Books to read NOW!!!
As you get to know me you may be finding out that I am committed to asking myself what can I do for you? How can I help you become a conscientious consumer which may help someone else to become one. Two books that will help you understand how critical it is now for us to be making the right choices in your every day living are Mark Schapiro’s book “Exposed” and Stacy Malkan’s book “Not Just a Pretty Face- the Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry. Both of these books will start you thinking about what you can do differently in your approach to life everyday from furnishing your home to the toys you buy for your family. Learn what you can do that will change how you purchase and consume and bring the credibility of your dollar to change the way the big companies create, market and pollute. Learn how you can found out what American companies are ready to comply to a new standard that the European Union has been putting in place for four years. Over 1,100 ingredients are now banned in Europe for unhealthy consumption. In the United States there are 10. The Europeans decided to find the “cause” of the ever increasing numbers of disease in their communities; in the U.S. we’ve decided to devote our research into the “cure”. Hmmmmm.
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:55 pm
I was just commenting to my wife yesterday that it is absolutely ridiculous the amount of chemicals that are “pushed” in our society to keep your house “clean”. It seems like someone could actually step up and say “wait a minute, doesn’t all of this manufacturing and industry just create more and more pollution and waste for us to deal with in the future.” But instead, we are encouraged to consume MUCH more than is necessary. Something has to change before we all have lung disease and asthma attacks just from being outside. Geez people!