Memorize these Lists or print this out and take it with you to the store.  You have an impact on the planet every time you shop.

(This is from www.GreenAmericaToday.org)

10 Things you should Never Buy Again:

5 Things you should Always Buy Green:

10 Things you should buy only if they have the Fair Trade Symbol:

10 of the Worst Corporate Criminals to Avoid:

10 Things you should Never Buy Again:

1.  Styrofoam cups

2. Paper Towels

3. Bleached coffee filters

4. Teak and Mahagony

5. Chemical pesticides and herbicides

6. Conventional household cleaners

7. Toys made with PVC pastic

8. Plastic forks and spoons

9. Farm Raised Salmon

10. Rayon

5 Things you should Always Buy Green:

1. Paint (look for low or no-VOC paint)

2. Paper (look for paper products with a high post-consumer recycled content)

3. Light Bulbs (look for compact fluorescents or CFL’s)

4. Appliances (look for appliances with the Energy Star Label)

5. Fruits and Vegetables (look for organic, local and in-season produce)

10 Things you should buy only if they have the Fair Trade Symbol:

1. Tea

2. Chocolate

3. Bananas

4. Sugar

5. Rice

6. Vanilla

7. Apparel

8. Wine

9. Olive oil

10. Coffee

10 of the Worst Corporate Criminals to Avoid:

1. Wal-Mart

2. ExxonMobil

3. Coca-Cola

4. Nestle

5. Monsanto

6. General Motors

7. Donminion

8. Citigroup

9. Shell Petroleum

10. McDonald’s