10 Products to Buy Fair Trade*
- Tea
- Chocolate
- Bananas
- Sugar
- Rice
- Vanilla
- Apparel
- Wine
- Olive Oil
- Coffee
5 Things You Should Always Buy Green
- Paint (low or no VOCs)
- Paper (look for a high post-consumer recycled content)
- Light bulbs (compact fluorescents)
- Appliances (Energy Star compliant)
- Fruits and vegetables
10 of the Worst Corporate Criminals to Avoid
- Wal-Mart
- ExxonMobil
- Coca-Cola
- Nestle
- Monsanto
- General Motors
- Dominion
- Citigroup
- Shell Petroleum
- McDonalds
10 Things You Should Never Buy Again
- Styrofoam cups
- Paper towels
- Bleached coffee filters
- Teak and mahogany
- Chemical pesticides and herbicides
- Conventional household cleaners
- Toys made with PVC plastic
- Plastic forks and spoons
- Farm raised salmon
- Rayon
8 Body Care Toxins to Avoid
- Mercury (including the preservative Thimerosal)
- Lead and lead acetate
- Nanoparticles
- Placenta
- Hydroquinone skin lightener
- Phthalates
- Petroleum by-products (like 1,4 Dioxane)
- Fragrance
3 Steps to Reduce Dangerous Toxins in Your Home Today
- Get rid of conventional cleaners. Instead, use nontoxic, biodegradable cleaners free of synthetic fragrances. Or use baking soda and vinegar.
- Filter your water. Contaminants found by the EPA in some of America's largest cities include rocket fuel, arsenic, lead, fecal matter, and chemical by-products.
- Use care with paints and stains.
That ought to keep you busy for a while, but I hope to be in touch again soon.
Thanks for reading,
Jenny
1 comment:
"That ought to keep you busy for a while" - that really made me laugh out loud!
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