‘Green’ shoppers more likely to cheat: study – StarPhoenix
If buying an organic apple instead of one caked in pesticides eases your conscience, there’s a good chance that your next ethical decision might not be a good one. According to the results of a University of Toronto study, participants who assigned
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Moderate and ethical spending key trends for 2010, says Mintel – Food Navigator
Its research has shown that nearly half of British adults view environmental and ethical issues as important, and 90 per cent of Americans buy green products at least sometimes. “For businesses to rebuild brands through ethical efforts, they’ll
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Go Green with Cheap All-Natural Cleaning Products – Associated Content
More and more of us are becoming concerned about our environment and are making efforts to buy green products made without chemicals. Unfortunately many of these products are relatively expensive, which, given the state of our economy, prohibits a
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Minnesota Public Radio Stories – Marketplace.publicradio.org
Minnesota is in a heated race with about a half dozen other states for one of the last congressional seats that will be apportioned after the 2010 U.S. Census. 6:20 a.m. Minnesota artists cover the Beatles “Minnesota Beatle Project” is a new CD that
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Monthly Consumer Confidence Index Shows Modest Boost for Green – GreenBiz
Oakland, CA — A monthly index measuring consumer attitudes found that interest in green products improved modestly last month, although the uptick could be due more to purchases in the last six months, rather than those that are planned. The Green
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Craft those gift bags to add something extra to your gift – Herald Times
Put down the tape dispenser and the wrapping paper. Instead, make your own gift bags this holiday season. They can be done in a snap, and in their homemade splendor, they become part of the gift. There’s a gift bag for every sewing level; if you
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Craft the bag to add something extra to gift – Daily News Journal
Put down the tape dispenser and the wrapping paper. Instead, make your own gift bags this holiday season. They can be done in a snap, and in their homemade splendor, they become part of the gift. There’s a gift bag for every sewing level; if you have
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Be Green, Buy Local For Holidays – Denver Channel
Most retailers in small downtown areas will have a mix of local goods as well as eco-friendly gifts. Some small downtown areas worth visiting are Littleton, Boulder, Longmont and Fort Collins. In the Denver area, I have found great stuff at retailers
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Tech talk: Eco-friendly IT holiday gifts – Reporter
In last week’s column, we took a look at some of the hot IT holiday gift items that will be probably be under many Christmas trees in a few days. So, I thought it only fitting that we give equal billing to new IT gadgets that are on the market from
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Gift Giving Without Waste – PR.com
GreaterGood Network Stores The GreaterGood Network Stores carry a wide range of clothing, jewelry, decorative items, and eco-friendly gifts (see http://shop.thehungersite.com for a typical selection from a GreaterGood Network Store). When purchasing
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A Green Christmas – Long Beach Press-Telegram
James Kao is giving eco-friendly gifts for Christmas. Kao is a city planner for Signal Hill and was recognized as employee of the year on 12/16/09 for his efforts to make the city self sustaining and green. (Brittany Murray / Press Telegram.) For his
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Retail Therapy: Eco-friendly gifts – Nationalpost.com
THE BOOB TUBE It’s hard to remember what we did for space before flat-screen and plasma TVs, the sleek things are so ubiquitous now. Tucked on a corner of the kitchen counter, hanging over the fireplace or half-watching from the other room or
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Demand grows for phosphate-free dishwasher detergents – Biz Times
Pacific Sands Inc., a Racine-based manufacturer of a broad range of environmentally-friendly cleaning products, announced today that the company is experiencing a marked increase in private-label inquiries and sales of phosphate-free automatic
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Wowgreen International Signs Binding Letter of Intent to Acquire – Transworld News
offers non-toxic, environmentally friendly cleaning products to fit the sanitation needs of the medical, agricultural and military markets. The Company, through its proprietary technology, has the ability to develop bio-renewable alternative cleaning
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Green Bridge Industries, Inc. Updates Purchase Order Status With The – Yahoo Finance
