Heroines for the Planet: Eco Sex Sage, Stefanie Iris Weiss
You should become an eco-sexual with Stefanie’s book to save yourself and to be a smarter consumer.
Sara Snow's – Fresh Living: The Essential Room-By-Room Guide to a Greener, Healthier Family and Home
I first became familiar with Sara Snow when I was pregnant and on bed-rest. Between reading baby books and eating I watched her Discovery show Get Fresh with Sara Snow and enjoyed her ease and playful approach to environmentalism. I love how Sara always mixes stories of her childhood into…
Are Aveda Products as Safe and Natural as They Claim?
Aveda is one of those brands that has long held a reputation for being pure, natural, safe and environmentally friendly. After all, Aveda brands itself as “providing beauty industry professionals with high performance, botanically based products that would be better for service providers and their guests, as well as for…
Beware of Greenwashing: Natural Beauty Products Flooding the Market
A study released by Mintel last week showed that the number of beauty products labeled ‘natural’ and ‘organic’ are at an all-time high, up 23% from 2007. This is great news for anyone who’s been frustrated in the past by the lack of ethical, healthy, natural options. While there are…
Get a Dose of Humor with your Green News at EarthFirst.com
If you’re not already reading EarthFirst.com every day, you’re missing out. And I’m not just saying that because I’m the snarky green blog’s lead writer. It’s the best place on the web to get your green news served up with some humor, sarcasm and goofy cartoons. Created and run by…
Corporate Cotton Greenwash!
Have you seen this ad? I’ve found it in lots of mainstream mags like Lucky, Marie Claire, etc. and it’s total B.S. It’s basically asserting that because it’s a ‘natural’ fiber (ie. it grows from the ground), cotton is green, or environmentally friendly. Nothing could be further from the truth!…
350: Global Warming. Global Action. Global Future.
Last night I was reading my favorite magazine, Orion. Bill McKibben was discussing the campaign 350. From the website: 350 is the red line for human beings, the most important number on the planet. The most recent science tells us that unless we can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide…
Aussie Wind Farm Shoutout and Greenwashing Ha-has!
Well this is the first mention I’ve seen of my original home state, New South Wales (that’s in Australia) in the news for awhile, and it’s all about the giganto wind farm they want to build there. Go Aussies! ALSO: Let’s make fun of companies that greenwash, it’s oh-so-fun!!
Coal IS Dirty!
If you’ve seen one of the ‘clean coal’ ads on TV lately, you’ve been subject to the massive greenwashing that American’s coal companies are engaged in before the fall elections. If you want more information about exactly why ‘clean coal’ is an oxymoron, check out coal-is-dirty.com For a bit of…
Dubai Greenwashing and (Ew!!) Inedible Corn
Way more amusing than environmental news has a right to be, as usual!
