10 Ways to Go Green This Week
September 23rd, 2009 by Ashley StricklandView Comments
Companies Support World Alzheimer’s Day
September 21st, 2009 by David RostanView Comments
A Cultural Eating Disorder
August 31st, 2009 by Guest AuthorView Comments
Food is a complex issue - on all of industrial, societal, and even psychological levels. Discussing food as a system, seemingly without variation, is painting some fairly broad strokes, but the key to this, if I read Pollan correctly, is through...
Unreported pesticide in some drinking water
August 27th, 2009 by Elizabeth UlionView Comments
Earlier this week the New York Times began a section of stories called Toxic Waters – a look at the worsening pollution of America’s waters. To continue SocialYell’s discussion on water safety I wanted to highlight the first article in the series: Debating How Much Weed Killer is Safe in Your Water...
Le Fauxganic (The Greenwashing of Food): Processed Food
August 27th, 2009 by mjnestaView Comments
If you tuned into SocialYell last week, you got a primer on fauxganics. At its most basic level, organic foods, particularly whole foods (those that come right off the vine, branch, etc.), may not be as pure as you think. Prepare to get even more befuddled.
Slide a few aisles down in the supermarket and hit...
Clean Water – for Free
August 24th, 2009 by David RostanView Comments
We are giving away a free ZeroWater water filter system. It's easy to enter and to spread the conversation about clean...
Call for a ban on antibacterial products in Canada
August 21st, 2009 by Elizabeth UlionView Comments
The Canadian Medical Association called for a federal ban all antibacterial household products because of growing research that shows they cause bacterial resistance, according to the Globe and...
10 Tips for Safe Drinking Water
August 20th, 2009 by Ashley StricklandView Comments
Are you a bottled water kind of person or do you take your water from a filtered tap? Not sure what you do and don’t know about safe drinking water? Check out what the experts have to...
Le Fauxganic (The Greenwashing of Food): The Basics
August 17th, 2009 by mjnestaView Comments
The truths about greenwashing are everywhere. If you are just starting out on this journey of living a more sustainable lifestyle, along with the increasingly “green” product line on your local Walmart’s shelves, you’ll most likely notice a growing awareness that claims of greenness may not be 100% truthful. So, OK, you check out SocialYell’s...
Corporate Social Responsibility Discussion
August 12th, 2009 by Elizabeth UlionView Comments
Corporations are beholden to their shareholders. They exist to make a profit. For this reason what good can a corporate social responsibility statement or plan really...
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