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That's My Bag, Baby Reusable shopping bags not so green if you don't use 'em		26 Sep 2008	News
Posted at 11:08 AM on 26 Sep 2008 These days, you can't swing a dead cabbage without hitting a reusable bag. The darlings of the environmental movement (totes, not cabbages) are increasingly being provided free or cheap to green-minded consumers. And they serve a good purpose: four or five reusable bags, used at least once a week, can replace the use of 520 plastic bags each year. But if not used for their intended purp ...
Topics: consumerism, green living, green products, news, shopping (all these topics)

Bar None Clif Bar's husband-and-wife CEO team talk about staying independent in a Big Organic world	Bonnie Azab Powell	25 Sep 2008	Grist Feature
Kit Crawford and Gary Erickson. Photo: Bart Nagel Walk into Clif Bar's Berkeley headquarters, and you might think you've entered greenie-nonprofit world: multiple recycling stations, cruiser bikes kept for employees' lunchtime use, and a fridge that serves as a pickup point for a local farm's community-supported agriculture program. Vending machines peddle Amy's O ...
Topics: business, food, green living, green products, greenish companies, organic food, shopping (all these topics)

Should I Clay or Should I Go Now? A review of non-clay cat litters	Sarah van Schagen	23 Sep 2008	The Bottom Line
It's time to let the cat out of the bag about the icky stuff in your cat's litter box. (No, not that stuff.) If you're using clay-based kitty litter, you could be making a mess of the environment -- and your health. Most conventional cat litter is made from natural clay, or sodium bentonite, which is formed into pellets and dried. The clay is strip mined from the earth in a destructive process ...
Topics: green living, green products, The Bottom Line (all these topics)

Us and Chem Companies move toward nontoxic chemicals and products		15 Sep 2008	News
Posted at 3:53 PM on 15 Sep 2008 Here's a crazy fact: A baby's body contains nearly 300 chemical compounds by the time it takes its first breath. It's the consequence of a chemical industry that has long paid little mind to where its products end up or what they do to people and the planet; of the estimated 83,000 chemicals on the market, some 80 percent lack basic health and safety data. But in reaction to stricter regulation an ...
Topics: green cleaning, green products, health, innovation, news, toxics (all these topics)

Lipstick It to the Man Market for natural personal-care products booming in spite of economy		11 Sep 2008	News
Posted at 4:48 PM on 11 Sep 2008 Despite an economic slump, eco-friendly personal-care items have Americans sitting up and paying attention top dolla. Sales are booming despite high food and energy prices, and analysts predict the products' popularity won't ebb anytime soon. Chicago-based research firm Mintel reports that sales of natural personal-care products rose 12.5 percent last year to an inflatio ...
Topics: business, consumerism, green living, green products, health, news, shopping (all these topics)

Where to Star? Energy Star program needs improvement, says Consumer Reports		11 Sep 2008	News
Posted at 2:11 PM on 11 Sep 2008 The U.S. EPA is facing off with Consumer Reports over the federal Energy Star program, which rates the energy efficiency of products in more than 50 categories. In a recent article, the consumer magazine declares that Energy Star "standards are too easy to reach and federal test procedures haven't kept pace with new technology," noting that product testing by manufacturers is n ...
Topics: Department of Energy, energy, energy at home, energy efficiency, green living, green products, news, US EPA (all these topics)

Jobs Well Done Newest iPod nano is 'toxic free'		09 Sep 2008	News
Posted at 4:27 PM on 09 Sep 2008 The newly unveiled update of the iPod nano is slender and sexy, equipped with "shake-to-shuffle" capability, and eco-friendly to boot. (Well, you don't actually have to boot it ... oh, whatever.) Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who is alive and kicking despite reports to the contrary, says the music player is Apple's "cleanest" and most "toxic free" offering. The device contains no arsenic, brom ...
Topics: business, green living, green products, greening biz operations, music, news, tech, toxics (all these topics)

America's Top Sheaf On recycled vs. certified paper	Umbra Fisk	03 Sep 2008	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, Our office is trying to develop an environmental paper procurement policy, and we were wondering which component is most critical -- certification by the Forest Stewardship Council, or recycled content? If you could help us understand which is best to support, we would greatly appreciate it. Dan S. Denver, Colo. Dearest Dan, We need to pause and celebrate: 15 years ago, was it even possible for this questi ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, Forest Stewardship Council, green living, green products, recycling (all these topics)

