"Organic cotton" may sound like an easy way for clothing stores to charge an extra twenty bucks for an otherwise ordinary T-shirt, but the truth is organic matters as much in what you wear as it does in what you eat.
Some experts say a quarter of the insecticides in the United States and a tenth of all the world’s pesticides are devoted to dousing cotton. Of these pesticides, seven of the top 15 are either known or suspected to be carcinogens. First, think about what those chemicals could be doing to your skin, and what toxins you may be inhaling every time you put on a new tee shirt.
There are some eco-friendly cars emerging from the 2007 Detroit Auto Show. So why are big trucks still stealing the spotlight?
Organic Cheetos are all the rage. Grocery stores are quickly stocking up on "organic-ish" junk food.
Corporations are taking steps to create healthier workplaces by raising the price of fatty foods at office cafeterias.
Can you do it? Can you buy food, gifts, and everything else from local merchants on the weekend before Thanksgiving?
First came Yuppies. Then DINKs. And now comes the LOHAS consumer label. What's a LOHAS consumer?
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Inspiration: Witnessing my sons discovering the world and themselves, watching someone overcome all odds, listening to someone's deep dark secrets (and telling someone mine), a fully expressed performer, art, the rawness of humanity, and unconditional love.