General Informed Consumer
Web Resources

The Green Guide
From the folks at National Geographic, the Green Guide has been dubbed the "green living source for today's conscious coinsumer." Find out how small changes can mean BIG benefits - for you, your wallet, and the environment.

Better World Shopping Guide
A tiny book organized by product type that grades companies on issues of the environment, human rights, animal protection, community involvement, and social justice.

Green America
Their Responsible Shopper gives reports on the impacts major companies have on human rights, social justice, environmental sustainability and more. You can easily search for companies by industry and learn who owns your favorite brands.

Consumer Reports' Greener Choices
Provides non-commercial, independently researched, in-depth information on "green" products and services.

Good Stuff
From the Worldwatch Institute, this guide contains tips, facts, and links to help you explore the environmental and social issues of many products.

New American Dream
Provides information, news, campaigns, and publications that promote responsible consumption toward environmental protection, increased quality of life, and social justice.

GreenYour
GreenYour is an interactive resource that provides carefully researched facts, tips, and product information on loads of topics. Writers and researchers collaborate to provide you with lots of helpful, quality information from greening your cleaning to greening your travel. Organizations and individuals with environmental backgrounds are invited to contribute their expertise. GreenYour does not accept any money from manufacturers or retailers.

Green Maven
An all-green search engine

SustainLane
SustainLane is an online green directory where you can find reviews of new green products and businesses. Sign up and contribute your opinions and ideas on green products that you have tried. You can even search by location for local green listings.

Big Green Purse
Big Green Purse focuses on the power of a woman's purse. The site is loaded with ways that you can use your spending power to promote environmental sustainability and social responsibility.

The Daily Green
The Daily Green is marketed as "The Consumer's Guide to the Green Revolution." It is full of information on how to be more ecologically conscious in the home, in your purchasing - in just about everything you do. It's a Digital Media Unit of Hearst Magazines.

GoodGuide
GoodGuide provides information on the health, environmental and social impacts of producst tyhat you use every day. Search more than 70,000 products to see where they rank of a scale of 1 to 10. You can even take the GoodGuide shopping with you through their convenient iPhone app!