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Tag Archives: America

GG2G (Good Goods 2 Give & 2 Get)

02-Aug-09

The seed for this business, which sells unique items made from recycled materials, was  planted when two longtime friends, Dayan Moore and Alison Grieveson,  were traveling together on Interstate 95. While passing billboards, they wondered what happened to the billboards after they were taken down. Within moments, the friends knew that they would create a [...]

EarthLust

12-Jun-09

In my recently published book, Food and Nutrition Controversies Today: A Reference Guide, there is an entire chapter devoted to bottled water. On the second page of the chapter, I include a quotation from Richard Wilk, a professor of anthropology at Indiana University. “This is an industry that takes free liquid that falls from the [...]

Olive: Green Goods for Modern Dogs

18-Jan-09

If furry animals are a part of your life, you may already be aware that dog and cat products tend not to be eco-friendly. As a result, many of us spend countless dollars on pet items that negatively impact the environment.

Thanks to partners Barbara Savidge and Gina Quiroga, who have created Olive, an Austin, Texas-based [...]

NOAH: High-Quality, Animal Friendly Handbags

13-Dec-08

The holidays are rapidly approaching. If you have been searching for truly innovative gifts, check out this website.

NOAH is a San Francisco-based handbag company featuring clean, modern design made entirely from better non-leather materials. NOAH – whose name is a play on ‘no animal harmed’ – is based on the concept that there can be [...]

Save the Ta-tas

24-Oct-08

In the world in which we live, it is probably impossible to find someone who has not had a friend or family member diagnosed with breast cancer. And, what is even more shocking is that we are increasingly hearing of younger people who have been diagnosed. People who watch Good Morning America are aware that [...]

Talulah Skincare: The Cosmetic Equivalent of the Slow Foods Movement

22-Oct-08

Nicole, the founder of Talulah Skincare, has always had sensitive skin. Unable to kind suitable skincare products, she began making her own. She also earned a degree in English, became an esthetician and herbalist, and studied naturopathic medicine and traditional methods of healing. Yet, convinced she would be unable to support herself doing work that [...]

Earth Aware Editions: A Socially Responsible Publishing Company

02-May-08

Though this blog has become a big part of my life, I also research and write books. One of my current endeavors is a book about nutritional controversies for Greenwood Press. While researching the chapter on genetically modified food, I found a truly informative and incredibly appealing book, Your Right to Know: Genetic Engineering and [...]