Gas prices are barreling towards $4.00 a gallon, and it’s not even Memorial Day, the holiday that normally kicks off the high summer gas season. What’s driving the price spike? You’ve heard it before: supply, and demand. Supply has been shrinking for years – ever since the first oil well was tapped decades ago. But […]
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Be One in a Million
How can we really make our money matter? One way is to focus our spending so that its power can be felt. That’s what the Big Green Purse “One in a Million” campaign is all about. It’s encouraging one million women to intentionally shift at least $1,000 of their existing budget to environmentally-friendly products — […]
Women Wield their Marketplace Clout — and Imus Feels the Heat
The uproar over Don Imus’ appalling comments about the Rutgers women’s basketball team have thrown a sharp spotlight onto how powerful consumers can be in the marketplace — simply when they stand up for what’s right. By rebuking Imus’ racist, mysogynistic statements, the distinguished women of Rutgers and the men and women who have supported […]