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"Soy What? When burning candles around the house, be sure to choose clean-burning soy candles. Traditional candles are paraffin-based, which is made from non-renewable petroleum; when burned, it emits soot and smoke into the air, polluting your indoor air. Soy candles are a much cleaner choice and made from-yep, you guessed it-soybeans. They're easy to find, and here's the best part: they burn longer than paraffin candles, so you get more soothing scents for your cents. Tip: Place unlit scented soy candles in your sock drawer to gently scent the drawer."

By: Eco-Expert Danny Seo

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Did you know?

"In the 24 hours since this time yesterday, over 200,000 acres of rain-forest have been destroyed in our world. Fully 13 million tons of toxic chemicals have been released into our environment. Over 45,000 people have died of starvation, 38,000 of them children. And more than 130 plant or animal species have been driven to extinction by the actions of humans. (The last time there was such a rapid loss of species was when the dinosaurs vanished.) And all this just since yesterday."

Hartmann, Thom (2000). The last hours of ancient sunlight. New York, NY: Three Rivers.

Green Living Tip 1

“Line dry your sheets in warm months. If you’ve got two trees in your back or side yard, you can string up a clothesline in minutes.”
“Purchase a water filtration system if you’re concerned about your drinking water, instead of relying on bottled water.”
“Download software online directly on your computer hard drive instead of buying software on CD.”
“Keep windows and drapes closed on hot days to reduce radiant solar gain.”

Get more of these fabulous green living tips from “It’s Easy Being Green.” Book by: Crissy Trask.

Find it in our home section!

Why Buy Organic Cotton?

Cotton uses approximately 25% of the world's insecticides and more than 10% of the pesticides (including herbicides, insecticides, and defoliants.). (Allan Woodburn)
Approximately 10% of all pesticides sold for use in U. S. agriculture were applied to cotton in 1997, the most recent year for which such data is publicly available. (ACPA)
Fifty-five million pounds of pesticides were sprayed on the 12.8 million acres of conventional cotton grown in the U.S. in 2003 (4.3 pounds/ acre), ranking cotton third behind corn and soybeans in total amount of pesticides sprayed. (USDA)
Over 2.03 billion pounds of synthetic fertilizers were applied to conventional cotton in 2000 (142 pounds/acre), making cotton the fourth most heavily fertilized crop behind corn, winter wheat, and soybeans. (USDA)
The Environmental Protection Agency considers seven of the top 15 pesticides used on cotton in 2000 in the United States as "possible," "likely," "probable," or "known" human carcinogens (acephate, dichloropropene, diuron, fluometuron, pendimethalin, tribufos, and trifluralin). (EPA)
In 1999, a work crew re-entered a cotton field about five hours after it was treated with tribufos and sodium chlorate (re-entry should have been prohibited for 24 hours). Seven workers subsequently sought medical treatment and five have had ongoing health problems. (California DPR)
It takes roughly one-third of a pound of chemicals (pesticides and fertilizers) to grow enough cotton for just one T-shirt. (SCP)

Sources
OTA's "2006 U.S. Organic Production & Marketing Trends" report.

Allen Woodburn Associates Ltd./Managing Resources Ltd., "Cotton: The Crop and its Agrochemicals Market," 1995.

American Crop Protection Association, "1997 Total U. S. Sales by Crop Protection Product Type and Market," 1998 ACPA Industry Profile.

California Department of Pesticide Regulation, "DPR Releases Data on 1999 Pesticide Injuries," 2001.

Sustainable Cotton Project, "Cleaner Cotton Campaign Tool Kit," Oroville, CA.

U. S. Department of Agriculture, "Agricultural Chemical Usage: 2003 Field Crop Summary."

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, "List of Chemicals Evaluated for Carcinogenic Potential," 2001.

Why Buy Organic?

"Organic agriculture protects the health of people and the planet by reducing the overall exposure to toxic chemicals from synthetic pesticides that can end up in the ground, air, water and food supply, and that are associated with health consequences, from asthma to cancer. Because organic agriculture doesn't use toxic and persistent pesticides, choosing organic products is an easy way to help protect yourself."

Did you know?

That Green Stuff Connection donates ONE PERCENT of sales to the planet? You can feel proud of making a purchase with us! Be confident in knowing that with your purchase, you are making a contribution to environmental organizations that are working vigorously to find solutions to our planet in peril... See One Percent for the planet for more details.

Green Living Tip 2

"Consider buying clothes made from organic cotton. The purchase of one T-Shirt and a pair of jeans made from 100% organic cotton eliminates at least 150 grams of fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides from the environment. If one out of every five Americans purchased a 100% organic T-Shirt instead of one made from conventionally grown U.S. cotton, nearly fifty thousand tons of agrochemicals would be prevented from polluting U.S. freshwater bodies, ecosystems, and wardrobes." Quote From The Green Book By: Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas Kostigen

Green Living Tip 3

Did you know that you can have a tree planted in anyone's honor? The Arbor Day Foundation can help you make this wonderful gift come true! Go to http://www.arborday.org/

Green Living Tip 4

The Problem: The fashion industry is responsible for unleashing massive amounts of chemicals directly into the environment.

The Culprits: Syntheti fabrics, chemical dyes and even natural fabrics made using nunsustainable methods.

The Solution: Only buying clothes and accessories that use organic, recycled and sustainable fibers, and low impact dyes.

Tips Provided by: The Purple Book Green Edition

By Hillary Mendelsohn and Ian Anderson

Green Living Tip 5

"Recycle-If Everyone in America simply separated the paper, plastic, glass and aluminum products from the trash and tossed them into a recycling bin, we could decrease the amount of waste sent to landfills by 75 percent. Currently, it takes an area the size of Pennsylvania to dump all our waste each year." Quote from: The Green Book By: Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen