Looking for simple ways to do your part for your community? Green Entrepreneur and Founder of RUMI X, Melissa Chu shares her advice on how we can mindfully contribute to a greener, cleaner planet every day. 1) Stop Junk Mail Every year 100 million trees are chopped down for junk mail sent to American homes. Contact The…
Top 10 Reasons to Visit the Better Living Show… The fifth annual Better Living Show returns to the Portland Expo Center Friday, March 23 through Sunday, March 25, 2012. This free, three-day festival, designed to empower attendees to become more thoughtful consumers, features nearly 300 exhibiting companies, showing off the best in high-performance, eco-friendly products…
A new report released today by the Breast Cancer Fund documents the presence of the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in canned foods used to prepare a typical Thanksgiving meal. The report, “BPA in Thanksgiving Canned Food,” tested Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup, Campbell’s Turkey Gravy, Carnation Evaporated Milk (by Nestle), Del Monte Fresh Cut Sweet Corn…
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that bans the toxic chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, from baby bottles and sippy cups, making California the eleventh state to restrict BPA in infant feeding products. The new law represents yet another step in the governmental and market movement away from this synthetic estrogen linked to…
The U.S. government has historically relied on state and local governments to handle waste management in all of its forms, including recycling. Although there have been a few attempts to push legislation through Congress to mandate minimum national recycling rates, none have made it out of committee hearings. Federal lawmakers are loathe to take waste…
The history of Halloween is rooted in the celebration of the harvest season. So what better way to celebrate the bounty than by paying special homage to the planet? Kim Carlson, eco-expert and founder of EarthSmart Consumer Certified is going recycled, non-toxic and re-using for Halloween! Try these tips below to green Halloween. · DIY…