Green Bridge Industries is also announcing that Asher Provda President of The Pencil Grip, Inc. has accepted a position on the Company’s newly formed Product Advisory Board. Part of Mr. Provda’s duties will be to help the Company source more cost
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The Green 35 Under 35: Part 2 – SDNN: San Diego News Network
When environmentally friendly cleaning products matched the price and effectiveness of their non-green cleaning competitors, McDannel decided to switch. The conversion took six months, and Cleanology has been completely green for the last three years
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Tech talk: Eco-friendly IT holiday gifts – Reporter
In last week’s column, we took a look at some of the hot IT holiday gift items that will be probably be under many Christmas trees in a few days. So, I thought it only fitting that we give equal billing to new IT gadgets that are on the market from
Source: www.thereporteronline.com

At Issue – Product Design & Development
How many of you visit social networking sites? Maybe you have a LinkedIn account, you post on Facebook, you rate movies on Netflix, and maybe you have registered on the PTC/USER forums. Some people think this social networking stuff is pretty cool
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Greener Gadgets 2010: NYC Conference on Sustainable Product Design – Dexigner
The Consumer Electronics Association announced an electrifying lineup of speakers for the upcoming Greener Gadgets conference. The annual event, which attracts the foremost green innovators, thought-leaders and environmental stewards, will take place
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Greener Gadgets 2010 Speaker Lineup to Include Visionaries in – dBusinessNews.com
“This year’s Greener Gadgets Conference program is our most exciting to date,” said Karen Chupka, senior vice president of CEA, organizers of the Greener Gadgets conference. “Our goal with this conference is to showcase the advancements made by the
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Greener Gadgets 2010 – Dexigner
Greener Gadgets 2010 Speaker Lineup to Include Visionaries in Sustainable Product Design The Consumer Electronics Association announced an electrifying lineup of speakers for the upcoming Greener Gadgets conference. The annual event, which attracts
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Greener Gadgets 2010 Speaker Lineup to Include Visionaries in – Businesswire.com
Our goal with this conference is to showcase the advancements made by the consumer electronics industry, and to keep pushing the envelope in terms of sustainable product design and development. We believe that the all-star lineup of speakers at
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Devon beach site for new surfing museum? – Leisure Opportunities
permission to develop the Museum of British Surfing at an industrial unit in nearby Braunston had been granted earlier this year, but plans are now in place for an eco-friendly building at the beach site. Founder Pete Robinson said: “It has
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Burnham, UCF get the gold – Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
The award recognizes the Institute’s innovation in design, eco-friendly building construction and commitment to sustainability. With this achievement Burnham ranks as the largest gold certified independent scientific facility in Florida.
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Showhouse Promotes Sustainability and Luxury – Kitchen and Bath Design News
SAGAPONACK, NY— The word “farmhouse” most often conjures up images of a cozy house, complete with wraparound porch, surrounded by lush green acreage. However, a farmhouse in the Hamptons – New York’s famed community located on the south
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Counting the Eagles – East Bay Express
Other East Bay award winners included Truitt & White, a Berkeley lumber company, which offers a wide array of eco-friendly building products. “They’ve been a crucial partner in green construction over the years,” Myers said. Build It Green also gave
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EPOD Solar, Inc. Announces LOI With Nanotech Industries Inc. – Yahoo Finance
Nanotech Industries is a San Francisco-based Company which manufactures and sells Green Polyurethane(TM) Binder and Green Polyurethane Monolithic Floor Coating, a green product line which is environmentally friendly, completely eliminates toxic
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Viewsonic expands green product offerings with VX1932wm-LED and VA705b – TechShout!
With the earth apparently heating up and the increase in global warming technology manufacturers seem to be active in contributing to the environment. Viewsonic too powers green technology with its latest offerings. The company recently unveiled two
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Burnham, UCF get the gold – Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Burnham Institute for Medical Research at Lake Nona has received a gold level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by the Green Building Certification Institute. The award recognizes the Institute’s innovation in design
Source: www.sun-sentinel.com