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Blog/News (November 1, 2011) "One company isn’t going to save the world," says Stephanie Schiff, owner of Ecobutterfly Organics. "It has to take place in the consciousness of the people as individuals, over and over, one at a time until the ideas eventually just become part of the way we think as a society."
Along with her online portal for purchasing super-sustainable fiber-arts supplies, Schiff provides…
Blog/News (October 31, 2011) When I started researching plastic bag laws for the “Plastics Challenge” issue of our Green American, I thought I was already aware of how wasteful and polluting plastic bags really are. After all, I’ve carried my reusable organic cotton shopping bags to the grocery store for as long as I’ve been old enough to do my own cooking. Aesthetically and practically, I simply prefer a…
Blog/News (October 29, 2011) We just sent our latest issue of the Green American to the printer, so in about three weeks, you’ll be getting “Take the Plastic Challenge” in your mailboxes—or e-mail inboxes, if you’ve signed up to get our publications in digital format. In honor of the editorial team hitting our latest deadline, I thought I'd offer a small sneak peek at our upcoming plastics-centered theme.…
Blog/News (October 27, 2011) A new Danish study released on October 20 claims that to have found no link between radio-frequency radiation emitted by cell phones and cancer of the brain or central nervous system. What a surprise.
I wish I could tell you that this is the last word on cell phone safety, and you’re just fine carrying your phone in your pocket or putting it next to your head for hours on end, but…
Blog/News (October 25, 2011) Commenter Maggie D weighed in yesterday, on Plastics Monday, with the following comment, and we thought her conundrum deserved a proper blog post as a reply: "My mom lives in the suburbs and I live in the city. We both hate plastic bags but find ourselves using them for garbage. Here in the City I have tried freezing stuff to take for composting but freezer space is limited…
Blog/News (October 24, 2011) For our first day of “Plastic Monday” posts, I’d like to point you toward an entertaining short film starring Werner Herzog that memorably takes on the the issue of plastic-bag litter:
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Blog/News (October 5, 2011) In its December issue, Consumer Reports magazine bestows its recommendation on the Chevrolet Volt, General Motors' plug-in electric car -- a coveted endorsement from a magazine that doesn't recommend very many American cars. Already lauded as the Motor Trend Car of the Year and North American Car of the Year, the Volt could see its sales rise even more now that it has gotten the…
Blog/News (September 1, 2011)
When Jason and Kim Graham-Nye traveled from Portland to San Francisco for the Green Festival in November of 2010 to collect their People's Choice Award for Green Business of the Year, it wasn't their first visit to the Green Festival.
While attending previous Festivals in Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, Jason says, "We were able to meet new customers face-to-face and…
Blog/News (August 17, 2011) Editorial intern Kara Turtinen explores how children's clothes are made, and discovers what to look for, and what to avoid, when purchasing for back-to-school.
From her article in the latest Green American:
Items made from sustainable fibers are the safest and Earth-friendliest clothing for kids and adults. Here’s what to look for:
Organic cotton: Organic cotton is grown…
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