Cash for Appliances: Rebates for ENERGY STAR Appliances

In the upcoming months you may be eligible to receive rebates from your state or territory for the purchase of new ENERGY STAR-qualified appliances.

According to the US Department of Energy, These rebates are being funded with $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Under this program, eligible consumers can receive rebates to purchase [...]

Department of Energy to Take Steps to Remove ENERGY STAR Label on Certain LG Refrigerator-Freezer Models

Washington, DC – The Department of Energy announced today that as part of the expanded enforcement efforts under the ENERGY STAR® program, effective January 2, 2010, certain LG French-door refrigerator-freezers are banned from using the ENERGY STAR® label that helps consumers identify energy efficient products that will reduce their energy use and save them money. [...]

DaVinci Roofscapes® Salutes Homes For Our Troops in N.J. Ceremony

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – On Tuesday, November 10, 2009, Cpl Visnu Gonzalez, a paralyzed veteran, came home. On that day, John Gonsalves, founder of Homes for Our Troops, presented Gonzalez with the keys to his custom-made home in Hillsdale, N. J.
Thanks to the help of volunteer labor and materials, Gonzalez received his new home at no cost [...]

Prenatal Fitness Expert Lisa Druxman Advises Pregnant Athletes on Exercise Safety

Fit4Baby Founder Encourages Women to Stay Active and Aware of Concerns

Drill Baby Drill: Smith Family Drills for Earth’s Heat

Some. drill for oil, others drill for heat. In their never-ending quest to create the model energy efficient, clean energy home, Stephen and Libby Smith are adding a geoexchange heating and cooling system to their residence in Knoxville, Tennessee. This adds to their existing electricity generating residential solar system, one of the largest of its kind in the TVA Generation Partners program.

Campaigners warn Acitmel ads are the tip of the iceberg

The Children’s Food Campaign today welcomed the Advertising Standards Authority’s ruling that Danone could not support the claim in their adverts that Actimel is “scientifically proven to help support your kids’ defenses”.

Women’s Multivitamin Study: Waste of Funds

The Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) announced today that the latest study, which claims to show that multivitamin supplements don’t prevent cancer or heart disease, was a waste of public money. These funds, says the ANH, could be much more usefully spent on aspects of preventative medicine where a positive result was more likely.
The study [...]

Behind Organic Baby Apparel

Organic apparel against a babies skin with Oscar and Belle, Inc.
Spring 2008 marks an important date for consumers and retailers when Anna Gustafson introduces her new organic infant clothing line, Oscar and Belle, Inc.  Anna’s unique designs replace current drab and colorless organic infant clothing with styles, colors, and patterns that are timeless, age appropriate, [...]

Tainted Textiles: Cotton

Organic Cotton?  Isn’t all cotton organic?  Just as a tomato can be organic or it may be genetically engineered and sprayed with pesticides during the growing process, the same it true with the cotton that surrounds you. 
Chances are, you are touching it right now, that you slept with it last night and it was the very first thing [...]

‘Certified Organic’ Defined

‘Certified organic,’ ‘organic,’ ‘sustainable agriculture,’ ‘natural,’ ‘green’  Defined
TV, radio, magazines, the Internet: wherever you go, you’re inundated with responsible-sounding terminology used by companies to attract you to their products.  But should you believe every claim that companies make?
In short, no.  But, let’s start with a little background about these frequently used terms.
The term ‘USDA certified [...]

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