Your Green Review

Just as we in central Ohio kick off Local Foods Week 2010, we get word of yet another coal slurry spill in Captina Creek, a mere 120 miles east of Columbus.  The spill, which contaminated and discolored 1 1/2 miles of the Belmont County creek, was the result of a broken pipeline and is Murray [...]

So you’ve seen Food, Inc., King Corn, The Future of Food and all the other documentaries shedding light on the food industry’s dirty little secrets. You’re committed to making more informed decisions about the food you eat and you’re spreading the word to friends and family in hopes that they too will join [...]

It’s hard to advocate for change within any group. Period. Navigating the waters of corporate hesitation when trying to introduce ‘Green’ initiatives can be a difficult task, compounded by the fact that many organizations are reluctant to invest time or money in new programs during an economic downturn. Understanding how new ideas circulate [...]

There’s a rapidly growing trend in the Greenosphere.  Call it upcycling, salvaging, waste steam renovation or dumpster diving, it’s a smart trend born of economic and environmental necessity.  In this down-turned economy, individuals and big businesses alike are cashing in and fueling the waste-revaluation trend by throwing out less and reclaiming what others have discarded.
Cue [...]

“Cosmetics products and ingredients are not subject to FDA premarket approval authority, with the exception of color additives…[the] FDA cannot require companies to do safety testing of their cosmetics before marketing.” (FDA website).
If that quote concerns you then pay very close attention to this next part excerpted from Healthy Child, Healthy World:

The average American uses [...]

*Attn:YGR readers! Contact Stephanie Brua via the link below for free samples of this product then leave your own review under the comments section*
The Rundown:
What: Miessence Balancing Skin Conditioner
Price: $31.77 for 3.4 oz at http://organicology.mionegroup.com
Materials:
Organic aloe vera (aloe barbadensis) leaf juice, purified water (aqua), organic rosehip (rosa rubiginosa) seed oil, organic jojoba (simmondsia chinensis) [...]

Want to do more to reduce your food-related carbon footprint but don’t know where to start? Think a ‘Greener’ menu is outside your budget? Think again; big and small, backyard gardens are making a comeback and providing a financially and environmentally sustainable alternative to store-bought goods.
But before deciding yay or nay, [...]

Inundated with messages to ‘Buy Local!’ and ‘Buy American!’ in order to save the environment and decrease ‘food miles’, consumers are flooding farmers markets, CSA’s and co-ops. And with U.S. produce traveling an average of 1,500 miles from farm to grocer, it would seem that the ‘Buy Local’ phenomenon makes sense in the [...]

*Be sure to read YGR’s review of Born Free’s BPA-free baby bottles and tips on plastics identification
What do your dental fillings, c.d. collection, water bottles and cupboard full of canned goods all have in common? They all contain a highly controversial organic compound called Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical used in the production of polycarbonate plastics [...]