How eco-friendly are biodegradable products?
Biodegradable is certainly a hot eco-buzzword, but is it really all that eco-friendly? Is is so NOT eco-friendly that it borders on greenwashing when used incorrectly? Maybe. We see biodegradable...
View ArticleStick it to fake organic products!
When I was 13 or so I read a book about women’s rights. In said book there was an order form for some awesome, “This offends women” stickers. You could use these stickers in stores, on products, a...
View ArticleGot meat disinfectant?
Ever wonder what green folks think about? Once in a while I like to check up on what folks are searching for at Growing a Green Family. It’s useful for me, because I get to see what people want to...
View ArticleAre pink products making you and the planet sick?
So, the other day my sister freaked out a little on Facebook. She was upset due to a post at Forbes where a woman blogger, in my sister’s words, “Bashes buying pink products to support breast cancer“....
View ArticleWhat to do about annoying greenwashing bloggers?
I run into greenwashing bloggers from time to time. Usually they just irk me a bit. But the blogger I saw tonight took the whole freaking cake and really made me insane. In fact, unless I post about...
View ArticleDo famous environmental activists owe consumers anything?
I don’t have cable television, which means I miss stuff, like commercials that feature eco-model/author/activist Summer Rayne Oaks as the new face of Aveeno. I found out after seeing a tweet about a...
View ArticleKroger decides organic confusion is the way to go
So, yesterday I grab the mail, start sorting it and notice a huge Fred Meyer flier. Fred Meyer is our local Kroger store here in PDX and we shop there often. Here’s the flier below… The flier states:...
View ArticleCornucopia Institute Challenges Dr. Alan Greene’s Conduct
So, Dr. Alan Green, much loved celebrity pediatrician among the green set, is being accused of some pretty serious stuff by Cornucopia Institute. First of all, I wrote a much longer post about the...
View ArticleDéjà vu moment: scientists say organic foods not more nutritious than...
Every year it seems some research paper or consumer group boldly states, “Organics aren’t better for you!!!!!” Then every news venue in the world picks up said story, people get whipped into a frenzy...
View ArticleRandom Wednesday fun
It’s the middle of the week, and in case you’re feeling those midweek blahs, here’s a little laugh for you. Not green, but funny all the same… The 6 Dumbest Things Schools Are Doing in the Name of...
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