The Green Stars Project is all about making objective, science-based decisions as ethical consumers. It’s also a grassroots movement that aims to hold corporations accountable – a democratic “Green Stars” rating system for social and environmental impact. Read more about the GSP.
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Cooking oil drama! Is this seed oil blend actually ideal?
There has been a lot of scare mongering about seed oils from social media influencers, but they are not all equal. Some cooking oils have a very high ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fats, which may be problematic, but there’s one notable exception: canola or rapeseed oil. A…
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Ethical consumerism
From extreme poverty to climate change, we face serious social and environmental challenges. Many of our problems, from habitat destruction to modern slavery, are rooted in corporate misbehavior.
The only dependable way to ensure corporate social responsibility is by impacting sales via ethical consumption. By sharing information and ethical ratings (0 – 5 Green Stars) with other consumers, we shine a light on corporations, both good and bad.
Key Posts: Food/Environment
The environmental footprints of meat and other foods
As you probably know by now, the kind of food we choose to eat has a major impact on climate change, deforestation, pollution, biodiversity losses,…
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Earth is beyond 6 of 9 planetary boundaries. (Wait, what?)
The term planetary boundaries comes from an international group of scientists who have defined nine major threats to life on planet Earth and metrics for…
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Ultra-processed food: How meat and dairy are co-opting the narrative
This is the first of two posts detailing how the UPF conversation is a front line in the war against plant-based food. As a case…
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