Want to go green but think it’s too expensive? Think again. You can actually SAVE $20-$50 every month by choosing products and services that protect the planet. Here’s how: Choose quality over quantity. Simplify your needs overall. Then, buy clothes, jewelry, toys, tools, furniture and other commodities that are made to last. You may […]
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EARTH DAY COUNTDOWN – Bonnie and Cathie Shift More Than $1,000
The Big Green Purse “One in a Million” campaign urges shoppers to shift at least $1,000 of money they budget for household goods and services into options that offer the greatest environmental benefit. Meet two women from different parts of the U.S. who have reached the “One in a Million” goal by buying common products […]
EARTHDAY COUNTDOWN – Have a Big Green Book Party
Celebrate the many great green reads coming out this month with a Big Green Book Party. Here’s how: Invitations : Reduce paper and postage costs by inviting your guests electronically. Apart from being quick and easy, Evite is free; Sendomatic charges a small fee, but there’s no advertising on its website. If you want to […]
Plant a Tree for Every Book You Read
Want to get a new book but worry about its environmental impact? Worry a little bit less. With the help of Eco-Libris, you can plant a tree for every book you buy or read. Says Raz Godelnik, an Eco-Libris co-founder, the company works with readers, publishers, writers, bookstores, and others in the book industry to […]
New EPA Clean Air Standards Show Why Consumer Action is so Critical
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – the federal guardian of clean air – has issued new standards to control smog that scientists and environmental organizations are criticizing for not going far enough. EPA’s action offers a stark reminder that, in the absence of meaningful regulations, consumer action is critical if we’re going to reduce air […]
Drinking Water Contaminated by Pharmaceuticals; Bottled Water Not the Answer
“A vast array of pharmaceuticals -including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones – have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans,” an Associated Press investigation shows. Water in 24 metropolitan areas, including Detroit, Louisville, southern California and Northern New Jersey is particularly at risk. The report says the […]
Big Green Purse Book Goes on Sale!
1.1kviews Our new book, Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World, rolled off the presses this week and women across the country have been writing to say, “Hooray!” Though dozens of “green living” books crowd store bookshelves, Big Green Purse is the only one that highlights the power of […]
General Motors Shows Its True Colors – And They’re Not Green
General Motors’ Vice President Bob Lutz created a firestorm earlier this week when it was reported that he told reporters he thought climate change was a “crock of s**t”. Over at Grist, David Roberts noted, “GM has been, and continues to be, a strongly reactionary force in American energy politics, thwarting progress at every juncture… […]