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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

Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, consumerism, green cleaning, green products, health, shopping, toxics (all these topics)

South Central Community Farm: Not dead yet In L.A., Mayor Villaraigosa plays footsie with Forever 21 over site of former farm	Tom Philpott	19 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Photo: loudtiger When I lived in New York City, I used to marvel at the weeds that would force their way up through sidewalk cracks. What a will to live, I thought: From clumps of dirt crammed between concrete slabs, these vigorous shoots fended off the hard, slapping heels of a thousand rushing city dwellers, just to claim a place in the sun. The effort to save South Central Community Farm in Los Angeles reminds me of those defiant survivors. Stepped on by the ...
Topics: business, fashion, food, gardening, green living, green space, local politics, Los Angeles, shopping (all these topics)

Podiatribe On toxins in your body	Umbra Fisk	18 Aug 2008	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I saw an infomercial late at night about these foot pads that you wear to sleep and they will "remove toxins from your body." I didn't know who else to ask, so you win that lottery. Do we actually have that many toxins in our body? And does wearing silly pads on our feet really pull them out so we can easily throw these toxins in the trash? I think you should do an experiment and let me know if I'm missing the boat ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, Environmental Working Group, health, mercury, 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)

Register Your Beliefs How to green your grocery list		05 Aug 2008	From A to Green
Make your list and check it twice. Lately, the world news has been filled with stories of hungry people struggling to feed themselves as food prices rise dramatically. Even in the U.S. and other wealthy countries, where the situation is not as dire, people have been altering their eating and spending habits to adjust to the higher bills. It can be hard to focus on eating greener when the very staples you need cost more than usu ...
Topics: advice, consumerism, food, From A to Green, green living, shopping (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)

Whole in the Middle Whole Foods tries to shake its elitist reputation		04 Aug 2008	News
Posted at 4:11 PM on 04 Aug 2008 Whole Foods Market, with its gleaming displays of organic produce, antibiotic-free meat, and vegan baked goods, has long branded itself as a high-quality grocery retailer -- thus earning the nickname Whole Paycheck and a reputation for elitism. But with the economy sagging -- bringing with it, according to some analysts, consumer interest in organic food -- Whole Foods is aiming to tout itself ...
Topics: advertising, business, economy, food, greenish companies, news, organic food, shopping (all these topics)

Always an ethical bridesmaid ... Tips for bridesmaids wanting fair-trade frocks	Sarah van Schagen	30 Jul 2008	Gristmill
As if the list of bridesmaidsy duties (party-planning, dress-bustling, photo-posing, tear-wiping, etc.) isn't long enough, finding an ethically sourced, eco-conscious, and, um, attractive frock for the occasion is no piece of (multi-tiered) cake.Today, The Guardian addresses this very dilemma: One of my dearest friends will be getting married next year and has asked me to be her bridesmaid. I would like to make sure that the dress is ethical both in its fabric and ...
Topics: fashion, green living, 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)

Plastic ain't fantastic, reason No. 4,972 Beads in many face scrubs harmful to marine life	Holly Richmond	29 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Photo: Perfecto Insecto. Plastic needs a new slogan, LOLcat-style: Im in ur facewash, hurting teh fishes. Slate, YahooGreen, and now EarthFirst are reporting that the tiny exfoliating beads in many facial scrubs are made of polyethylene, and once the beads get washed down the drain and make their way to the ocean, it's time for Nemo and friends to get ill. (Of course, polyethylene's also a suspected carcinogen, and as a plastic, its production is fossil fuel-int ...
Topics: green living, oceans, shopping, water pollution (all these topics)

A Hole-istic Approach Wal-Mart, mining companies team up to trace path of jewelry supply chain		16 Jul 2008	News
Posted at 7:31 AM on 16 Jul 2008 Retail giant Wal-Mart is joining with Conservation International as well as mining companies Rio Tinto and Newmont Mining to launch a pilot project that lets customers trace the path of their jewelry from mine to mega-store. Marketed as Wal-Mart's "Love, Earth" brand jewelry, the items stand out from others in that once they're purchased, customers can go to ...
Topics: business, green living, mining, news, shopping, Wal-Mart (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)

Wal-Mart Comes to the Farmers Market As the ground shifts under their feet, food giants experiment with new strategies	Tom Philpott	11 Jul 2008	Victual Reality
When you smile, the food world smiles with you ... maybe. Photo: Original by heatkernel For more than a generation, the major corporations that process and sell the vast bulk of our food have had it pretty easy. They've had access to cheap energy to ship food over globe-spanning distances and run giant food-processing plants; reveled in cheap inpu ...
Topics: agriculture, business, food, green living, industrial ag, shopping, Victual Reality, Walmart (all these topics)

