{"id":1890,"date":"2009-04-22T07:05:05","date_gmt":"2009-04-22T12:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=1890"},"modified":"2009-04-22T07:56:25","modified_gmt":"2009-04-22T12:56:25","slug":"green-guidelines-help-consumers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/1890","title":{"rendered":"Green guidelines help consumers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Housekeeping is adding a new seal to help protect consumers from tainted products and false claims. This new green seal will provide a standard criteria for consumers to make an informed decision about their product use based on\u00a0its energy use, composition, waste, water use, effort to reduce packaging\u00a0and health impacts.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in finding out more, check out the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/lifestyle\/ci_11898565\">Good Housekeeping adds green seal &#8211; San Jose Mercury News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/money\/industries\/environment\/2009-03-16-green-seal_N.htm\">An evergreen seal of approval branches out &#8211; USATODAY.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenerchoices.org\/\">GreenerChoices.org<\/a> (An environmentally friendly online version of Consumer Reports)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libproxy.uww.edu:9443\/login?url=http:\/\/proquest.umi.com\/pqdlink?did=1438762071&amp;Fmt=7&amp;clientId=3852&amp;RQT=309&amp;VName=PQD\">&#8220;Greening the supply chain. Systems find they can be good to the planet as well as their bottom line.&#8221;<\/a> By S. Rhea &#8211; Modern Healthcare,\u00a02008<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=kIdQHwAACAAJ&amp;source=gbs_ViewAPI\">Contractor\u2019s guide to green building construction : management, project delivery, documentation, and risk reduction \/ Thomas E. Glavinich<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Call Number<\/em>: TH880 .G53 2008, Location: Main Collection, 3rd Floor &#8211; Stack Number 128<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=xcP_HQAACAAJ&amp;source=gbs_ViewAPI\">Renewable energy : a concise guide to green alternatives \/ Jennifer Carless<\/span>.<\/a> <em>Call Number<\/em>: 333.79 Car, Location: Curriculum Collection, Juvenile Non-Fiction, 2nd Floor &#8211; Stack Nos 6-8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or <a href=\"http:\/\/wtwlib.wisconsin.edu\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&amp;PAGE=dbPage\">request this book from UB<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=EkTQGAAACAAJ&amp;source=gbs_ViewAPI\">Green from the ground up : a builder&#8217;s guide : sustainable, healthy, and energy-efficient home construction \/ David Johnston &amp; Scott Gibson<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What can you do to go green?<\/strong> Let us know what products you see with the Good Housekeeping&#8217;s Green Seal of approval or other tips you might have to help preserve the planet we live on. Every little bit helps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What you do today\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">does<\/span> make a difference in the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Housekeeping is adding a new seal to help protect consumers from tainted products and false claims. 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