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LOHAS forum update
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LOHAS 2011
Registration Now
Open! First 15
Recieve 2 for 1
Discount
We are offering a
special 2 for 1
rate for the
first 25 people
who register.
This is a savings
of $795! Plan
ahead and don't
miss out on this
opportunity to
save your space
at the premiere
LOHAS
event. ...
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2010 LOHAS
Journal
Available
The 2010 LOHAS
Journal is now
available and
packed with
valuable data and
information for
you to better
understand the
LOHAS
marketplace. This
is a must have
for anyone
interested in
LOHAS. ...
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Sustainable Economy
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Tis
the season – for
2011
predictions
I love this time of
year. Cooler
weather. Great
food. More time
with family. But I
also love that my
Inbox fills up with
new trend reports.
Here are some of my
favorites (so far)
related to the
world of
sustainability:
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6
Reasons Why You
Might Buy a $50
Light
Bulb
Incandescent light
bulbs will be
phased out in 2014.
Some will say
bye-bye and good
riddance, while
others are still
holding out for a
mercury-free
eco-alternative to
CFL’s. But, there’s
a new kid on the
block that might
fulfill everyone’s
dreams. ...
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Hybrid and
diesel tax credits
will soon
expire
If you’ve been
putting off buying
a hybrid or diesel
vehicle, don’t wait
any longer. The tax
credits are set to
expire December 31
of this
year. ...
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Target
Lays Out First
Green Goals: 10%
Emissions and Water
Cuts
Since adding
recycling bins at
its stores for the
first time earlier
this year, Target
has finalized a set
of company-wide
goals covering
emissions, water
and more.
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Macy’s
Says Lighting
Retrofit Will Cut
Energy Consumption
73%
Macy’s is
retrofitting more
than 117,000
halogen-based
accent lighting in
86 department
stores across the
nation in a
sustainability
campaign that
expects to reduce
the retailer’s
energy consumption
by 73%. ...
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Ted Ning discusses
LOHAS and why Asia
is more LOHAS
conscious than
westerners
Q&A with Ted
Ning, executive
director of the
LOHAS Conference
and editor of LOHAS
Journal on the
lifestyles of
health and
sustainability
movement ...
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Healthy Lifestyles
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Mother
Suing McDonald’s
Over Happy Meal
Toys
A California mother
is pursuing a
class-action
lawsuit against
McDonald's,
claiming that the
fast-food chain is
luring kids into
eating unhealthy
food. Monet Parham
is the frontrunner
of this lawsuit
backed by the
Center for Science
in the Public
Interest (CSPI),
aimed at stopping
McDonald's use of
toys in marketing
its Happy Meals for
small
children.
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Ecological Living
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Woman Has
Used the Same
Christmas Tree
Every Year Since
1928
In this age of
consumerism,
particularly around
the holiday season,
sometimes its easy
to forget that the
things we've used
the longest often
have the most value
to us ...
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Nature
study: Loss of
biodiversity can
increase disease
transmission
The loss of
biodiversity in
ecosystems ranging
from marine coral
reefs to
terrestrial forests
can increase the
transmission of
infectious diseases
in humans, other
animals and plants,
according to a new
scientific analysis
just published in
the journal
Nature. ...
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International News
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Shoppers
buy with their
hearts
SHOPPING with a
conscience. Buying
based on social
responsibility.
Ethical
consumerism. Heard
of it? Australian
shoppers currently
spend $19 billion
annually in the
market so big now
that it has its own
acronym. LOHAS:
Lifestyles of
Health and
Sustainability
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