Articles Tagged "Environment"

Reef’s fashions positively reek of sustainability. The premium surf brand believes in making a commitment to preserving our natural ecosystems through its many fashion initiatives. A company with a conscience since its founding in 1984, Reef shows this commitment through eco-friendly...

Green shopping destination GreenStreamline.com was created out of a disappointing shopping adventure. Its two founders, Cambridge natives Sarah Kuhn and Katie Shetterly, had just graduated from college and – with recent paychecks in hand – were looking to set up their new apartment. But...

Earth Month is the perfect time to bulk up. No, I don’t mean your weight. I mean your grocery store habits. Purchasing bulk foods from bins at your local market can help the environment by cutting down on packaging that would likely end up in a landfill and bulking up your wallet.

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Considering the incredible worldwide toll of hunger, climate change and armed conflict, to mention just a few, it is not surprising that we feel powerless to make change. What is surprising, says best-selling author Frances Moore Lappe, is that this “crippling state of mind” is the real...

In the spirit of Earth Day, ecological and environmental organizations everywhere are coming together for the sole purpose of helping to save the earth. Trees for the Future is one of these organizations that remind everyone that Earth Day symbolizes environmental hope and that the act...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

In ancient Greece, the Olympic Games showcased the healthiest, strongest, most athletically adept individuals competing for their city-state in honor of Zeus. Today, that tradition is kept alive at the 2012 Olympic games in London. However, today’s athletes have one major obstacle in...