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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.
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.
eBay opens green shopping hub
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010From Green Right Now Reports
eBay, that giant online garage sale, announced today that it will offer a new green shopping hub.
Mandala Record Clock made from an old vinyl album, and sold on eBay
The hub will help shoppers identify products that are green by virtue of being vintage or used; made of sustainable materials or designed to save energy.
The new shopping hub was formed as a response to eBay’s “Green Team” shoppers who’ve taken a pledge to be green. This online community, which eBay says is about 150,000 strong, has “committed to making greener lifestyle choices.”
Concurrently, eBay is partnering with Team Earth, a coalition of NGOs and private sector companies, to protect rainforests. For the first 250,000 people who pledge to reuse on eBay through its “Green Team Challenge” the company will protect an acre of rainforest in their name.
Green stores spring forth, from New Jersey to California
Friday, January 15th, 2010
Earth Goddess sells eco-goodies at its new store in Allentown, N.J.
Everyone knows you can’t shop your way to green. A true greenie is always looking for ways to reduce and reuse. That line of thinking generally doesn’t propel you to the mall, at least not often.
But (you knew there was a but…) eco-conscious consumers still have needs. Their motivations are just different. They look to buy lower impact, organic products from like-minded companies and retailers. They want fairly produced goods to create a less-toxic home environment, with healthful food, that supports sustainable practices.
Green Goods: Desert Essence Organics debuts new hand washes
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010The last time I picked up some “natural” hand soap, I got burned. It turned out to be natural in only the most nominal way. It had a couple of herbal ingredients, but these were far outnumbered by a fleet of synthetic preservatives and unpronounceable components that included parabens.
Solutions have been coming. Many health conscious cosmetic companies are offering new, non-toxic hand soaps (see this list at Skin Deep) for those of us getting away from discredited antibacterial formulas and other unnecessary additives.
Desert Essence is among the latest to step up with a purer line of hand washes. The company’s new Organics hand washes that are moisturizing and free of parabens, sodium lauryl/laureth sulfates, phthalates, artificial fragrances or colors, silicones, EDTA, glycol or petroleum based ingredients.
The new hand washes come in four varieties: Grapefruit, Lavender, Coconut and Vanilla Chai. Each is affiliated with an outcome, with Lavender being calming and Grapefruit energizing, and so on.
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