the auto shows this year. Scratch beneath the surface, however, and a different sort of impression emerges: Change may be coming to the automobile industry, but progress is slow — even grudging — and the message can be murky.
Chevy has been hyping the much-discussed Volt, for example. The manufacturer’s new electric car – due later this year – can go up to 40 miles on a single charge before a gasoline engine kicks in to keep passengers from becoming stranded.
Google Maps adds bike routes
Thursday, March 11th, 2010From Green Right Now Reports
If you’re one of the 57 million Americans who ride a bike, mapping your daily commute, exploring new trails, and planning recreational rides should be easier with a new online tool from Google, which has added biking directions in the U.S. to Google Maps.
Google says the feature, announced at this week’s National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C., has been the most requested addition for Google Maps. The service includes step-by-step bicycling directions, bike trails outlined directly on the map and a new “bicycling” layer that indicates bike trails, bike lanes, and bike-friendly roads.
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