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 Stories About: advice AND Ask Umbra AND green living AND green products AND shopping
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Till Stuff Do Us Part
On wedding registries again |
Umbra Fisk |
16 Jun 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Hi Umbra, I'm getting married in August, and I've registered on Heifer International, but am looking for other ways to offer gift-givers a way to buy socially conscious and green gifts. Since "green," fair-trade, and organic are all the rage, could you recommend any good online places to find eco-friendly products other than the obvious (Whole Foods, REI, etc.)? I want to be sure I support the right places inst ... |
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Ounce For Ounce
On buying eco-products in bulk |
Umbra Fisk |
14 May 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, Why can't I find environmentally friendly products (laundry soap, shampoo, etc.) in bulk packaging? It seems like there are many companies that make products that are not so hard on the planet, but they are only sold in little tiny containers, which of course increases packaging. I would love to find eco-friendly laundry soap in a five-gallon bucket ... after all, if I think clean clothes are important today, wh ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, consumerism, green living, green products, shopping (all these topics) |
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Stacks of Advice
On library furniture |
Umbra Fisk |
07 Apr 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I work in an academic library that has just received funding to purchase new furniture for the first time in over 20 years. As such, the committee examining this is very interested in purchasing stuff that will last a long time and be attractive and comfortable well into the future. We are purchasing a combination of comfy couches and chairs along with more austere study tables and chairs. Other libraries in the area tha ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, green products, shopping (all these topics) |
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Different Beasts
On organic vs. natural foods |
Umbra Fisk |
31 Mar 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I'm trying to convince my sister that there is a difference between all-natural and organic products, and she doesn't think there is. I'm pretty sure there is a difference, I just don't know what it is. I look at the ingredients of some of the food she buys that she says are "natural" and I wonder how these products are able to claim that! What are the qualifications for something to be labeled all-natu ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, consumerism, food, green living, green products, organic food, shopping (all these topics) |
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