Looking for more info on this week’s ECOIST and ECO BIZ segments? It’s easy to miss out on these two great but short segments, so we compiled some thoughts about them here.

ECOISTS: Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy says that “pollution is a theft”. This means that polluters steal people’s health from them. Everyone has a right to a clean environment to live in, and when a company or organization is allowed to pollute, this is a theft of the basic human right to survive. The problem in asserting this type of logic is that pollution is a global issue, and every level of society is involved in it, and this makes pointing the finger a lot harder. Nonetheless, as hurricane Katrina showed us, we all need to take responsibility for our actions or the environment on the planet will become unlivable.

Check out this video clip from ECOISTS and let us know what you think in our GREEN discussion area

ECO BIZ: Bruce M. Kahn

Investing in the environment is a fabulous way to introduce the world to working and living green. Bruce Kahn is adroit in realizing that people are in fact motivated by self interest, and that “being green” is really a business philosophy that advocates making the best and most conservative use of resources. In light of this similarity between doing profitable business and being green, Bruce Kahn has found a unique way of rewarding companies that are choosing green business practices. Every time somebody invests in a company that is engaged in sustainable business, then all the parties involved win.

Watch this clip and let us know what you think in our GREEN discussion area

ECOIST: Laura Dern

The difference between being well-meaning and actually making a positive change in the world can often be found in the scope of a person’s mission. In the case of Laura Dern, she has championed children’s health. Being very impressionable and learning quickly makes a child the ideal student of the environmentally friendly lifestyle. Therefore one could make the case that by educating our children to be sensitive about their own health, that could lead to a brighter future in which those same children, as adults, will be much more aware of impacts that everyday chemicals can make on health and well-being.

Watch the Laura Dern clip above and let us know what you think about Laura Dern’s mission in our Green Discussion Board. As always, you can get more info about Laura Dern and our other ecoists at our Ecoist Profiles Page.

In the Children’s Health Environmental Coalition (CHEC) website of Laura Dern is a prominent supporter, there is a wonderful little diagram of rooms in the average house and of what kinds of chemicals can be dangerous in those places. Check it out, you may find yourself learning a lot at the CHEC Virtual House [www.checnet.org].

ECO BIZ: ABC Home

Explore Eco-Chic at the ever-expanding line of sustainable ABC Home furnishings. Paulette Cole is dedicated to making your living room feel unique, and so her line of furniture features many one-of-a-kind pieces that can distinguish you from your neighbors. Listen to the CEO herself in this clip from ECO BIZ.

If you are looking to replace furniture in your house or you want to learn ways that you can refurbish your own furniture with eco-friendly techniques, then please post your own questions or take a turn at answering someone else’s in our Green Consultations discussion board.