O.C. ‘green’ firm gives 700,000 greenbacks to workers

Earth Friendly Products, a Garden Grove producer of environmentally friendly cleaning products, has given its 120 employees $700, ... s reputation for being expensive, we enable environmentally aware consumers to afford products ... 000 in Christmas bonuses.   The bonuses reflect Earth Friendly’s ability to defy sales woes [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 14:00:04

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Go Green in 2009: Clean up your act

While we certainly won't advocate wearing your underwear multiple days in a row to reduce the amount of energy and water used for your laundry ( ... : Use eco friendly cleaning products or make your own. Many effective cleaners (vinegar, lemon ... . Greener: Find a line of environmentally-conscious cleaning products, and give yourself an extra [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:30:41

Elements Ready-To-Clean Environmentally Responsible Cleaning Products

Dan Dillon: Tell me why your doing these new “ready to clean” lines. who buys them? And why did you develop them? ... to employees. You just give your cleaning staff a bottle of this and they go clean. Ben Gable: It’s a goof proof answer to green cleaning, just grab [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 19:11:07

Green Up Your Clean: Environmentally Friendly Cleaning Methods

This article by Beth Coughlin provides some tips for how you can “green up your clean” by using products that serve as ... effective use of them. Green cleaning is becoming a more common goal in housekeeping every day ... , and a host of other companies are offering green cleaning alternatives. However, there are some common [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:15:33

Green Cleaning Products - Truth or Fiction?

What with all of the attention being paid to all things “green” these days, one of the items I see most frequently mentioned are cleaning supplies ... janitorial program with environmentally sensitive cleaning agents, best practices to insure a clean building and energy efficient equipment. The main difference I have found is that with the “green” [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 05:23:51

Resolution Reinvention

Every January 1st, we make a pile of resolutions that we break before Valentine’s Day. This year is going to be different, really ... of environmentally friendly cleaning products including Free & Clear Natural Dish Liquid and Ruby Grapefruit & ... , and turn down our thermostat in the winter. It is time to take the next step and start cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:16:16

Mommy Review: Greenworks Natural Products

Posted by bookroomreviews on August 23, 2008 MOMMY REVIEW I was so excited to get my bottle of Clorox Dish Soap in the mail ... about this dish soap is Clorox has made a line of cleaning products that are environmentally friendly ... has recognized the dish soap for using environmentally preferred chemistry, with their logo also [more...]

Date: 2008-08-23 21:22:35

Know the Risk of Traditional Cleaning Products

Environmental Protection Agency Researchers showed that typical homes have 2-5 times more pollution than the air outside. The cause of indoor air pollutions is the toxins created by our household products such as air fresheners, floor and furniture cleaners. These kinds of toxins cause environmental health disorders [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 12:40:03

A small business goes big

About two years ago, a life-changing experience occurred during one of the most mundane chores of a new mom: washing baby bottles ... -owner of Dapple, purveyor of the first line of environmentally-friendly products that deal with baby-specific cleaning challenges. And thanks to Yahoo! Small Business, our business is skyrocketing – [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 19:07:35

Travel Green Category Definitions

Travel Green Category Definitions New in 2009 we are including Travel Green Practices on our website. www.ExploreMinnesota.com ... HVAC annually, use HEPA filters, test air periodically, environmentally responsible cleaning, fume-free products, use low VOC materials. Eco-friendly landscape & facility design: minimize water [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:18:26

Doing Nothing Is The Best Resolution Of All

Around this time last year, I made several lofty New Year's resolutions that I fully intended to keep ... . I successfully bought only non-toxic and environmentally-friendly cleaning products in 2008 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 22:22:00

Green Holiday Gift Ideas

BUDDHIWEAR APPAREL BuddhiWear was started by a mom entrepreneur and yoga instructor who was tired of the boring organic options out there and wanted ... at www.buddhiwear.com SEVENTH GENERATION CLEANING PRODUCTS Seventh Generation is committed to making products ... to create something that was fashionable, affordable, as well as environmentally conscio [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 05:57:00

Pothole Killers to Introduce Their 'Green' Solution to Pothole Repair at The National League of Cities Exposition in Orlando

Pothole Killers Presenting New Eco Friendly Spray Injection Pothole Repair Technology MORRISVILLE, Pa., Oct. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) ... . Using the PK2000 Patcher, equipped with an environmentally designed HPA re-circulation cleaning ... using recycled materials, with existing application, to create an environmentally safe product [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 14:29:37

Green, User-Friendly, and High-Tech

Solar panels and wind generators are two examples of green technology, but cleaning products and disposable diapers can also be called green products if they’re made to be environmentally friendly. Perhaps any device that reduces pollution, or cuts fossil fuel [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:50:00

Eco-review: Terracycle cleaning products

Terracycle has introduced a line of cleaners (All Purpose, Bathroom, Window, Degreaser and Drain), all with the Eco-friendly TerraChoice Certified Zerofootprint Seal. These cleaners, comparable ... ! At .99 per bottle (except for the draincleaner), this product is not only environmentally responsible [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 22:49:33

Eco-review: Terracycle cleaning products

Terracycle has introduced a line of cleaners (All Purpose, Bathroom, Window, Degreaser and Drain), all with the Eco-friendly TerraChoice Certified Zerofootprint Seal. These cleaners, comparable ... ! At $3.99 per bottle (except for the draincleaner), this product is not only environmentally responsible [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 07:00:43

