The first Earth Day was April 22, 1970.  This event drew worldwide attention to environmental issues.  In response to this new found movement of environmental stewardship, then Chicago-based Container Corporation of America, a large producer of recycled paperboard and now part of Smurfit-Stone Container, sponsored a contest for art and design students at high schools [...]

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Summer is slowly coming to an end and if you are planning one more long-weekend get away, you’ll be pleased to know there’s plenty of options in Connecticut if you’re looking for a green lodging establishment.  According to a press release last week from the State of Connecticut’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), there are [...]

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As the green world turns, more and more green products enter the marketplace and many claim they’re green and of course if it says “all natural” the uneducated consumer, looking for greener products, will never really know whether it is or is not.  Labels are good but again, the general public has no clue about [...]

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I hate to do these kinds of posts but this particular issue has been eating at me for some time.  I did contact the party in question about a year ago regarding their green marketing error but they still continue to misrepresent themselves.  At the same time, I am also being encouraged from industry experts to [...]

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As the green marketplace grows, so does the number of products and services that are offered to consumers.  And today just about every industry sector you can think of has developed a set of criteria that address environmental and social standards and are administered by a third party.  Once the threshold is met the applicant [...]

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