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E-Waste Litters the Developing World

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted May 12, 2008 | Politics


Have you ever wondered what became of your VHS player? How about that old computer with the black and green monitor, or your first cell phone that was the size of a loaf of bread?

We laugh at the memory of this tragically out-of-date technology, but for the developing world,...

You Are Powerful and the Planet Loves You. Act Like It.

Harry Fuller | Posted April 22, 2008 | Business


Harry Fuller

Ask a thousand Americans what's special about Tuesday, April 22, and here's what you'd get:

It means I survived another Monday at work 43%
Pennsylvania Primary 38%
Income Tax Deadline 7%
Earth Day 2%
My Mother(Father's) Birthday/Anniversary 1%
Tiger Woods' Birthday 1%
Don't Know...

Watch! Olivia Zaleski Talks BYOB on Good Morning America

Olivia Zaleski | Posted April 14, 2008 | Living


Olivia Zaleski

Starting this April 22nd, Earth Day, Whole Foods will up the ante. The leading natural and organic food supplier will ban the complimentary distribution of plastic bags in all 270 of its locations worldwide. Applause, applause, applause!

Though reusable bags will remain available for purchase, Whole Foods will encourage...

Talking Green with Cameron Diaz

Marianne Schnall | Posted April 9, 2008 | Living


Marianne Schnall

Last year I did an interview with Cameron Diaz who was helping promote Al Gore's Live Earth event for a piece I wrote that ran at Entertainment Weekly's web site, EW.com, "Cameron Diaz on Live Earth".

With Earth Day upcoming on April 22nd, I thought...

Making Greener Gadgets a Reality

Starre Vartan | Posted January 30, 2008 | Living


Starre Vartan

Hey, you, on your Crackberry! You know those fun gadgets that we all love sooooo much? Not only that PDA in your sweaty palm, but also mobile phones, iPods, laptops, GPS's, and their buzzy, addictive ilk? Well, they're not so good for the planet. They create tons of ewaste...

How to Recycle Less and Do More

Gary Hirshberg | Posted January 28, 2008 | Business


Gary Hirshberg

I'm convinced that smart, hardworking people can profit from practicing what many people call the R's of effective waste management. The R's aren't new, but the order of priority is much more important than people realize. Specifically:

- Reduce or redesign (or both) by using less material and...

Whole Foods Sacks Plastic Bags

USA Today   |  Bruce Horovitz   |   January 22, 2008 12:46 PM


There's a familiar question that Whole Foods will stop asking shoppers: Paper or plastic? Tuesday, Whole Foods (WFMI) will announce plans to stop offering disposable, plastic grocery bags in all 270 stores in the USA, Canada and United Kingdom by...

Why Paul McCartney Wants Me to Eat My Veggies

Laurie David | Posted January 15, 2008 | Living


Laurie David

Something I've been waiting for my entire life has just happened. I've been a huge Beatles fan for decades and, in fact, my very first display of activism was not on behalf of a cause, but on behalf of them. When I was 12, I was so obsessed with the...

Offsetting your Christmas Tree Footprint

Andy Lipkis | Posted December 21, 2007 | Living


Andy Lipkis

'Tis the season to be conflicted. We love our Christmas trees and we love nature. But what about the decision of buying an artificial tree (considered sacrilege by some) versus the tradition that requires killing a tree? And once Christmastime is over, for most people it means that our "natural"...

Christmas - The Holiday of "Stuff"

Sabrina Parsons | Posted December 5, 2007 | Living


Sabrina Parsons

Last year after the holidays my husband and I decided we need to change our holiday focus and do something drastic. I call last year the "garbage holiday." I come from a large family (I have 3 sisters and one brother) and some very close cousins and aunts that we...

Ladies Who Launch: Recycling Your Gadgets

Amy Swift | Posted November 27, 2007 | Living


Amy Swift

The Ladies Who Launch series gives members of the Ladies Who Launch Incubator a platform for sharing their stories of giving back and doing good through their business'.

The other day I realized that the charger for my Blackberry was actually to someone else's Blackberry and that (weirdly) it wouldn't...

Spending Real Green for "Faux Green"

Robin Wilson | Posted November 16, 2007 | Living


Robin Wilson

So, you pick up The New York Times and read a story that talks about purported "green" products, such as clothing, that sell at a premium. Yet, when independently tested the products come up short on the reality of the claims...like, that organic seaweed shirt is no different from a...

FIJI Water Goes Green

Thomas Mooney | Posted November 13, 2007 | Business


Thomas Mooney

This week, FIJI Water announced a major sustainability initiative that we're calling "FIJI Green," which was highlighted in the New York Times. FIJI Green is all about our path to sustainability and it's a comprehensive approach -- cradle-to-cradle -- to lessen our environmental impact and actually reduce the amount of...

TreeHouse Society's Tips for Recycling Fashionistas

Hillary Newman and Alex Davis | Posted November 6, 2007 | Living


Hillary Newman and Alex Davis

Learn how to recycle fashionably from two chicks who love vintage clothing! Buying clothing at thrift stores, vintage stores, and markets can help you on your path to becoming a high fashion eco-warrior. Vintage and recycled clothing bought and reworked to incorporate your individual style is a great way to...

Swamped By Catalogs? How To Stem The Flood

Chicago Tribune   |  Stevenson Swanson   |   November 5, 2007 09:16 AM

Read More: Eco-Friendly, Recycling

The early warning signs of another holiday season are all around. Green and red decorations are showing up in stores. Ads are appearing for this year's crop of Christmas movies. And America's mailboxes are bulging with catalogs. But a new...

Set the Bar While You Sidle Up to It

Suzy Shuster | Posted October 19, 2007 | Living


Read More: Beer, Environment, Recycling
Suzy Shuster

Can you imagine the impact of a mandatory recycling campaign based on those 99 barrels of beer on the wall? How about a voluntary one?

Americans pour their way through 210,000,000 million barrels of liquid gold every year, and there is no shortage in sight. Forget about Middle Eastern...

Seattle Aims To Recycle 60 Percent Of All Trash By 2012

New York TImes   |  J. Michael Kennedy   |   October 10, 2007 07:07 PM


Out here next to Steamboat Slough and the lumber mill, piles of garbage from Seattle are lined up in neat rows and blanketed with a fabric similar to that used in high-end Gore-Tex clothing. What goes in as yard waste...

 

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