Stories by Luanne Bradley

Luanne Bradley is the senior editor of Ecosalon.com. She also is a contributor to AlterNet, the Examiner and Divine Caroline, and her eco articles have been featured at Huffington Post.subscribe to Luanne Bradley's rss feed

Forget the High-Priced Ivy League Schools, Here's Some Better Ideas for Your Education

Posted on May 12, 2010, Source: AlterNet

You don't need a $100k degree from Harvard, Yale, Stanford or Princeton to cure an ailing planet.

Toxic Nail Salons: Why Your Nail Polish Color Could be the Next Agent Orange

Posted on Apr 21, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Nail salon workers, and potentially their customers, may be at risk from a toxic cocktail of chemicals that have been linked to cancer, birth defects and skin rashes.

Why Shopping at Costco Could Be Making You Sick

Posted on Apr 11, 2010, Source: AlterNet

After a Costco shopper was hit with a wave of nausea, she took a closer look at the big-box store's products and their potential hazards.

Rethinking the Shopper's High: New Ways to Get the Rush Without Laying Out the Cash

Posted on Mar 2, 2010, Source: AlterNet

The serotonin surge from shopping (think runner's high spiked with chic Milly dresses and swank Boss suits) can be attained from trying and not buying.

America's Priciest Steak Houses Still Serving Factory-Farmed Beef

Posted on Feb 16, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Most of the high priced U.S. haunts of meat connoisseurs cite several excuses for not making the shift to ethically raised, drug-free, grass-fed cattle.

Why Your 'Green' or Vegan Shoes May Be Neither

Posted on Feb 12, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Companies that farm out vegan shoes to China often don't know enough about the labor conditions -- or if the final product is even truly vegan.

9 Holiday Gifts Every American Should Go Without

Posted on Dec 15, 2009, Source: EcoSalon

Aren't we already up to our ears in calendars, cell phones and Ugg boots?

Laundry Liberation: Fighting for the Right to Hang Your Clothes Out to Dry

Posted on Sep 16, 2009, Source: EcoSalon

Using a clothes line instead of a dryer saves tons of carbon, yet some communities have banned the practice.

Why Do Women Singers Have to Look Like Barbie?

Posted on Sep 10, 2009, Source: EcoSalon

For the sake of my own daughters, I wish we could return to a day when female vocalists ruled with a good set of pipes and an inspirational message.
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