Author: Erin Elizabeth

Dr. Bronner’s, the leading natural soap and organic body care products brand, has resigned from the Organic Trade Association (OTA), due to what they call a betrayal of the consumer-led GMO labeling movement. The OTA lent crucial support to the DARK Act, something they had initially opposed, and that allowed anti-labeling legislators to push that legislation through the Senate and be signed into law by President Obama this past summer. However, although the company resigned from OTA, they will now use their organizational resources to help power consumer, farmer and industry organizations which, “more authentically and courageously represent the...

On Black Friday, Patagonia made an astounding $10 million in sales (five times what they expected to make) and have promised to donate every cent toward helping save the environment.  The Monday after the sale, the outdoor apparel and gear retailer announced their record-breaking haul saying that the “enormous love” their customers showed to the planet would benefit hundreds of grassroots environmental organizations, many of which are small and underfunded but are nonetheless, “working on the front lines to protect our air, water and soil for future generations,” around the world. From the article: “Company spokeswoman Corley Kenna told The Huffington...

The island of Ta’u in American Samoa, located more than 4,000 miles from the West Coast of the United States, has undergone a transformation. The island used to use diesel fuel to power itself, using as much as 300 gallons of fuel a day (109,500 a year!).  Now, with the help of Tesla/Solar City, the island has been retrofitted to use a solar array and battery packs for its full energy use. Funded by the American Samoa Economic Development Authority, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Interior, this was an opportunity for Tesla to show us what...