Don't Shoot the Messenger New HP laptop packaged in messenger bag instead of box		03 Sep 2008	News
Posted at 12:03 PM on 03 Sep 2008 Don't take Grandma to Wal-Mart: the big-box store's new Hewlett-Packard laptop "will be displayed on shelves wearing only the HP Protect Messenger Bag." Scandalous! But actually, there's no need to avert your eyes: the HP Pavilion dv6929 is served up in a recycled, reusable messenger bag instead of a box, cutting cardboard and plastic packaging by 97 percent. Thinking outs ...
Topics: business, green living, green products, greening biz operations, greenish companies, innovation, news, shopping, tech, Wal-Mart, waste (all these topics)

Chips Ahoy! Crunch time for 10 health-food-store potato-chip brands	Tom Philpott	26 Aug 2008	The Bottom Line
Chip shot. Photo: Maria Falgoust As a cook, I gravitate toward fresh, whole ingredients. I prefer whole foods as an eater, too -- unless there's an open bag of potato chips nearby. My usual strategy is to avoid proximity to open bags of chips. But because of my lamentable chip-love, I couldn't resist this assignment: taste-testing health-food-store potato-chip brands. I figured finding green-ish c ...
Topics: advice, food, green living, green products, shopping, The Bottom Line (all these topics)

Wall*E and Kleenex	David Roberts	21 Aug 2008	Gristmill
The film WallE had a strong environmental theme. Now Kleenex tissues are featuring WallE on their packaging. Odd. As Greenpeace says: If you look on the bottom of these boxes, you'll see a little recycled symbol that says: 'This box is made from 100% recycled paper.' What you won't see on the bottom of that box is a message telling you that the tissues inside it are made from centuries-old trees that were cut from forests that had been around for as much as 10,00 ...
Topics: green living, green products, greenwashing (all these topics)

Baby Got Back-to-School A guide for greener back-to-school shopping	Holly Richmond	21 Aug 2008	Grist Feature
Back-to-school shopping doesn't have to be an exercise in conspicuously ungreen consumption. Eco-friendly school supplies made of recycled and organic materials are easier than ever to find. One great place to start shopping is TheGreenOffice.com. And the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice has a handy back-to-school shopping guide that helps you avoid products containing polyvinyl chloride ...
Topics: advice, consumerism, green living, green products, recycling, shopping (all these topics)

Dope on a Soap On Method cleansers	Umbra Fisk	20 Aug 2008	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I've noticed lately that Method cleaning products are now being sold in a number of different retail outlets, whereas before they were only sold in Target. This shouldn't seem too weird in our every-store-sells-the-same-thing world, but seeing these products on the shelves in Whole Foods got me wondering more about them. You see, I went looking for some trusty Bon Ami cleaner the other day and found it gone from the shelves ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, consumerism, green cleaning, green products, health, shopping, toxics (all these topics)

Scents and Sensibility Making a stink about green(ish) deodorants	Kate Sheppard	12 Aug 2008	The Bottom Line
Choosing a deodorant can be the pits. Upon moving to Washington, D.C., about a year ago, I quickly realized two things: Our Nation's Capitol was built on a swamp and The Hill is called that for a reason. So biking -- my chief form of transit in the city -- can be quite the damp, smelly affair. After arriving at more than a few congressional hearings smelling certifiably ripe, I realized my hippie stick ...
Topics: advice, green living, green products, health, shopping, The Bottom Line, toxics (all these topics)

The Swede Hereafter IKEA invests in cleantech, may soon stock solar panels		08 Aug 2008	News
Posted at 2:43 PM on 08 Aug 2008 Heading to IKEA for some meatballs and easy-to-assemble furniture? You may soon be able to pick up solar panels as well. The Swedish manufacturer plans to invest some $75 million in a handful of cleantech startups, focusing on the areas of solar energy, lighting, sustainable materials, energy efficiency, and water conservation. Ultimately, IKEA has a goal of stocking its shelves with prod ...
Topics: business, energy, energy at home, green living, green products, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, renewable energy, shopping, Sweden (all these topics)

Top 15 green brands Gen Y chooses style over sustainability	Sarah van Schagen	04 Aug 2008	Gristmill
What companies do today's trendsetters consider to be the top 15 green brands? It's not who you might think ...A survey of 100 Gen Y'ers (born 1979-1993) asked which brands they perceived to be most eco-friendly. Here are the top 15:Whole FoodsTrader Joe'sToyotaHondaGoogleAvedaZipcarAmerican ApparelIkea7th GenerationAppleThe Body ShopStarbucksNetflixMethod The aim of the survey, the consulting firm said, was to 'discover which companies are going beyond the nich ...
Topics: consumerism, green living, green products, shopping (all these topics)

