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To "refresh your recollection" (I am a former lawyer, after all), let me take you back. Good Guide is a beta site that rates products on three scales: environmental, nutritional, and social justice (my terms, not theirs). They reduce a product and its producer to three numerical scores, with 10 being the top score. Then they combine the three scores to a single score purporting to rate a product/producer overall. More than a month ago, I wrote to Good Guide through its website asking for help in understanding how it could rate a commercial "lite" yogurt (Yoplait) with all its additives, so much higher than an organic, plain whole milk (Straus) made from nothing more than organic whole milk and live yogurt cultures, and higher than an organic nonfat plain (Nancy's) made from nothing more than organic nonfat milk and live yogurt cultures.

Nubius Organics, Innovative Product for Eco-Conscious Living, relaunches their website.

Be Green Packaging's CEO, Ron Blitzer, proudly attended The Organic Center's 5th Annual Bay Area Celebration September 12th 2009. Be Green Packaging was also a Silver Sponsor of the event along with Whole Foods Market.

Captain Planet cartoon, is proud to announce that Colorado Rocky Mountain School has recently been awarded an educational grant of $2,500. These funds will be used towards the Colorado Rocky Mountain School Organic Garden Learning Center project.

Are you into organic gardening? Do you prefer natural methods over traditional soil gardening? Know How Hydroponics and Aquaponics can be your new organic friends. Read this blog for additional information!

By making solar panels that are lighter, more flexible, partially transparent and organic, a team of researchers hope to make solar more energy efficient, and crucially more economical in production terms.

Organizations get free access to promote CSR efforts & social impact goals

As part of its rebranding effort, SDialogue (formerly SRB Marketing) is currently running its $10,000 "S Contest," and using audio and video to promote the contest to other organizations with a sustainability story to tell. It's also giving participants multimedia options for entering - participants can enter the contest with a short written argument for why they should be chosen at the firm's website or Facebook page, or can add or substitute a video at its YouTube page. The winner gets $10,000 worth of sustainability strategy and communications services.

As part of our sustainable development interview series, Leila Chirayath Janah, CEO of Samasource was kind enough to share some of her thoughts with us today. A big thank you to Leila and her team for taking the time out of their busy schedules... 1. Could you briefly explain your role and responsibilities within the organization?

Two Colorado Rocky Mountain School students took part in EcoFlight's Flight Across America last week. The two students bravely flew to Jackson on a small Cessna, piloted by Bruce Gordon. This program (organized by Jane Pargiter and Krysia Carter-Giez) is designed to involve, and inform, high school age students about issues regarding biodiversity and conservation using flight and ground-based education.

Aquaponic is one of the most effective systems to grow organic crops in a systematic way. Read this blog to know what Aquaponic is and how it is the most sustainable method of cultivation.

Companies all around the world are discovering that incorporating eco-friendly business practices are just as good for their bottom line as they are for their image. In fact, according to a study performed by MIT's Sloan School of Business Management and the Boston Consulting Group, up to 37 percent of business organizations reported that they witnessed profits from their "green" efforts last year.

EthicalandGreen.net is a resource for all who seek to translate concerns over the climate and compassion for humanity into real-time changes in their lifestyle. A selection of the top news stories of interest along with a full mashup of what is happening in the green and ethical world, you are sure to find something of interest.

"Helping you live a healthier, safer and more natural lifestyle."

"Helping you live a healthier, safer and more natural lifestyle."