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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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