eco-mavens

Photo: 16’ Tokitai Totem Pole weighing 3000 lbs. carved by the Lummi Nation House of Tears Carvers to bring attention to the captive Lolita Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, in the Miami Seaquarium held in inhumane conditions. Janice Hall shown with Phreddie Xwenang Lane(Sul ka…Read More

Photo: Dr. Ron Weiss is a primary care physician in New Jersey and New York, who serves as Executive Director of Ethos Primary Care and as Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. For most of his life, Dr. Ron…Read More

With the mission of creating the first-ever comprehensive and targeted economic risk assessments on the most used chemical groups in the world, Toxic Free Future For Our Children (TFFFOC) is undertaking the responsibility of finding solutions to the unregulated toxic chemicals that…Read More

This month we celebrate Women History Month and it’s the perfect time to address some of the issues that affect women, and that are not always openly discussed, such as infertility, sexuality, and other aspects related to feminine wellness. That’s…Read More

Plastic pollution is a global issue with major environmental consequences. According to the UN Environment, researchers estimate that more than 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic have been produced since the early 1950s. About 60% of that plastic has ended up…Read More

Photo: Caranda Martin with Madame Moore, farming and community leader in Banga Region, Liberia. By Giselle Chollett With five generations in farming and the passion to preserve his ancestor technics to prepare tea with restorative and healing powers, Doughba Caranda-Martin…Read More

Photo Credit: Touchstone Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images “The Nightmare Before Christmas” seems like the perfect holiday movie for these times! Given the year that 2020 has turned out to be, even Christmas will be nothing like we’re used to,…Read More

Our eco-maven for the month of November is Kelly Shea, the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs & Corporate Communications for Charlotte’s Web, a Colorado-based company that specializes in whole-plant hemp health supplements. At Charlotte’s Web, their mission is to…Read More

Our eco-maven of October is Sri Artham, founder of Hooray Foods, a San Francisco-based company about to launch a new plant-based product that puts our health, environment, and animal welfare first! Sri, who has worked in sustainable food for over a decade,…Read More

Changing the Paradigm for Childhood Cancer: From Cure to Prevention September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about this insidious disease that is expected to claim the lives of 1,730 children between 0 and 19…Read More