Amy Sorter of EcoSavvyMoms explains the nasty chemicals that smell comes from and how to avoid it, including in office furniture. Listen Now
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Washington DC Festival Showcases Green LivingThe 2012 DC Green Festival, which bills itself as the “nation’s largest and most trusted green living event,” put down temporary roots in Washington DC from September 29-30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The event featured a packed schedule of events on a dozen stages, including a Green Business stage, a Fair Trade [...]
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Driving Innovation at Fashion Week 2012: Sustainability and IndependenceFashion Week 2012 in New York this past week showed that the latest muse is sustainability, and that this values-driven focus is giving birth to a stronger independent streak as well. Some of us thought it was settled that “sustainable” meant triple bottom line — people, planet, profit. But because the “profit” part gets tricky [...]
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Women aren’t principal news sources on women’s issues, according to Washington PostAn article published June 25 in the Washington Post declared, “Women aren’t principal news sources on women’s issues, 4th Estate analysis finds.” This nonsense is exactly what gets us fired up at Green Connections Radio™. If this lack of women experts in the news makes you angry, please contribute to Green Connections Radio™ to give [...]
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The “Fierce Urgency” to Increase Women’s Leadership in ARPA-E — Blame All AroundWomen control $12 trillion of the global economy and make about 80% of the purchasing decisions, according to the Boston Consulting Group (not exactly a feminist-leaning company). The Washington Post says “Fixing the Economy: It’s Women’s Work” and that the “Fortune 500 firms with the best records of putting women at the top were 18 [...]
