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Bamboozled? The Debate Rages Over Bamboo

by Becky Striepe on September 7th, 2009

Don’t fret just yet! You can still feel good about your bamboo flooring and rad SK8 board. The product in question is the bamboo fabric that many folks are touting as a green alternative to conventional textiles, like cotton. So I have to admit that the pros and cons of bamboo have been on [...]

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Way to Go, Grandma! Older Buyers Now Top Consumers of Green Goods

by John Platt on September 18th, 2008

Ready for some green guilt? It turns out that older Americans — those age 55 and up — are now the country’s top buyers of green goods. According to a survey conducted by ICOM Information & Communications, women aged 55-59 are more than twice as likely as the average consumer to use green products. Meanwhile, men [...]

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