Informed consumers have begun to advance toward healthier, more conscious decisions concerning what products they use, wear, and eat. However, many people probably aren’t aware that there is little to no supervision over the integrity of these company labels. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began the original Guides for Use of Environmental Marketing Claims in the 90’s and, in light of these labeling…

Kyocera Group has begun using viney plants to create “green curtains”, which are formed over trellises to shade portions of windows and outer walls of buildings at 20 different locations in Japan, Thailand and Brazil. These curtains create a canopy over the buildings to prevent direct sunlight from raising the temperature of the building’s interior, helping to reduce the need for energy-intensive air conditioning. Not to mention, the plants also help to protect the environment by absorbing…

Today’s consumer should be increasingly more cautious about the products they are using, now more than ever, considering that dangerous health and environmental effects have been linked to a plethora of seemingly simple, everyday items. Some products contain dangerous chemicals and, when thrown into landfills, release these toxins into our air and water. Many people don’t even realize that they are being exposed to dangerous levels of electromagnetic radiation through…

Michelle Kaufmann, a leading green architect and designer, has recently unveiled her newest line of prefab sustainable homes. The line consists of three models, the Ridge0™, the Vista0™ and the Contours0™, which range in size between 422 and 2643 square feet. The Contours0™ and the Vista0™ have interior and exterior rooms which were designed with the utmost efficiency in mind, emphasizing natural ventilation and lighting through large windows, glass doors and skylights. The Ridge0™…

There has been much hype surrounding the environmental dangers of plastic, as the non-biodegradable substance contains toxic chemicals that endanger the earth, atmosphere and water. At present, regrettably, there are absolutely no safe methods to dispose of plastic waste. Not to mention, plastic also continues the US dependence on oil. According to the Energy Information Administration, plastic consumes around 331 million barrels of oil a year – accounting for about 4.6 percent