Locavores have a new ally coming their way: country of origin labels on food. Beginning September 30th, all meat, fish, …
Safety
Clorox: Greenwashers or Converts?
Who would have ever imagined the day when Clorox, makers of the ubiquitous chlorine bleach, would come out with a line o…
EPA Found Guilty of Violating Their Own Clean Air Act Standards
Thanks to federal courts closing a much-abused loophole, the Environmental Protection Agency is no longer hell-bent on e…
Safer Sex? Skip the Spermicide
Ah, the wonderful world of condoms. I remember my first awkward experimentations and giggling at the different available…
Eco-Friendly, Non-Toxic Nail Polish Roundup
There is no absolutely natural nail polish; they all contain chemicals. But you can definitely green your manicure by us…
A Toxic Tumble
I’d always had a gut feeling that those laboratory-cocktail laundry scents were toxic. When I would go for a run a…
New Urbanism and the Green Heart of Suburbia
Now that my city, San Francisco, has been given one of the highest walkability rates in the nation – surpassing NY…
Flip-Flops: Walking on Shaky Ground?
I grew up in Cyprus, which meant I spent the best part of 5 years wearing flip-flops. The air was too hot for shoes, the…