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Going Green When We Go On Vacation

Vacation season is coming, and what's traveling to my house for a visit is existential angst. Because I know that while travel generally isn't great for the planet I'm trying to see, I'd still very much like to see the planet on which I am a traveler. What's a wayfarin'...

What Does the "USDA Certified Biobased Product" Label Mean?

Chances are, you've noticed the USDA Certified Biobased label on Seventh Generation products. But do you know what it means and why it's important to you as a consumer? Back in 2002, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiated the USDA BioPreferred® program as part of...

Increasing Your Power to Save Some

By some accounts, last weekend's Earth Hour was the largest voluntary action for the environment in history. Nearly 6,500 cities and towns in 150 countries went dark to send a message about the need for change. It was a huge success, but now the lights are back on, and they're illuminating...

This Earth Day, Buy Less & Do More

This blog post was originally posted on Jeffrey Hollender's blog. We will regularly highlight blog posts from Jeffrey, Seventh Generation's co-founder.     When spring comes along, it's easy to think "out with the old, in with the new." My philosophy has always been...

Why We Bought a Wind Turbine

Having lived in Vermont for twenty years and enjoyed the natural beauty of the surrounding mountains and Lake Champlain, my husband and I started thinking about installing a wind turbine at our house. We had tried very hard to lead a holistic and sustainable lifestyle and were wondering what else...