I want to start being a tree hugger. They even have their own website!
Here is some interesting information about COTTON!
Organic cotton is the version of its conventional counterpart grown without pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, chemical fertilizers or any other chemicals, and that makes it hugely different, especially considering that cotton (organic or otherwise) provides about half of all the world's fiber needs.
Conventional cotton is one of the most chemically-dependent crops, sucking up 10% of all agricultural chemicals and 25% of insecticides on 3% of our arable land; that's more than any other crop per unit. That adds up to 1/3 of a pound of chemicals to produce enough cotton for a t-shirt, and 3/4 of a pound for a pair of jeans. And that's just not bad for the planet; 20,000 deaths occur each year from pesticide poisoning in developing countries, many of these from cotton farming, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). - Collin Dunn
I have started to go green, my mother currently invested in canvas bags that I use instead of taking plastic bags to the grocery store. I have started to buy H&M's Organic cotton dresses. I don't get the newspaper (the tv is good enough), I reuse paper bags from Whole Foods, I am also buying organic foods (SOY yogurts are the GREATEST!), when I use the dishwasher I use ECOwash and I don't let them heat dry. What I would like to do is buy organic paper towels, buy a hybrid, build my own vegetable garden, create a organic material clothing line, and spread the word to others. I also wish I was a hippy. :)
- Little fact. When I was in Middle school, my school was not going to hold the eight grade anymore (I was in seventh at the time). They were going to spread all the kids out into other schools and build a new one to house others. The one they were going to build, was going to be located on a landfill, that was infact still leaking chemical gases. Obviously after many protested, it was denied.
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