The Christian Science Monitor
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Environment > Shopping

10.02.08

Heat up that iron: a guide to ecofriendly clothing care

Because 60 percent of the energy use on clothing is tied to its care, how you clean your clothes matters more to the environment than what they’re made of.

09.29.08

Before you buy those organic bluejeans…

Which is most ecofriendly, organic cotton or polyester? The answer may surprise you.

09.29.08

For consumers, more incentives to go green

Buy a computer, help plant a tree. Do such offers live up to their promise?

09.19.08

Aerosol cans: Are they OK to use now?

08.22.08

EarthTalk: What to do about those hard-to-recycle CDs, DVDs, and their cases?

07.25.08

EarthTalk: What’s the ‘greenest’ TV?

07.01.08

‘Free sharing’ sites expand on Internet

Audio Reporter

Reporter Gregory Lamb discusses the phenomenon of sharing online.

Reporter Gregory Lamb

06.18.08

Canadian teen speeds degradation process for plastic bags