Phthalates
Phthalates are reproductive toxins that can affect the development of children, yet are so prevalent that repeated studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found phthalates in the urine of nearly every test subject. Unfortunately, phthalates aren’t always included ingredient lists; typically they’re referred to as “fragrance” in perfume, hair spray and deodorant.
Continue reading...Parabens
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Parabens are a common preservative found in most conventional beauty and personal care products; look for the words ‘methyl-’, ‘ethyl-’, ‘propyl-’, ‘butyl-’ and ‘isobutyl’. They have been linked to breast cancer and reproductive disorders.
Continue reading...Quirky books for kids
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Caren Trafford is a children’s book writer and publisher, whose environmental books have reached over 200,000 children in Australia, New Zealand, Korea, the UK, the US and Canada. They have been translated into Korean, Thai and Indonesian. She visits schools and libraries around the world to talk to students about what they can do to [...]
Continue reading...Wedge Card Loyalty Scheme
Friday, January 16, 2009
The Wedge Card Loyalty Scheme gives people the chance to support local shops and services that might otherwise disappear. It’s simple: you buy a Wedge card for £10 (£5 of which goes to local charities); in return you get special offers and discounts at over 800 shops, restaurants and museums across London. www.wedgecard.co.uk
Continue reading...Here comes the Sun
Friday, January 9, 2009
Crossing the Serpentine Lake in London’s Hyde Park in total silence is one of life’s more pleasant experiences. The fact that one is moving at only five miles per hour could, in theory, taint the experience, especially in the speed-driven society we live in, but somehow it doesn’t. After all, when have you ever been [...]
Continue reading...Guerrilla Gardening
Thursday, January 8, 2009
“Let’s fight the filth with forks and flowers” is the London-based Guerrilla Gardening rallying cry to action. GGers (guerrilla gardeners) locate neglected and dilapidated green spaces – from traffic islands to parks - and fill them with flower bulbs, seeds and plants. UK. www.guerrillagardening.org
Continue reading...UK Pesticides Campaign
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Georgina Downs runs the UK Pesticides Campaign to highlight the adverse health and environmental effects of pesticides. Downs has lived next to regularly sprayed fields for most of her life. For the last 7 years she has been making her case to the UK Government for a change in the regulations and legislation governing crop [...]
Continue reading...Natural Candles
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Forget the black smoke, nasty carcinogens and fake aromas of most scented candles, Neom Organics, founded by Nicola Elliott in 2005 these candles are made out of vegetable waxes (soy, rapeseed and beeswax) and organic aromatherapy oils. The brand’s signature three-wick treatment candles come in eleven different fragrance combinations and burn for 55 hours. www.neomorganics.com
Continue reading...Adili online store
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Fed up with trawling the web for individual ethical boutiques that often don’t sell online anyway? Adili was founded in September 2006 and has done all the hard work for you. With over 800 lines, the e-store stocks everything from basic tees to hard-to-find designer ranges, many organic and all fair trade. www.adili.com
Continue reading...Acorn House restaurant (London)
Thursday, January 8, 2009
The eco credentials of Acorn House are impeccable. They recycle and compost most of their waste, have a herb garden on the roof, use green electricity, never resort to airfreight, drive with bio-diesel within London, avoid industrial farming and buy Fairtrade where they can. UK. Acorn House, 69 Swinton Street, London WC1X 9NT, UK, tel: [...]
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