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Pet food may be an odd inspiration for a line of socially conscious mints, gum and bottled water, but for Tyler Merrick, it just clicked. After graduating from college, Merrick hooked up with the family pet food business, an opportunity he found both lucrative and providential. After seven years, however, an unsatisfied Merrick wanted more of a purpose in life. His rationale: The pet food he was selling was higher quality than many of the poor in the United States were able to afford ...more

To do: buy new iPhone. Upgrade laptop. Purchase latest tablet. Consumers constantly want the latest gadgets and gizmos. But what happens when it is out with the old and in with the new? Far too often, old electronics are carted off to rot in landfills, leaking toxic chemicals into the soil and groundwater. In the name of this year’s Earth Month, try a different approach than chucking your obsolete phone in the trash bin. NextWorth is willing to give you cash for everything from your ...more

Oceana is at it again, this time with an inaugural Oceana Ball, to be held April 8. The largest global organization purely devoted to protecting our planet’s oceans, Oceana will also play host to a companion auction with endless once-in-a-lifetime packages from its sponsors, particularly from JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts. From a personalized voicemail greeting from Hugh Jackman to meeting Ted Danson on the set of CSI to glam getaways to Costa Rice and Thailand from JW Marriott Hotels & ...more

Whole Foods is proving the “whole” in its name. The natural foods chain is branching out from simply selling all things healthy to launching a luxe health resort. To be located near its Austin headquarters, the new Whole Foods resort would allow health nuts to learn about healthy living, reported USA Today.

"We have the perfect vehicle for this," Whole Foods co-founder John Mackey told USA Today. "Think of it as a center where people would go for a day, a weekend or a week for healthy ...more

The laundry machine, in all its water-guzzling glory, has remained basically unchanged for the last 60 years. Until now. Xeros Bead Cleaning, a UK-based company that is currently expanding to North America, brings the first laundry technology innovation in a generation to provide an almost-waterless system that is environmentally friendly and cost-effective. The Xeros machine uses patented nylon polymer beads and a special detergent solution that attracts and absorbs dirt and stains to ...more

Many people look forward to a nice sushi roll, grilled salmon or shrimp cocktail as a treat and part of a healthy diet. Yet, Oceana, the largest international nonprofit focusing solely on ocean conservation, is shedding light on the dangers and prevalence of seafood fraud and the ways it affects everyone. With a recent report highlighting the threats to consumers, setbacks to conservation efforts and damages to responsible fisherman, as well as a new campaign in support of the SAFE ...more