Monday, March 28th, 2011

Cotton is one of the most heavily treated agricultural products on the market. It uses approximately 25% of the world’s insecticides and more than 10% of the pesticides (including herbicides, insecticides and defoliants). The use of these chemicals can have devastating effects on farmers, farmers’ families, and the environment. Organic offers an important alternative to [...]

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Clothes Makers Join to Set ‘Green Score’ By TOM ZELLER Jr. March 1 NY Times With just a few clicks on Google Maps, anyone can call up a satellite image of blue dye and other chemicals washing downriver from textile mills in Xintang, China — the world capital of blue jeans production. But American shoppers in a [...]