Read more green products stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20677/green-products.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:21:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64936/plastic-wine-bottles-eco-friendly-but-drink-it-fast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome are looking to recycled plastic bottles as the future of wine packaging—but though they are more eco-friendly, such bottles are less wine-friendly, Reuters reports. They’re “fine for wine you plan to use under 12 months, but not for wines that are designed to improve in the bottle,” says...http://www.newser.com/story/64936/plastic-wine-bottles-eco-friendly-but-drink-it-fast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 12:44:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64115/natural-foods-rile-up-organic-advocates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans are buying more so-called "natural" foods and angering advocates of organic, who say the distinction is a scam, the Chicago Tribune reports. The natural food market—that is, any food labeled "natural"—has spiked by 10% to $12.9 billion with cheaper-than-organic prices. But it's mostly unregulated. "Our fear...http://www.newser.com/story/64115/natural-foods-rile-up-organic-advocates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 20:19:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56621/green-marketing-blossoms-despite-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagManufacturers of eco-friendly products are finding themselves in the green despite the sputtering economy, Advertising Age reports. One research company reports 458 launches of products that claim to be sustainable or environmentally friendly in 2009, a trend that—if it holds—would triple the number of green launches last year...http://www.newser.com/story/56621/green-marketing-blossoms-despite-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 15:16:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46852/final-green-frontier-cemeteries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs the green movement contemplates the afterlife, more funeral directors are seeing demand for a sendoff without the embalming and sturdy coffins of traditional burials, the Wall Street Journal reports. Natural burials won't necessarily put funeral directors out of business: Yes, simple shrouds are available, but so is a $300...http://www.newser.com/story/46852/final-green-frontier-cemeteries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Jan 2009 11:53:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46848/snowboard-makers-going-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSnowboarders have a vested interest in stopping global warming, and the industry's gear is getting greener by the year, the New York Times reports. “To snowboard, we need snow,” said Bob Carlson, co-founder of Arbor, which has been using renewable materials for their snowboards since 1995. More and more well-known...http://www.newser.com/story/46848/snowboard-makers-going-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Jan 2009 9:29:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38975/how-to-keep-your-pc-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou’ve got the Prius and the reusable shopping bags, but did you know a PC and monitor perpetually left on use more than twice the kilowatt-hours per year consumed by a fridge? The New York Times reports what you can do to slow your computer’s energy drain: Turn it off...http://www.newser.com/story/38975/how-to-keep-your-pc-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Oct 2008 14:27:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35859/slow-food-fest-plans-political-mouthful-in-san-fran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the slow-food movement taking center stage in San Francisco at a 4-day festival beginning tomorrow, organizers are hoping the momentum carries all the way to Washington, the Chronicle reports. With lectures, garden tours, cooking demos, and restaurant dinners, Slow Food Nation aims to change US food policy by promoting...http://www.newser.com/story/35859/slow-food-fest-plans-political-mouthful-in-san-fran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 Aug 2008 10:28:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30904/ten-steps-to-greener-sex.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEco-conscious sex certainly doesn't have too enticing a ring to it, but don't discount the enjoyable ways to spice things up while doing your part to save the Earth, says Greendaily.com. From the reasonable to the wacky, they've got you, er, covered: Grab French Letter condoms, the world's only...http://www.newser.com/story/30904/ten-steps-to-greener-sex.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Jun 2008 11:32:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30244/why-everyone-in-berkeley-owns-a-prius.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNowhere in California is the power of green consumerism more apparent than the Prius-packed city of Berkley. The Economist takes a look at a "greenery by zip code" study that, somewhat unsurprisingly, places Palo Alto near the top and Bakersfield near the bottom of locales packed with certified green buildings...http://www.newser.com/story/30244/why-everyone-in-berkeley-owns-a-prius.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Jun 2008 8:55:00 CDT