By: R. Paul Herman, CEO and a registered representative of HIP Investor Inc.
Measuring Human Impact + Profit: The New Fundamentals of Investing, (originally published in GreenMoneyJournal.com)
You feel it – your portfolio can be a tool for good. But how do you measure it?
How can you quantify the human, social and environmental impacts of your portfolio – cash, fixed income, equities, venture investing, commodities – and allocate more dollars to sustainable investments? Are positive impacts and attractive financial returns possible at the same time?

Consumption of sex hormones in our daily intake of milk and meat? Dr. Epstein explains the dangerous effects of consuming rBGH and IGF-1 growth hormones in your genetically modified food.

Hormonal Milk and Meat: A Dangerous Public Health Risk

By: Dr. Samuel Epstein Courtesy of Healthy Child Healthy World: a 501(c)(3) nonprofit inspiring parents to protect young children from harmful chemicals.

As reported in a March 18, New York Times editorial, “Honest Food Labels,” FDA Commissioner, Margaret Hamburg, M.D., publicized letters to 17 food companies accusing them of — “masking undesirable ingredients” — in their products. She also emphasized the importance of “providing nutrition information that consumers can rely on.” Unfortunately, she has failed to take any such action with regard to the two major dietary staples, milk and meat.

The always fascinating SEED Magazine has published their book picks for May.  Grab a hammock in your garden or an adirondock chair on the beach and enjoy a good read from one of their selections below. Read the full article here. May releases trace the modern obsession with bottled water; revisit the birth of quantum [...]

Could something as simple and abundant as cactus gum be the answer to purifying water? Norma Alcantar from the University of South Florida in Tampa thinks so.  Expensive purification systems are hard to manage in the developing world for all kinds of logistical reason so Alcantar turned to the practices of the 19th-century Mexican communities.  [...]

Olivia Newton-John hosted the inaugural star-studded charity event for breast and prostate cancer awareness and research, “Pink and Blue For Two,” on April 22, 2010.  The event raised money and awareness for both breast and prostate cancer research, while urging couples to remind one another other to perform regular screenings, hence their tag line…”Screen Together. [...]

Whole Children, Whole Planet Expo Northridge, CA-April 24th 2010 Whole Children, Whole Planet Expo will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day with FREE fun for the whole family – celebrities, education, entertainment, music, enrichment, prizes, samples, exhibitors, FREE lectures, natural products and organic foods – an adventure for all ages! The Enrichment Village will [...]