Swat Team A buzzworthy review of DEET-free bug repellents	Sarah van Schagen	29 Jul 2008	The Bottom Line
Itchin' to scratch that itch. They say the ants go marching one by one. That may be so. But the flying, nibbling critters -- the mosquitoes, the gnats, and the flies -- come in swarms. How to keep them at bay? Unfortunately, many of the insect repellents on the shelves today contain the chemical DEET. Developed by the U.S. Army for use in jungle warfare during World War II, DEET is considered a moderat ...
Topics: advice, green living, green products, health, shopping, The Bottom Line, toxics (all these topics)

Three Wheels Good On adult tricycles	Umbra Fisk	28 Jul 2008	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I want to reduce my carbon footprint. I already take a commuter train to work, but the station is down a steep hill from my house, so I drive the first mile or so in the morning and back up the hill at night. The train station has lock-ups for cycles and I'm interested in that -- but I have a disability that affects my whole right side, arm, foot, leg. I'm not able to stay balanced on a conventional two-wheeled bike but h ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, bikes, green living, green products (all these topics)

Flak and Tan Most sunscreens ineffective or pose a health risk, says group		22 Jul 2008	News
Posted at 1:12 PM on 22 Jul 2008 Some 85 percent of 952 sunscreens tested are ineffective or contain potentially harmful chemicals, says this year's annual sunscreen review by the Environmental Working Group. Of 144 sunscreen products distributed by the top three leading brands -- Coppertone, Banana Boat, and Neutrogena -- only one meets EWG's criteria for safety and efficacy. The group raises especial alarm about common ...
Topics: green living, green products, health, news, toxics (all these topics)

Wait till next year Netroots Nation pledges to cut footprint ... in 2009	Miles Grant	22 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Five pounds of stuff. That's what greeted me at this year's Netroots Nation '08 conference in Austin, Texas. As is the case with most conventions, registration came with a schwag bag loaded with magazines, pamphlets, and assorted trinkets from sponsors. I took the bag back to my hotel room and unpacked it one piece at a time, spreading the contents on my bed. (I actually had to stand on a chair to get a wide enough view to get all the schwag in one shot.) While ...
Topics: consumerism, green living, green products, websites (all these topics)

Beyond-Organic Buzz As summer heats up, a tasting of six 'natural' white wines	Tom Philpott	15 Jul 2008	The Bottom Line
As summer heats up, a tasting of six "natural" white wines By Tom Philpott 15 Jul 2008 When it comes to white wine, the nose knows. Photo: Tyler Bell When the summer sun rages, there are few antidotes more pleasing than a light dinner and a glass of chilled white wine. Of course, as summers get hotter, it gets more difficult to enjoy that indulgence without thinking about climate change and other ecological degradation. And that leads to a natural question: Wher ...
Topics: advice, agriculture, food, green living, green products, The Bottom Line (all these topics)

Deflater House On air mattresses	Umbra Fisk	14 Jul 2008	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, We live in a small house, and when we have guests, the bed situation is limiting. Convenience tells me that an inflatable bed would be ideal. However, the "no vinyl, that's final" rule reigns supreme in our household. What sort of options can you suggest for a sleeping surface that is easy to store, environmentally responsible, and comfy? Sleepily, Angie Huntington Beach, Calif. Dearest Angie, The night I spent on ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, green products, health, shopping, toxics (all these topics)

Calendar girls Philly Eagles cheerleaders put out 'eco-sexy' calendar	Sarah van Schagen	13 Jul 2008	Gristmill
We've mentioned a number of times how green the Philadelphia Eagles football team is, but I believe we've neglected to mention that the cheerleaders are also backing the effort to green the team. In fact, they've been so kind as to pose in organic swimwear and eco-accessories for a 16-month calendar printed on (mostly) recycled paper.The calendar will be available soon, but you can sneak a peek at Ms. November below:
Topics: fashion, green living, green products, sports (all these topics)

Milk jug gets a makeover Another example of how carbon constraints may benefit big box retailers	Adam Stein	30 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Wal-Mart and Costco have adopted a version of the one-gallon milk jug designed with efficiency in mind. The boxier containers stack better, eliminating the need for milk crates and conserving space in trucks and on refrigerated store shelves: The company estimates this kind of shipping has cut labor by half and water use by 60 to 70 percent. More gallons fit on a truck and in Sam's Club coolers, and no empty crates need to be picked up, reducing trips to each Sam's ...
Topics: business, green living, green products, oil (all these topics)

An absorbing news story	JMG	28 Jun 2008	Gristmill
A nice bit of engineering problem solving! Anything that discourages people from switching from incandescents (5 percent useful light, 95 percent wasted energy) to compact fluorescent bulbs while we wait for the prices on good LED bulbs to come down is a bad thing.One thing you hear from the nutjobs is how terrible the mercury in CFL bulbs is, and what an EPA nightmare you will have on your hands if you break one of these in your house.A clever solution is pending: Providing a s ...
Topics: green living, green products (all these topics)

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