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Bring Your Own Takeout Lunch Box 2 May 2008 \| COMMENTS You're a savvy eco-consumer: You bring your own mug to the coffee shop and your own bags to the supermarket. How about kicking up a tasty notch and toting along your own lunch box, too?+ READ MORE	{ }
Meet Lea Simpson of Unchained, a Guide to Independent Shops 15 Apr 2008 \| COMMENTS Welcome to Planet Green's series about Change Makers.For example, two weeks ago I sat in an antique shop in Islington, drinking cherry tea with the shop owner's dog curled up in my lap as we chatted.I also meet...+ READ MORE	{ }
Celebrate Earth Day, Doggy-Style 14 Apr 2008 \| COMMENTS Get your pup Earth Day-ready with From Scratch's latest crop of 100 percent recycled-cotton dog tees.Comprising 65 percent reclaimed cotton waste and 35 percent used plastic bottles, the 10 styles include planet-loving tag lines such as "TreeHugger" (our personal favorite), "Be Kind to Mother...+ READ MORE	{ }
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	{ }
Know Your Organic Food Brands 2 Apr 2008 \| COMMENTS Unless you've been in a coma or a self-imposed media blackout for the past couple of years, you know that Burt's Bees has been snapped up by bleach-loving Clorox, and that Dagoba Organic Chocolate now belongs to the multinational Hershey corporation.With innumerable acquisitions and mergers...+ READ MORE	{ }
Choose a Health-Friendly Water Bottle 1 Apr 2008 \| COMMENTS You may be ready to give your disposable-water-bottle habit the old heave-ho, but picking a reusable beverage container to sip from can be a tricky proposition, especially with so much talk swirling around bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor said to leach from polycarbonate plastics (typically...+ READ MORE	{ }
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	{ }
Rent Jewelery, Accessories Online 31 Mar 2008 \| COMMENTS That ice may look nice, but its equally eye-popping price could also put a sizable dent in your bank account. A polished golden ring from Versace, crafted from five stacked rings bedecked in solid encrusted rhinestones, for instance, can be yours for 0 per week-or 4 if you sign up for the site's...+ READ MORE	{ }

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