Posts Tagged ‘sustainable’

Buy Local

Buy Local

Many companies that position themselves as using sustainable materials obtain them from locations outside the U.S., ship them to another location to process, and then back to the U.S. for sale, contributing to carbon pollution in the process. A good example is wood from South America that’s shipped to Asia for production and then back […]

Do One Thing: Go Open A Window

Do One Thing: Go Open A Window

The EPA found that the air inside the typical American home is actually dirtier than the air outside, mainly because of chemicals in our household cleaners and furnishings. But opening your windows just 10 minutes a day can make a difference to your indoor air quality. Not all of us have a view like this—if […]