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Blogs: Sustainability

Wed, Oct. 03, 2012
Sustainability
Posted by scienceman

Creating Sustainable Products from Plants

Seventh Generation is working to create more and more products that are sustainable, so it makes sense for consumers to stop and ask, "What do you mean by a sustainable product?" and, "Is it possible to produce products from plants in a sustainable way?" According to the World...
Mon, Oct. 01, 2012
Green Cleaning, Sustainability
Posted by greenwrite
3 Comments

What the X?!

2X, 3X, 4X… what's with all the Xs in the laundry aisle? Are they something you should get eXcited about? That depends on how eXhausted you get lugging home those big jugs of laundry detergent. And how frustrated you get when you realize a lot of what you're paying for is water....
Mon, Oct. 01, 2012
Family Life, Sustainability
Posted by the Inkslinger
7 Comments

The Great Organic Panic That Isn't

Say it ain't so! A new study being reported just about everywhere finds (gasp!) that organic foods (no!) are no more nutritious (horror!) than conventional foods (shock!). Media alarms are blaring. Big Agriculture is crowing. Consumers are confused, and just about everyone appears to have...
Tue, Sep. 11, 2012
Sustainability
Posted by sheila hollender

Chicago-Area Women CARE for the Environment

On Sunday, August 19, Greenpeace's Quit Coal Activist Training Program held a regional training in collaboration with Citizens Against Ruining the Environment (CARE). CARE is a women-led organization that was founded in 1995 to fight a proposed incinerator in Lockport, IL, about an hour outside...
Tue, Sep. 11, 2012
Family Life, Sustainability
Posted by the Inkslinger
1 Comments

Lowering Energy Bills As Autumn Temps Fall

In my house, September 1 is the first day of winter. Or at least the first day of thinking about it. That's the day I start my cold weather to-do list. There's wood to stack, summer gear to put away, and, most of all, a host of things to check to make sure that once the snow starts to fly...