Deirdre Imus: Becoming the Essential Green You! A Resolution To Live By

Happy New Year! For millions of us, this is the time when we resolve to change some aspect of our life. Often it's the same resolution as past promises and time and again many of us fail to achieve our goal. As we look ahead to a challenging economic outlook this new year, everywhere we turn we find companies poised to capitalize using the "green" marketing message, hoping to capture consumer's attention. Newspapers and network programs are devoting entire weeks to offering "green" tips and products. Even politicians are discovering their inner "green" and embracing eco-friendly policies. The growing realization that we are living in an increasingly toxic world has also awakened consumers to the fact that we can't always trust government agencies to guarantee that the products we use every day are actually safe. In the past, the presumption was that if it's on the store shelves, it must be safe. But in fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Need proof? Remember that cigarettes ... (link)