Startups at Headstart 2009 - Day 2

Estimated reading time The Day 1 highlights were covered in the previous post ... bodies (8) biokleen_labs BioKleen Labs showcasing their environmentally friendly, non-toxic, bio-degradable cleaning products for home and business (9) snappyfingers_logo_large Snappyfingers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 17:07:56

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Men under threat from 'gender bending' chemicals - Telegraph: ... , environmental group.The authors claim that the chemicals found in food packaging, cleaning products, plastics ... have disturbing implications for human health.Gywnne Lyons, a former Government advisor on chemical [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 11:23:00

Top 6 Clean Green Cleaning Tips - Cleaning Your House The Natural Way

Six Tips from The Chicago Tribune for cleaning your home the green, natural way: Baking soda, borax, white vinegar and lemons. That’s all you need to start “green cleaning” this spring, a cheap, healthy and environmentally ... that do not contain chlorine or phosphates. Products include Bioshield Dishwasher Concentrate, Earth Friendly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 08:34:02

Clean House, Clean Planet

My girlfriend, who is very environmentally friendly (she puts most of us to shame) ... such as vinegar, club soda, water, liquid dishsoap, etc. Not only are the products natural, hence ... in a spray bottle. That's it. Club soda - go figure.For an all-purpose cleaner:2 Tbsp distilled vinegar1 tsp [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:28:00

Here’s to a Healthier 2009 for the Planet

I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, I set goals of things I want to get better at each year ... with more environmentally friendly alternatives when they needed replaced. 3. Reduce the amount of toxic products used to cleaning our home. 4. Grow some of my own food. 5. Reduce the amount of garbage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 16:49:55

GREENING THE WEST - Will you have a green Christmas?

With only hours to go until Christmas, if you haven’t finished buying gifts you are in big trouble ... with my “it’s good to be green” theme, I’ll give gifts that are environmentally friendly and simple ... , but it’s part of my mission to spread the message of “Green is good”: cleaning products. I’ll [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 01:07:05

Find facts and few simple tips to combat air quality issues

According to research conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency, ... causing agents); from popular cleaning agents to air deodorizers, popular home products often contain [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 07:31:52

Start Your New Year With Our Brand New Products!

Here's a New Year's resolution that's easy to keep: Put more natural cleaning power to work at home with these new Seventh Generation solutions: ... are ready to keep yours healthier. Look for them wherever environmentally friendly solutions ... Generation Products Automatic Dishwasher Pacs That Pack a Punch We put biodegradable, no-phosphate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 07:28:23

Finding the Right Fit: Entrepreneurs and funders connect at Bay Area conference

Quincy Yu has helmed four successful start-up companies, and she knows an opportunity when she sees one ... percent non-toxic, biodegradable and environmentally friendly. SeaYu has taken off in its six years ... industry. We did not see any pet-cleaning product that was pet-safe or sustainable.” Thus, SeaYu [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 09:00:06

Environmental Working Group and Seventh Generation host a Conversation about Chemicals and our Children (with Dr. Alan Greene)-

A few weeks ago I posted about this forum taking place in Boston ... out of". For these we must rely on the Kid Safe Chemical Act (which I've written about many times here ... in current cleaning products, and reports about their safety, precautions and usage. This is a handy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 02:02:30

Five green things I learned in 2008

Five green lessons I learned in 2008:The cheap solution can be the green solution ... as various cleaning products. And a $6 package of Arm & Hammer at Sam’s Club is far cheaper – ... in discretionary income doesn’t mean you have to drop environmentally friendly habits. Whether [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 19:03:00

Method Tub Scrub Eco Product Review

At home we have a separate bathroom and toilet, which is a shame as method’s Bowl Patrol and its Tub Scrub match quite nicely but are kept in ... s still non-toxic and biodegradable - the first cool looking and environmentally friendly cream cleaner ... are there to hold the sponge or cloth you do the cleaning with, something which I now use regularly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 09:00:04

Consumers Won’t Be Fooled: Greenwashing Index Cleaning Up Advertising

We’ve hit the one-year mark for the Greenwashing Index, the online forum we created with partners at the University of Oregon, ... more time and money claiming to be green than actually implementing environmentally friendly practices ... , we hope it will drive advertisers to evaluate how they present green products and services [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:29:46

Autism Increases Linked to Environmental Factors

Mysteriously, autism rates in California have gone up 700% in the past 15 years. Theories abound ... your cosmetics, cleaning supplies and other household goods, now is the time to do so. No harm can come from switching to more natural products, but plenty of harm may come if collectively we don’t. Image [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 12:00:31

SpearTalks: Method’s Danny Alexander

You can look at it one of two ways: Method was ahead of their time, or right on time ... obsessive attitude towards branding and design, the environmentally amicable cleaning products were ... leave ones cleaning products out, maybe in effort to say, “That’s right, I clean, and I’m so eco.” and “ [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 19:20:33

Fifteen Ways to Help The Environment

Drive intelligently - less revs, gradual acceleration and slowing, keep to speed limits and combine trips into one where possible ... environmentally friendly cleaning products Choose products with minimal and recyclable packaging Use ... Buy products made from recycled materials or sustainably produced wood Turn the tap off [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:27:17

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