Check out the carbon Will eco-labeling contribute to consumer shopping confusion?	Ben Tuxworth	09 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Ben Tuxworth, communications director at Forum for the Future, writes a monthly column for Gristmill on sustainability in the U.K. and Europe. ----- British supermarket shoppers face increasingly bewildering claims about the ethical qualities of products. In one of retail giant Tesco's stores, shoppers can opt for goods branded with the Soil Association's organic standard, the Fairtrade Foundation's logo, the British Farm standard, or chain-of-custody marks from the ...
Topics: consumerism, ecological footprint, food, green living, shopping, United Kingdom (all these topics)

SKB on NPR re: PVC Everything you wanted to know about toxic shower curtains, in my dulcet tones	Sarah K. Burkhalter	08 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Here I am again on the Environment Report, this time chatting about toxic shower curtains. Everything you ever wanted to know on the subject, complete with Psycho shower-scene screeching, allusions to shower-curtain licking, and quips about exhibitionism.
Topics: green living, health, shameless self-promotion, shopping, toxics (all these topics)

Act Your Page Should you add the latest green-living books to your library?	Holly Richmond	03 Jul 2008	Grist Feature
It's easy writing green, or so this year's deluge of eco-tippy books would indicate. But are any of the latest feel-good, change-a-light-bulb tomes decent? No doubt our own volume, Wake Up and Smell the Planet, is still No. 1 on your toilet tank -- but we thought we'd take a look at how the recent entries stack up, from the titillating to the downright doorstop-worthy. Going Green: A Wise ...
Topics: advice, books, consumerism, ecological footprint, green living, shopping (all these topics)

Not Just for White People Anymore How the organic movement can regain its relevance	Tom Philpott	27 Jun 2008	Victual Reality
Buying organic makes you feel good ... but does it make you think? On June 25, I spoke at the Organic Summit in Boulder, Colo., to an audience consisting largely of people who work in the organic food industry. This column is an adapted version of my talk. In his wildly popular satirical blog Stuff White People Like, the Canadian writer Christian Lander recently made some tart observat ...
Topics: agriculture, food, organic food, shopping, sustainable ag, Victual Reality (all these topics)

Tell Costco to stop selling climate crack Compressed air cans are contributing to ozone destruction	JMG	27 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Photo: Jeff Mo There was an interesting post a while ago about the havoc created by compressed air cans -- you know, the ones you use to dust off your keyboard. Who knew that they were full of intensely powerful greenhouse gases? I sure didn't, but thanks to Eric de Place, now I do -- so I make myself insufferable whenever I see someone with one, and I point out how easy it is to just turn the keyboard over and knock the crumbs out. But whenever I see a pallet of ...
Topics: air pollution, grassroots activism, green living, ozone, shopping (all these topics)

Nau gets Horny Eco-friendly outdoor outfitter resurrected	Holly Richmond	24 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Last month, we were sad to learn that stylish, sustainable outdoorsy-fashion darling Nau was biting the dust. Turns out that goodbye for Nau was a good buy for Horny Toad Activewear, a Santa Barbara-based maker of 'lifestyle apparel' that recently acquired the company. (Hee hee, they said horny!) Mark Galbraith, head of product design for the new Nau, said in a June 24 press release, 'We plan to re-open with a new Fall/Holiday 2008 collection that continues to ref ...
Topics: fashion, green living, shopping (all these topics)

Shop, Girl Can your pocketbook save the planet? The author of Big Green Purse says yes	Sarah van Schagen	20 Jun 2008	Grist Feature
Diane MacEachern. Mary Poppins may have had a giant carpetbag from which she could pull coat racks and potted plants. But author Diane MacEachern has something even better: A big, green purse that, she says, carries the power to influence the marketplace to "create a cleaner, greener world." The concept behind MacEachern's book Big Green Purse is built on the fact ...
Topics: books, green living, interview, shopping (all these topics)

I Think You Sink A test of six green dish soaps	Katharine Wroth	17 Jun 2008	The Bottom Line
Clean for a day. Ah, dish duty. Who hasn't ignored it, dreaded it, rock-paper-scissored over it? But there comes a time in each eater's life when dishes must be done. Happily, today's generation of eco-detergents makes it a less-toxic task than in the past -- though not completely pure. When I set out to test six "eco" dish soaps, I had little idea of the sudsy morass I was about to wade into. For the mos ...
Topics: advice, green living, green products, health, shopping, The Bottom Line (all these topics)

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 ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, green products, shopping (all these topics)

Our Ruined Harvest As corn and soy fields drown in rainwater, the food crisis deepens	Tom Philpott	13 Jun 2008	Victual Reality
A cornucopia of bad circumstances. Here in the United States, we grow 44 percent of the world's corn crop, and 38 percent of its soy. For the great bulk of that massive harvest, we rely on a single region: the Midwestern farm belt. And over the past couple of weeks, torrential rains have hammered that area, at a particularly sensitive time for its grand swath of corn and soybean pla ...
Topics: agriculture, climate, food, green living, severe weather, shopping, Victual Reality (all these topics)

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