Häagen-Dazs Loves Bees – Should We Love Häagen-Dazs?

Last year, Häagen-Dazs announced it would invest a quarter of a million dollars into research on "Colony Collapse Disorder" -- the mysterious ongoing disappearance of millions of honeybees in North America and Europe. Is this mere corporate greenwashing, or does the premium ice … [Read more...]

9 Healthy Winter Activities for the Kids

Editor’s note: The following post was originally published on Green and Clean Mom. “Green & Clean Mom can inspire you to try a little harder, be a catalyst for change and to offer you some new tips and news on how to be the green, sexy and sassy mom…I know you are!” Winter … [Read more...]

Coke Sued for Fraudulent Claims and Deceptive Labeling of VitaminWater

The Coca-Cola Company has been served notice of a class action lawsuit filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) over the deceptive and unsubstantiated claims on its VitaminWater line of beverages. [social_buttons] "Coke fears, probably correctly, that they’ll … [Read more...]

Valentines Day: Do it Fair Trade

Around the Polka Dot Household we don't buy into the whole Valentine's Day thing... I just can't get beyond the consumerism. Besides my husband gives me flowers every couple of months for no reason at all... why wait for V-Day? That said, the kiddos do have Valentine's … [Read more...]

Another Urgent Health Alert: Toss The Keebler Cookies

Five adults have died with salmonella infection and Peanut Corp. of America (PCA) may be the cause of the outbreak. Kudos to Kellogs for preemptively pulling their cookies from the shelves. Yeah, I said that, Kellogs, pimpmaster of all things packaged, high fructose, … [Read more...]