Because of the toxins in plastic, it is important to avoid containers that leach chemicals like BPA, phthalates, lead and antimony into the environment.
Green Living
Sustainability is quite simply defined as “the capacity to endure.” The following articles will help you make greener, more sustainable choices in every aspect of life.
I've never blindly trusted the chemicals in sunscreens. Why should I trade short-term protection for long-term harm, especially when there are safer...
Is your garden hose delivering a large dose of heavy metals and toxic plasticizers to your children and your garden? Here's how to find a safer option.
Finding eggs that are safe, nutritious and humanely raised can be a challenge, and the labels on egg cartons certainly don't help. Here's how to decode them.
With disposables, it takes more oil to keep your baby dry for 30 months than it does to lubricate all the cars you will ever own in your lifetime. There are...
These 10 tips will get you off to a healthy, green school year, save money, protect your kids from harmful toxins, and save natural resources, too.
Over the last 20 years, CSA or Community Supported Agriculture has become an increasingly popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal—often organic—food...
Here are 10 things you can resolve to do this year to help make a big difference in the world, and save you some money, too.
Between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, Americans throw away a million extra tons of garbage each week. Here are twelve ways to reduce your environmental...
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the air we breathe inside our homes and offices can be five times more polluted than the air outside, and...
Sustainable harvesting practices are simply not efficient enough to meet America's ravenous demand for food we don't really need. No matter how you justify it...
Salt has earned a bad reputation in recent years, so it may comes as a surprise to hear this ancient seasoning, consumed in moderation, is actually crucial for...
While you might not be able to quit using air conditioning entirely, here are five tips on keeping yourself cool in an environmentally responsible manner, no...
The majority of our days is spent at work. Even so, a surprisingly small number of us think about the environmental impact of our office lifestyles on the...
While humans and our insatiable consumerism are the primary drivers of climate change, pets have a surprisingly large impact of their own. With around one...
Every summer, millions of people world-wide travel far from home to enjoy holidays, vacations and family visits. All this moving around uses a lot of resources...
