Resources for Living Green

Nubius Organics Articles

• The Plastic Bag Dilemma: Problems & Solutions of the Single Use Bag
• Spotlight on Local, Green Business: Nubius Organics (from SantaCruz.Patch.com)
• The Truth about BPA-Related Health Risks
• Consumer Alert: Food, Beverage and Personal Care Products Require No FDA Approval
• Healthy Tips for Greening Your Wellness Routine
• Safer Plastic Choices and Some to Avoid —
  Important New FDA Position on BPA — What you Need to Know to Make Safer Health Choices
• Free Yourself from the Holiday Frenzy with Fresh Ideas for Sustainable Giving
• Is Bottled Water Better?
• Waste Free Lunches
• Plastic Bottle Facts
• Plastic By The Numbers
• Why Reducing Pesticide Exposure is Smart
• An Eco Mom's Guide to a Green Halloween

Lifestyle Tips for Living Green

• Welcome Back the Season of Outdoor Living
• Greening Your Backyard Summertime Routine
• In Celebration of Earth Day
• Spring is the Season of Health and Renewal
• A Closer Look at the Three R's of Green Living
• Nubius Organics wants to help you Make a Difference
• The Harmful Effects of Toxins
• Eco Tips for Back to School Time
• Protecting Children from the BPA Toxin Takes an Important Leap Forward
• Healthy Lunches Mean No Waste Lunches
• Plastic Bag Bans Gain Momentum Around the World
• EPA Takes On BPA
• The Best Natural Health Tips are Free
• Chemical Free Kids — "The Dirty Thirty" and Safe Alternatives to Everyday Toxins
• 3 Healthy Tips for Greening your Wellness Routine
• Controversial "Baby Bottle Chemical" BPA Deemed Unsafe by the FDA
  
  

No Impact Living

• No Impact Living is about cleaner, healthier choices both for you and for the planet.
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• Download the No Impact Experiment - A One Week Carbon Cleanse (1.37MB)
• Watch the "No Impact" Video
  

Top Ten Eco-Friendly Choices

Living green is about changing habits. It takes some practice at first, but by referring to the list below you can start making the changes that are most doable for you, and just add on from there. It really is a process, but once you start, it's addictive! The feel-good benefits of connecting to the earth and saving our planet for future generations tend to outweigh initial efforts that so often come with change.

1. Use the Fish List as a reference for eco-friendly seafood choices.
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2. Shop in Style! BYOB: Bring Your Own Bags and (of course) Bottles.
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3. Say no to Styrofoam!
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4. Choose free range meats and poultry.
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5. Buy recycled – save our forests!
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6. Reduce your use of conventionally-grown cotton.
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7. Eat Organic – it's better for you and gentler on the planet.
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8. Don't buy higher octane gas than you need.
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9. Beware of PVC plastic.
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10. Ditch the disposables.
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This list contains suggestions that seem most readily adoptable, but is by no means comprehensive.  Alas, like housekeeping, it's always a work in progress. Opt-in to Nubius e-news for monthly updates, tips and resources.

And remember money is power. So why not use your power as a consumer to only support companies that share your values? The Better World Shopper site provides a handy guide to the companies doing both good and bad for our planet.

Bottled Water News

• Message in a Bottle — A journey into the economics—and psychology—of an unlikely business boom.
• FDA Says Bisphenol A (BPA) Exposure Is of 'Some Concern' for Infants and Children
  
  

Eco-Resources

View our list of great environmental organizations who will keep you informed of voluntary activist opportunities on a regular basis.