Method Launches the World’s First Bottle Made from Recycled Ocean Plastic
Every year, millions of tons of plastic end up in our oceans, polluting the environment and causing damage to marine life. Some of this washes up on shores, even in the most pristine…
Grounded – a Film Festival Celebrating the First Global Soil Week
Soils are essential building blocks of sustainable development. They are essential for food security, to support human well-being and provide further ecosystem services like as carbon storage. Sadly, soils are also severely threatened,…
If You Care – Products for the Conscious Cook
I feel a little silly not mentioning If You Care until now. I do a lot of cooking and baking. Some of that is by choice, and some of it’s because I do…
Fresh, Inspirational Words for Your Walls
It’s been said that if you surround yourself with happy people, you will become happier. The same could be said for your living space, and these beautiful and inspirational prints from Fresh Words…
Oceana’s 2012 Ocean Heroes
The amount of plastic that is polluting our oceans and waterways is staggering. Most of us feel helpless when faced with the stories of the great garbage gyres and birds starving to death…
Can Cute Cardboard Animals Teach Us About Responsible Energy Use?
As a designer and environmentalist, I constantly struggle to bridge the gap between my desire to create a truly sustainable world and that to make pretty things. Can design save the world? Or…
Wash Cycle Laundry – Bike-Powered Laundry Pickup-and-Deliver Service
Philadelphia-based company Wash Cycle Laundry picks up your laundry using a bike-powered fleet of dedicated messengers, washes them with cold water and eco-friendly detergent, and returns them to you quickly using pedal power….
New York Farm City – Voices of the Urban Farming Movement in NYC
“I think urban farming is only in it’s very infant stages, this is only the beginning,” says James Beard-award winning chef Patrick Connolly, of NYC eatery Bobo at the beginning of New York…
Zimride – A Community-Powered Ridesharing Platform That Can Keep Cars Off the Road
We all have somewhere to go, the question is: how do we get there? Services like Zipcar are becoming more popular every day, but how can we utilize all the cars that are…
Eco-Scale – A New Rating System for Cleaning Products
We all want nice clean, healthy homes, right? What we don’t want are the toxic chemicals that often come with that. According to the EPA, indoor air can sometimes be more polluted that…
Amazing Wildlife Photography as Positive Change Agent
Humans are visual beings, we have to see something with our own eyes to really believe it. Perhaps this is why many environmental organizations are holding photo contests, calling for photographers all over…
6 Easy Tips For a Healthier Home
As many people adapt to a green lifestyle, air quality remains one of the most debated issues. One area where air quality is of major importance is inside your home. Reducing the toxins…
November 18, 2015
Mrs. Kimberly Leonard — Dear Harmless Harvest,
Where do I begin? It's hard to choose the correct words to say THANK YOU! You...
September 1, 2015
Kelly Sims — Gwen,
I live in Durham and I see it all the time, sometimes on sale at Kroger and Harris Teeter.
Kelly...
