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Did you know . . . our textiles and clothes?
International Labour Office. “Global Employment Trends Brief.” January 2006. www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/download/getb06en.pdf.
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Over 1.5 billion . . . sold worldwide.
Mintel Report. “Jeans–U.S., February 2006.” www.oxygen.mintel.com/sinatra/reports/display/id=295910/display/id=165031
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Cotton, the most widely . . . crops in the world.
Myers, D. and S. Stolton. Organic Cotton: From Field to Final Product. ITDG Publishing, 1999.

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It accounts . . . of worldwide pesticides.
Allen Woodburn Associates Ltd./Managing Resources Ltd. “Cotton: The Crop and Its Agrochemicals Market,” 1995.

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Many of the pesticides . . . cause cancer.
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, “List of Chemicals Evaluated for Carcinogenic Potential.” 2001.

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Estimated global retail . . . $6.8 billion by 2010.
Organic Exchange. “Organic Cotton Market Report,” 2007. www.organicexchange.org/Documents/market_high_fall07.pdf
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Even though cotton . . . for the public.
Rivoli, P. The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade. Wiley, 2006.

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The book . . . into new shoes?
McDonough, W. and M. Braungart. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. North Point Press, 2002.

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According to Shop. Etc…have a favorite handbag.
HYPERLINK “http://forum.purseblog.com/handbags-and-purses/must-read-stats-facts-quirky-quotes-about-almighty-37517.html” http://forum.purseblog.com/handbags-and-purses/must-read-stats-facts-quirky-quotes-about-almighty-37517.html and  HYPERLINK “http://fabsugar.com/20134″ http://fabsugar.com/20134
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At the end . . . scrap tires.
Historically scrap . . . 80.4 percent of these scrap tires.
Environmental Protection Agency. “Management of Scrap Tires.” www.epa.gov/garbage/tires/basic.htm
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“Leaving my studio . . . smell anymore.”
Wizer, A. “XSProject: From the (Dirty) River.” Artlink, vol. 25 no 4., 2005

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It was shown . . . and San Francisco.
“Confronting the Evil of Plastics.” The Economist, March 31, 2007

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According to a report . . . $230 billion in 2015.
Gutwein, B. “Global Jewelry Sales to reach $230 billion by 2015.” December 18, 2006. www.diamondvues.com/2006/12/global_jewelry_sales_to_reach.html
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The global . . . to the Diamond Information Center.
Seetharaman, M. “India—No Longer a Diamond in the Rough.” August 7, 2006.  www.theglobalist.com/DBWeb/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=5532
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The wars . . . estimated 3.7 million lives.
Amnesty International. “UK: New survey shows diamond shops can’t assure customers that stones are not conflict diamonds.” October 18, 2004. www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=15645
Retreived  June 11, 2008

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Amnesty International . . . about the diamond market.
Amnesty International. “Companion Curriculum to Blood Diamond.”
www.amnestyusa.org/education/pdf/bd_curriculumguide.pdf
Retreived June 11, 2008

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The production . . . mine waste.
No Dirty Gold campaign brochure.
www.nodirtygold.org/pubs/nodirtygoldbrochure.pdf.
Retreived June 11, 2008

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The average . . . textiles per year.
Only 48 percent . . . secondhand clothing.
[Less] than half . . . the waste stream.
Council for Textile Recycling. “Don’t Overlook Textiles.” 1997.
www.textilerecycle.org
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Use cool water . . . each year. (Figure assumes you wash two loads per week.)
Environmental Literacy Council. “Steps to Reduce Global Warming.”
www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/1345.html.
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80 percent . . . as a solvent.
GreenerChoices.org. “Dry Cleaning Alternatives.” October 2006. www.greenerchoices.org/products.cfm?product=drycleaning&
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You could save . . . out of the year.
StopGlobalWarming.org. “Calculate your carbon and cash savings.” www.stopglobalwarming.org/carboncalculator.asp
Retrieved September 10, 2007.

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The average woman . . . 168 chemical ingredients.
June 2004 survey of 2,300 adults about personal-care-product use, conducted by the Environmental Working Group and Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.

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[Up] to 60 percent . . . our bloodstream.
James, K. The Truth about Beauty: Transform Your Looks and Your Life from the Inside Out. Beyond Woods Publishing, 2003.

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Only 11 percent . . . evaluated for safety.
www.cosmeticsdatabase.com.
Retrieved on January 2008.

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At least 70 percent . . . water we drink.
James, K. The Truth about Beauty: Transform Your Looks and Your Life from the Inside Out. Beyond Woods Publishing, 2003.

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The campaign . . . and the FDA.
Houlihan, J., C. Brody, and B. Schwan. “Not Too Pretty: Phthalates, Beauty Products, and the FDA.” Environmental Working Group, 2002.
www.ewg.org/files/nottoopretty_final.pdf
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Beauty Blacklist
List compiled through various sources, including:
www.aubrey-organics.com/about/treat_10synth.cfm
www.cosmeticdatabase.com
Winter, Ruth. A Consumer’s Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients. Three Rivers Press, 2005.
Malkan, S. Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry. New Society Publishers, 2007.

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Worse, up to 80 percent . . . intentional omission.
www.cosmeticsdatabase.com
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Women absorb . . . every year.
Macrae, F. “Women Absorb Up to 5 lbs. of Damaging Chemicals a Year Thanks to Beauty Products.” Daily Mail. June 19, 2007.
www.dailymail.co.uk

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It requires . . . safety risks.
Malkan, S. Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry. New Society Publishers. 2007.

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[Petroleum products have] . . . over time.
James, K. The Truth about Beauty: Transform Your Looks and Your Life from the Inside Out. Beyond Woods Publishing, 2003.

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Lauryl is converted . . . carcinogen.
Malkan, S. Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry. New Society Publishers. 2007.

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“Women spend £8,500 on make-up during their lifetime.” Daily Mail. Nov 2007.  www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-492463/Women-spend-8-500-make-lifetime.html
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According to . . . recommends them.
Mintel Report. “Beauty and Personal Care Products Consumer US.” November 2005.

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The report shows . . . by UVB radiation.
Environmental Working Group. “Sunscreen Summary—What Works and What’s Safe.” 2007. From Skin Deep Cosmetics Database, www.cosmeticsdatabase.com

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Of the brands . . . to our health.
Environmental Working Group. “Sunscreen Summary—What Works and What’s Safe.” 2007. From Skin Deep Cosmetics Database, www.cosmeticsdatabase.com