Who would do a better job protecting the environment as president? Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, or John McCain? A glance at the records the three senators have racked up over the last three years makes it pretty clear that either of the Democrats would be a greater advocate for the planet than the Republican. The […]
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Celebs Leave Their Mark on “Sustainable Hands of Fame” at Sundance Film Festival
Celebs attending the Sundance Film Festival dropped by our Sustainability Suite today and got a good dose of “eco” to take home with them (along with a few environmentally-friendly goodies). Highlights: WHO – Among those who dropped by were Bill Pullman (left, with me), the “president” in the blockbuster film “Independence Day” and Elle Fanning, […]
Women Are “The Deciders”
Hillary Clinton’s inspiring victory in the New Hampshire primary yesterday vindicates not only her message but the power women have to change the world. As news reports noted this morning, “The New York senator went from narrowly losing the women’s vote in Iowa to Barack Obama to swamping him in New Hampshire among females, […]
Green Shopping Makes a Difference
Big Green Purse encourages women to make a difference in the marketplace because the marketplace is what ruins or restores the environment. The dynamic works like this: Women’s enormous consumer clout is critical to manufacturers’ success. Manufacturing to meet consumer demand drives pollution and climate change. Pollution and climate change affect our […]
Aurora Dairy Undercuts Consumer Confidence
One of the nation’s largest organic dairies must stop using the organic label on some of its products because it is not producing that milk organically. Aurora Organic Dairy provides the organic milk Wal-Mart, Costco, Wild Oats, Trader Joe’s and Safeway sell under their own brand names. The dairy agreed to make major changes in […]
Give Organic Farmers a Fair Chance
Ever wonder why just 3% of the fruit you can buy is free of potentially dangerous pesticides? Or only 2% of vegetables? Or less than 0.02% of corn? It’s not a simple matter of “that’s all that farmers grow.” Organic farmers competing against conventional agricultural interests (i.e., the ones that use pesticides and herbicides) don’t […]
What is it about Rachel Carson that some misguided souls just love to hate?
Rachel Carson, who would have turned 100 years old on May 27, was a marine biologist and award-winning writer who warned the world about the dangers of pesticides and herbicides in her fearless book, Silent Spring. Published in 1962, Silent Spring revealed that toxic chemicals have a long-lasting presence in our water and on the […]
Leading the Bull
Remember when people used to say, “you’ve got the whole world in your hands”? Not any more. These days, we women have the whole world in our purses – or we could, if we’d only change the way we spend our money. Big Green Purse contends that women who shift their spending to environmentally-friendly products […]