Joe Dickson, Quality Control Coordinator for Whole Foods Markets, talks about their decision to phase out all products containing toxic chemical Bisphenal A, offsetting their emissions with wind credits, and their plans to use biodiesel in their distribution fleets. LISTEN (12 min)
Author Archives: William Craven
Whole Foods Markets Green Mission
- Monday, 11 December 2006 21:01
- Written by William Craven
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Student Environmental Communication Network
- Monday, 11 December 2006 20:53
- Written by William Craven
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In our next installment from the Student Environmental Communication Network, students hip us to different approaches to green fashion. LISTEN (8 min)
Daniel Kammen: China takes One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
- Friday, 08 December 2006 15:04
- Written by William Craven
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As Berkeley Professor Daniel Kammen tells Betsy, it’s great that the Chinese government is considering a tax on industrial polluters. Less great, though, is that a coal-fired power plant opens there every ten days. As for the Republic of Texas…. LISTEN (11 MIN)
Greenpeace: A Greener Apple
- Friday, 08 December 2006 15:03
- Written by William Craven
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Rick Hinds, legislative Director for the Greenpeace Toxics Campaign, runs down their latest rankings of Computer and Cellphone companies. How did Apple do? Well, they must be a red apple, because they sure aren’t that green. LISTEN (7 min)
ForestEthics & Victoria’s Secret Reach Agreement
- Friday, 08 December 2006 15:02
- Written by William Craven
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"Victoria’s Dirty Secret" has been cleaned up as Victoria’s Secret agrees to produce catalogs that do not come from endangered forests, that use more recycled content, and that are the product of sustainable logging practices. ForestEthics Paper Campaign Director Dan Howells stops by to celebrate a big victory for Victoria’s Secret, ForestEthics, women who like lingerie, and men who, um, like catalogs. LISTEN (10 min)