A Minnesota colleague of mine, Cindy Ojczyk, sent me a tip on some bath tissue she'd spied that was labeled "100% Recyclable."…
Yesterday, I visited Minneapolis' Mill City Farmers Market. As I wandered around, I noticed Burning River Farm had "certified naturally grown" o…
There's a somewhat new school at the University of Minnesota: the Institute on the Environment (IonE). They're publishing a magazine, Momentum,…
You heard the news about the GAO report on Energy Star. (Scroll down to March 5.)…
I'm the Brigadier who doesn't have a TV, so I'm always tromping around online to find the commercials we comment on. This week, however, I found…
I recently got back from an international vacation. I don't usually read in-flight magazines, but I spied a headline while my neighbor perused his…
In the last week of the year, I have a ritual of calculating my carbon footprint and buying offsets….
I love Jim's items, but I've been advocating for a gift-free family Christmas for years because I dislike obligatory (and all) shopping and never…
I've been invited to do a short presentation to an investing club on "sustainable stuff and investing." My plan is to define socially responsible…
UPDATE 7/15/09 2:53pm — Sam Eaton previews Wal-Mart's announcement on Marketplace today….