With recent studies suggesting that half of all food produced is wasted on the planet—as in uneaten despite the 1.2 bill…
Environment
The Evolution of Wine: Paper Wine Bottles?
Good ideas sometimes come out of necessity. It’s unfortunate that ecologically sound practices often arise from gr…
What’s Fair Anyway? Fair Trade USA Withdraws from the Fairtrade Labelling Organization
Fair Trade USA (formerly Transfair USA) incited a controversy with its decision to exit from the Fair Trade Labelling Or…
Betabrand: Sustainable Clothing, Minus the Whale Songs
Chris Lindland is well aware that running a non-sustainable business in San Francisco is, at a minimum, out of the quest…
Finding A Less Toxic, Sustainable Christmas Tree
It’s the eternal debate: Paper or plastic? And now, in the heat of the holiday season, this question becomes even bigger…
Chaparral Tea for Superfood Lovers
In a desert ecosystem, it’s a miracle anything survives. From unspeakable dryness to harsh winds and even harshe…
Greenpeace Tackles Overfishing in Spain with New Video
One of the easiest ways to know that things are not going well is the continued use of the word “deep.” Deep…
Power to The People with PeopleTowels
Organic Authority is excited to offer our readers a very special promotion in honor of PeopleTowels 2 year anniversary! …
Freighted Food: 3 Tips if You’re Gonna Eat Imported Produce
As eco-foodies, many of you probably devotedly frequent your local farmers market. Forget seasonal affective disorder du…
From Our Friends: October 28, 2011
This week’s edition of From Our Friends focuses on you! Well, your body and health that is. We included great arti…
