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Planet Green has picked up a pitch for a reality show called Beekman Farm. The show is described by Variety as having “a modern-day ‘Green Acres’ spin about two New York City expatriates who head upstate to run a farm…and seek to develop a line of organic products for their company under the Beekman 1802 [...]

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We know there are a lot of people out there angry with SIGG over their admission that some older bottles they produced contain BPA in the liners — but would a $50,000 gift card make you feel better?
Such is the windfall that one customer received after returning two of her tainted bottles in return for [...]

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It’s been almost a month since the Internet exploded with the news that SIGG used BPA-tainted liners in its bottles prior to August 2008 — even after denying such accusations prior — and we’re wondering what steps everyone out there has taken to remedy this issue. Basically, there were three options: 1.) Return your bottle [...]

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If SIGG’s first apology plastered all over their website wasn’t enough for you, CEO Steve Wasik is reaching out again — and this time, he’s letting us know how the company plans on being 100% transparent with customers.
Wasik posted a personal article on The Huffington Post yesterday offering more apologies in the face of rising [...]

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Let the business fallouts begin.
With SIGG finally coming clean about their pre-August 2008 bottles containing the potentially-harmful chemical BPA (bisphenol A), the ramifications of their decision to not let the public know sooner are coming to light. The latest blow from outdoor retail giant Patagonia, who announced today a “termination of all co-branding and co-marketing [...]

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Twitter Thursday is out the door and we’re giving away some incredible personal care packages from EO to rock you into the weekend.
EO (which stands for Essential Oils) is a family owned and operated, Certified Organic Manufacturer of personal care products using the highest grade natural and certified organic ingredients. All of their goods are [...]

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By now, you may have heard that SIGG has finally admitted that their bottles are not as “health-friendly” as was previously touted. The company recently dropped the bomb that bottles manufactured prior to August 2008 do in fact have liners containing bisphenol A — a chemical that may adversely affect human health. While the science [...]

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Paula Abdul can add another product sponsorship under her belt with a new position as Celebrity Ambassador for G2 Fitness. Some sites are saying that she is specifically promoting their Golf Mat and while I’m not exactly sure what a “golf mat” is (I thought it was a portable putting green?) it seems that she’s [...]

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Now you can turn organic waste into ethanol right in your own home! Greenhouse (NOT the bar!) and E-Fuel launched its MicroFueler at a party held in the Pacific Palisades home of Greenhouse founder Chris Ursitti. It seems that Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt were in attendance along with more likely suspects Frances Fisher and [...]

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