Consumer Report
Like you, we’ve been spending the better part of a year concerned over financial matters. While other exaggerated threats like pigman flu came and went, the financial bridge collapse if you will has sustained. But instead of complaining how Bush-era economics derailed what little momentum we had in terms
of progressing environmental issues, we here at DTE have started placing value on our purchases and decisions, all without sacrificing our ethics. So since we’ve also spent the better part of a year (actually more than that) talking almost non-stop politricks, we’ve decided to lighten it up from time to time.
The following will be the first of many posts, probably with no rhyme or reason, in a series of consumer advice we hope will help you spend wisely, and spend with the environment on your mind. There will be no pattern to these posts, just simply cool products or ideas we come across from time to time. Enjoy.
If money weren't an issue, we'd buy all organic food all the time. But as it is, sometimes organic isn't an option. 
So the first thing to do is to consider your beliefs when it comes to organic food - or why do you do it anyways? Tops on that list should be because of the fewer chemicals used in the process. And for that, Sierra magazine recently printed a guide called, "Organic on a Budget," in which they provided advice on what foods are most important to buy organic (because conventional versions are so laden with pesticides), and those you don't have to worry about too much - thus saving some coin at the grocery store.
THE DIRTY DOZEN: Peaches, Apples, Bell peppers, Celery, Nectarines, Strawberries, Cherries, Kale, Lettuce, Grapes (imported), Carrots, Pears
DON'T WORRY: Onions, Avocados, Sweet corn (frozen), Pineapples, Mangoes, Asparagus, Sweet peas (frozen), Kiwis, Cabbage , Eggplant, Papayas, Watermelons
H20 At Home - 
The French have been digging on this stuff for over a decade, and for good reason. Luckily for us, the H20 At Home line of cleaning products is now available in the US. Using the 3E concept for efficient, environmentally friendly, and easy cleaning, you can save upwards of $700 bucks a year using these 100% all natural products. Forget about cleaning with modern synthetic cleaning products that are chalk full of chemicals, and go the alternative route that is better for the health of the environment as well as your health. H20 At Home cleaning products are safe, alternative products and tools that help you save cash too. For more information, click HERE.
Recycled Paper Coffin - When it's all said and done, we want to go out the greenest way possible. 
And what better way to do so, than buried in a coffin made of 100% recycled paper. ARKA's Ecopod is made of mostly newsprint and office paper, and a non-toxic hardener, meaning you won't have to contribute to the more than 1.6 million tons of concrete and nearly 830,000 gallons of toxic embalming fluid used annually in the U.S. for burials.
