Honda Civic GX: green score 57 – runs on natural gas with low emissions and gets 24 MPG in city and 36 on freeway Toyota Prius: green score 53 – 48 MPG in the city and 45 on the freeway Honda Civic Hybrid: green score 51 – 40 MPG in city and 45 highway Smart Car: green score 49 – 33 MPG in city and 41 highway Toyota Yaris: green score 46 – 29 MPG city and 36 highway  Read More →

It has recently been announced that Al Gore has won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. The former Vice President of the US has won the prestigious award for his efforts in raising awareness of the dangers of global warming, and for being a leading campaigner in the fight to reduce the world reliance on fossil fuels.  Read More →

Here’s the headline of an article I read from the Organic Consumers Association; it’s a little disturbing: “Aspartame Found to Cause Breast Cancer, Leukemia and Lymphomas” Doesn’t this make you stop and think of all the people that drink diet sodas and the quantity that is consumed on a daily basis? I know of several people in my life that consume very large amounts of diet soda. They are thinking that it’s safe and they want to avoid the extra calories in regular soda. A new study on aspartame conducted by the Ramazzini... 

The other day I posted the information that I had found regarding Wal-Mart “Organics” and one of my readers, thegreenmommy, posted this great comment: “…when articles tackle the subject of deceptive use of “organic,” it makes consumers doubt the entire organic food industry’s validity.” So, what does “Organic” stand for? Integrity Trust Community Health Sustainable Living Renewable Resources These are just a few words that define what”organic” means to me but for now, I want to talk about the formal... 

Wal-Mart is up to their old tricks and muddying the label of Organic. Shown above – Natural Sugar is labeled as “organic” by this in-store signage at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Tomah, WI. This mislabeling was identified on January 14, 2007. This photo was taken along with many others by The Cornucopia Institute, one of the nation’s largest organic watchdog groups. See more photos. The Cornucopia Institute is leading an investigation on Wal-Mart and their misleading labels. They have even filed legal action with the USDA against Wal-Mart....