Celebrate Earth Week with NAP, Inc. (Sleepy Wrap & Boba Carrier)
NAP, Inc. aka, Sleepy Wrap and Boba Baby Carriers is celebrating Earth Week starting at 9am MST on April 19th and ending at 4pm MST on April 23rd. The baby wrap/carrier company is going to plant a tree for every new Facebook Fan and Twitter Follower during Earth Week! How exciting is that? After reviewing [...]
Sites off coast of Scotland get green light for wave energy plans
Ten sites off the coast of northern Scotland have been leased out by The Crown Estate – property owned and managed by the United Kingdom – for the development of new wave and tidal energy installations. It is hoped that once completed, the installations will be able to power 750,000 homes in Scotland. The waters [...]
Wal Mart- Are They Making False Organic Claims?
The USDA is investigating a complaint made by the Cornucopia Institute, that alleges that Wal Mart is in violation of organic standards. The complaint states that Wal Mart sold “organic” pesticides under the Bio Block name, but continually used regular oils and other inert ingredients in place of the organic varieties. There’s been debate for [...]
How Green is our Obsession with Light Bulbs
Like moths to a flame, we crave the warm glow of light bulbs. We use them to light up our homes, roads, offices, and attractions. With the realization of global warming and extensive carbon emissions[1], it seems that is more important than ever to cut back on the use of electricity to help save the [...]
Plastic Grocery Bags Check Out and Eco-bags Check In
A man by the name of Gordon Dancy introduced plastic grocery bags in 1977. Over, thirty years later, his daughter, has decided to dump the plastic grocery bags and created the ‘MYeco Bag’ system. Ms. Brown is President of Green Waste Solutions, a consulting company that works with federal, state, and local government to implement [...]
Reusable cloth diapers donated to Haiti and Africa
Happy Heinys, one of the largest manufacturers of reusable cloth diapers, has been working to help those who are less fortunate, by donating cloth diapers to Haiti and Africa. The modern family-owned business offers a range of environmentally safe and economical cloth diapering products. For the last 8 years, Happy Heinys has been sending reusable [...]
Eco-Friendly Children’s Shoes Donated for Haitian Relief
KidBean.com, an online retailer of organic baby clothing and toys, has teamed up with Soles4Souls® to assist in their efforts to donate 1 million pairs of shoes, along with other relief supplies, to victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. KidBean.com is an online retailer of organic baby clothing, toys and more. Based in Asheville, [...]
Organic Cotton Fraud Unfounded According to Organic Exchange (OE)
According to Organic Exchange (OE), allegations in a recent article in the German edition of the Financial Times that major retailers are knowingly selling as organic cotton genetically modified (GMO) cotton from India are unfounded. The article, published on Friday January 22, 2010, stated “not every product that is labeled as organic cotton is truly [...]
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