Top 5 “Environmental Friendly” Insulation Products

Walk down the streets of America, and you’ll find more and more of roof insulations, and that too the eco-friendly ones. Environmentally friendly insulations are “must-haves” for almost all houses in the US. If you’re in a position to afford the preliminary expenses, roof insulation is by far the best solution to combat the heat. Designed to reduce the heating outlay by approximately 13%, eco-friendly insulation products work wonders to save your dollars and greenhouse gas emissions. In fact these kinds of insulation significantly contribute to keeping your home-sweet-home [...] Continue Reading…

October 5, 2009   Posted in: Enviromentally friendly products  Comments Closed

‘Cruelty-Free’ Cosmetics

With the cosmetic-market teeming with an infinite variety of cruelty-free cosmetic products, you don’t really need to turn to products from companies that continue to be tested on animals for their establishment. Of late as per a circular passed by the British Parliament, European companies have put an end to testing of cosmetic products on animals – a practice that is uncalled for.

You have loads of quality products available from some of the well-known “cruelty-free” companies across the world to choose from! And the ‘Cruelty-Free’ labels are pretty [...] Continue Reading…

September 15, 2009   Posted in: Cruelty Free Companies  Comments Closed

Banks and government bailout money

Over the last few years, US banks over-leveraged their positions by disbursing an increasing number of unsecured loans. Coinciding with an economic downturn, this led to their business being severely affected with several banks like the Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup, among others. With over $700 billion of government spending diverted to these troubled banks, this became one of the largest bailouts in US history. To add to this, many of these banks outsourced several of their functions, leading to an even greater impact on the US [...] Continue Reading…

September 10, 2009   Posted in: Good Corporate Citizens  Comments Closed

The top five best corporate citizens

Every corporate body realizes the importance of being a good corporate citizen and has made it an integral part of its core business activities. From being environmental friendly to running education programs in underdeveloped and remote countries, corporations work towards doing their bit towards community. After all, consumers contribute to the success of any corporation, and there is no better way of reciprocating than through giving back to the community. 2009 has seen some new entries in the US list of corporate citizens.

Bristol Myers-Squibb tops the list of corporate [...] Continue Reading…

September 12, 2009   Posted in: Ethical Shopping  Comments Closed

Water – So Precious

In the United States, the Clean Water Act (1972) represented a milestone in environmental law. Its enactment resulted in a vast improvement in the quality and quantity of our waterways. Twenty seven years later, a lack of funding, initiative and foresight has resulted in a serious erosion of the acts initial achievements. One study estimates over 30 percent of our waterways exceed acceptable pollution levels, whilst approximately 6.5 percent of the population fall prey to contaminated water.
The offenders that pollute the water are well aware that the act is [...] Continue Reading…

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October 23, 2009   Posted in: Good Corporate Citizens  Comments Closed

Grain of Corn or is it a Grain of Salt

“Speak but one word to me over the corn, Over the tender, bowed locks of the corn.” William Morris

Grain produce is the world’s primary food staple. It accounts for more than 75% of mankind’s physical energy needs. Yet in this age of fast internet, advanced space and medical technology, starvation still lingers larger than ever before. Our planet groans at the seams as potable water and arable land are devoured by homo-sapiens voracious appetite.
As non renewable fossil fuels begin to descend into unknown territory that has been [...] Continue Reading…

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October 30, 2009   Posted in: Ethical Shopping  Comments Closed