It’s the holiday season – and that usually means gifts. I have begun the annual frenzy and I’m watching my budget – yet I wince each time I hear an ad for an even cheaper price. I’m especially worried by the Old Navy ads for really cheap cashmere sweater. (Click here to read our blog …
Can you wash or otherwise clean conventional fabrics to remove all the toxic residues so that you’d end up with a fabric that’s as safe as an organic fabric? It seems a reasonable question, and sure would be an easy fix if the answer was yes, wouldn’t it? But let’s explore this question, because it’s …
John Wargo wears at least three hats: he is a professor of environmental policy, risk analysis, and political science at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, he chairs the Environmental Studies Major at Yale College, and is an advisor to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He published this opinion on …
In the past few weeks we’ve been looking at very large corporations which are introducing new products with an environmental spin. The charge of “greenwashing” could be leveled against these companies, so I thought we’d take a look at how to spot greenwashing. Wikipedia defines greenwashing as a term describing the deceptive use of green …
I just tried to find out more about Project UDesign, a competition sponsored by the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Cargill, Toray Industries and Century Furniture. The goal is to produce a chair that is both “sustainable and sellable.” It is targeted to be the next “ eco friendly wing chair” on the …
In last week’s post I explained that polyurethane foam (polyfoam) has a plethora of problems associated with it: The chemicals used to manufacture the foam have been formally identified as carcinogens; and the flame retardant chemicals added to almost all foams increase the chemical toxicity. These chemicals evaporate (VOCs) and pollute our indoor air and …
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