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Protesters say panic, products aren’t organic

March 12th, 2010, 4:10 pm by

Photo of Expo protest courtesy Organic Consumers Association

Cell phone and pocket cameras whirred and clicked as a group of about a dozen protesters got the Natural Products Expo off to a raucous start Friday at the Anaheim Convention Center.

“If it doesn’t have a seal, it ain’t the real deal,” the protesters chanted over a loudspeaker, as well as, “Expo Panic! These brands are not organic.”

They also held up 5-foot signs mocking shampoo bottles of several brands.

The group, from the Organic Consumers Association, contends that shampoo, makeup and other personal care products — some on display inside the convention hall — lack a seal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that would certify them as organic.

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Natural Products Expo is tinted green

March 11th, 2010, 11:50 am by

Register photo of trade show preparations by Michael Goulding

Anaheim plays host this week to the Natural Products Expo, in which businesses will show off their healthy foods, organic shampoos and a dizzying variety of other items to retailers. The general public isn’t invited, although the trendier products could soon end up on local store shelves.

On Friday, the first day of the trade show, a small group of demonstrators — some dressed as shampoo bottles — will appear outside the Anaheim Convention Center to protest what they believe are insufficient standards for judging which shampoos, makeup and other personal care products are truly organic.

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Poll: Endangered-species condoms in O.C.?

February 11th, 2010, 8:38 am by

An environmental group that says reducing human population growth could help save endangered species will distribute 100,000 “endangered species condoms” across the nation on Valentine’s Day — including in Orange County. pbear2goc

Volunteers will hand out the condom packages – each carrying an image of one of six endangered species along with catchy slogans – in bars, public events such as concerts, supermarkets, college campuses and other locations.

Among the images on the condom packages, which are free, is a polar bear with the slogan, “Wrap with care, save the polar bear,” along with five other threatened or endangered species: the jaguar, American burying beetle, snail darter, coqui guajon rock frog and spotted owl. Read the rest of this entry »

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Valentine’s Day endangered-species condoms?

February 4th, 2010, 12:08 pm by

Environmental activists worried about overpopulation say they’ll have a Valentine’s Day gift for the nation: free endangered-species condoms.

gncgocThe Center for Biological Diversity, based in Tucson, says it will distribute the condoms in Orange County and elsewhere around the country. Images of six endangered species will appear on the condom packages.

For now, they are saying little else, keeping details — including which species they’ve chosen — under wraps until the big launch next week.

“Now we’re trying to stuff tons of these things into boxes, trying to get them all out by Monday,” said Randy Serraglio, a conservation advocate at the Center. “We’ll see if that actually happens.”

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Recycle your electronics — free

January 29th, 2010, 11:09 am by

A free electronics recycling event is being held in Ladera Ranch today, part of a wave of such events rolling across Orange County. recyclingevent

Orange County residents can bring their old television sets, computers, cell phones, printers and other electronics to Ladera Ranch Elementary, 29551 Sienna Pkwy.,  now until 4 p.m.

People who recycle their electronics will receive free lift tickets to the Mt. Baldy ski area.

Next on the list: the fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, where a recycling event will be held during the same hours on Saturday and Sunday.

The wave of electronics recycling events are the work of All Green Electronics Recycling. Organizers say the events, held around the county for about the past year, are proving to be enormously successful.

And more are planned next month in Mission Viejo and Fullerton. Visit the company’s Web site for a complete schedule.

(Photo courtesy All Green Electronics Recycling.)

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Hot deal: Switch to gas logs, get $125

January 28th, 2010, 8:17 am by

The region’s smog-control agency is offering a $125 rebate to homeowners who convert their wood-burning fireplaces to gas. fireplace

The program, meant to reduce air pollution from wood smoke, proved so popular that it sold out in December after 5,000 people used it to convert their fireplaces.

The program was recently expanded by the South Coast Air Quality Management District to cover an additional 2,500 homeowners.

Prices for such conversion sets vary, but $125 covers most or all of the installation cost, said air district spokesman Sam Atwood.

Residents of Orange County and parts of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties can go to the Healthy Hearths Initiative Web page, find out if they live in a qualifying Zip code, and locate a fireplace dealer nearby.

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