The continental U.S. has lost almost 120 million acres of wetlands since European settlement in the early 1600s; Canada has lost roughly 50 million. Major factors today include agricultural expansion, road building, residential development and the building of large facilities like shopping malls, factories, airports and, ironically, reservoirs
What initiatives are taking place on college campuses to reduce the footprints
Tests conducted by the Environmental Working Group found that most sunscreens provide inadequate protection against the suns harmful rays and may also contain unsafe chemicals. Fortunately, there are safer and more effective sunscreens now on the market, mostly available at natural foods markets.
The latest trend in fast food is healthy and organic, and luckily for conscious consumers, several chains offering just such fare are taking root in different parts of the U.S. One of the leaders of this small but scrappy pack of fast food upstarts is O”Naturals.
ExOfficios Tofutech Tee, which wicks moisture, retains warmth and resists wrinkles while being made of a 100 percent soy-based, biodegradable fabric.
Cleantech is a loosely defined category of businesses dedicated to creating cutting edge technologies that address the world’s environmental problems. These high flying companies—most of which began small with the hope of ascending to publicly traded status—are the new
Just about every aspect of a wedding is an opportunity to minimize waste and environmental impact.
Clean and green wind energy is the new darling of alternative energy developers, and the U.S. industry has been surging the past three years, especially as developers take advantage of government incentives—in the form of the so-called Production Tax Credit (PTC)—for erecting turbines and connecting them to the grid.
Thanks in part to pressure from non-profits like Greenpeace International—which has published quarterly versions of its landmark “Guide to Greener Electronics” since 2006—computer makers now understand that consumers care about the environmental footprints of the products they use.
Kids” shoes are a quickly expanding market and companies with a green perspective are now jumping into the race with mini versions of everything from flip-flops to slippers to heeled dress shoes. While green kids” shoes from makers like Simple, which offers organic cotton EcoSneaks with car tire soles
