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Solve The Diaper Dilemma: Get Organic Training Pants

19 May 2008  |   COMMENTS

If you were a die-hard organic cloth diapering mama (or dada) and searched around enough to get organic undies for your cuties stretching legs and growing 'control' you probably still had to grin and bear it when it came to training pants.+ READ MORE

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Choose Rugs Crafted with Sustainable Practices

14 May 2008  |   COMMENTS

Many of us are used to choosing rugs for their aesthetic qualities -- you know, something that really ties the room together -- but with many traditional and classic rugs come long-standing labor issues and social inequity. Avoid them with these tips.+ READ MORE

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Four Tips For Buying Mom Eco-Friendly Roses

9 May 2008  |   COMMENTS

Mother's Day is just around the bend, so for all you gift-giving procrastinators out there, how about showing mom you care with a bouquet of organic, Fair Trade roses?+ READ MORE

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Find Fair Trade Producers on Google Earth

18 Apr 2008  |   COMMENTS

TransFair USA, the only third-party certifier of fair-trade products in the United States, has joined up with Google Earth to bring you a new way to explore fair-trade connections around the world from your desktop. + READ MORE

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Five Simple Steps That Make a Big Difference

17 Apr 2008  |   COMMENTS

Annabelle and Holter do their best to show eco criminals the error of their ways. Of course, no car is the best car to drive into a more sustainable lifestyle, but while leaving the car at home might not be an option, driving a hybrid or a car that gets superior gas mileage is the way to go for both...+ READ MORE

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Ask Summer Rayne: What Is Fair Trade Fashion?

9 Apr 2008  |   COMMENTS

What exactly is fair-trade fashion?A fair-trade label also ensures that artisans receive long-term trading agreements, living wages, fair working conditions, and, often, reinvestment back in their community through education and other facilities.People Tree, a label based out of the U.K. and Japan,...+ READ MORE

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Learn About, Find Fair-Trade Goods

31 Mar 2008  |   COMMENTS

Fair trade is a model of international trade that promotes giving farmers and producers equitable compensation for their labors-or what counts as a living wage in the country of their origin-so that the lion's share of the producers' hard-earned profits aren't whisked away by predatory (and...+ READ MORE

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Meet Tim Ingle and David Rhode of Ingle & Rhode The Ethical Jeweller

23 Mar 2008  |   COMMENTS

Welcome to Planet Green's series about Change Makers. We wish we could: make more people aware of the widespread environmental and human exploitation within the conventional jewellery industry.+ READ MORE

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