What is your definition of “green?” There is a persistent definition of “green” that was reinforced in last week’s Fortune Brainstorm: Green 2010 conference and their April issue. 80 percent of that definition only looked through a lens that considered a product or activity’s impact on resources, waste, and emissions.
The negative toll of toxic chemicals and pollution on our bodies is probably as dramatic as emissions are for the planet, or plastics are for the oceans. The direct link is just harder to make. The definition of “green” is incomplete without taking into account the all-important factor of health. Read the rest on HuffingtonPost>
By Annie B. Bond, best-selling and award-winning author of five green living books, thousands of blogs, and all the tips in the Greenify Everything app. Called “The Godmother of Green” by Martha Stewart Sirius Radio.