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Organic Vodka & “Green” Gin

If wines and beers aren’t your drinks of choice, check out eco-friendly companies like Altitude Spirits in Thornton, Colorado which produces its Vodka 14 (pictured left) using organic corn and

Sure, it’s made from grapes. But does that make wine eco-friendly?

Not unless those grapes are grown organically; and if they’re grown locally, even better (Ideal Bite claims that “a local wine always trumps an organic

Organic Beer Tastes Good!

If you’ve been waiting for organics to add some bounce to the beers you drink, wait no longer. Many micro-breweries and even some of the major

Make Your Own “Green” Halloween Face Paint

Now that lead has been found in Halloween face paint, the search is on for safer ways to decorate dimples and illuminate eyes. One thing

Top Ten Reasons to Take Climate Change Seriously

Still on the fence about whether climate change matters to you? Here are ten reasons why it should: 1. Poison Ivy. Poison ivy leaves have gotten

Control Climate Change to Protect the Environment

If we have any hope of protecting the environment and ourselves, we must get climate change under control. The nations of the world are meeting

It’s Blog Action Day – So Get a Move On!

In honor of Blog Action Day, I’m getting off my duff and doing a few things to protect the environment and my family that I’ve

We Need Meaningful Standards to Protect the Planet — and Us, too.

We’ve all seen the product claims that SOUND like they mean environmental protection. But do they? * Products labeled “natural” may contain some biological ingredients, but

New Book Highlights Environmental, Health Threats from Toxic Chemicals

Investigative journalist Nena Baker is the author of The Body Toxic: How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-being (North Point Press/Farrar,

Toxic Dust Bunnies: Environmental Health, Safety Threats from PBDEs

Part 2 – by Nena Baker, author, The Body Toxic: How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-being (North Point Press/Farrar,

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