Adria’s been writing the Ecoholic advice column every week in the pages of NOW Magazine since the spring of 2004! To read the latest and to catch up on some of her backlog, check out these links, or visit her column online at NOW magazine.

• Ecoholic
  When you’re addicted to the planet Go back to basics with bar soap Ditch the liquid soaps in plastic bottles, yes, but make sure you’re not replacing them with factory-farmed beef fat (sod …
• Check your closet
  Global push to get Joe Fresh and friends to sign fire accord by May 15 gains steam What do cut flowers and sweat socks have in common? On the surface, not a lot. However, if you follow the trail back …
• Top grocers give pigs a break
  Nature notes Six months after hidden-camera footage inside a Canadian pig factory farm outted major grocers for tolerating shockingly cruel pig-rearing practices, eight grocers have announced they wil …
• Should we boycott Joe Fresh?
  Shocked consumers seek to use their dollars to fix the industry As the death toll in the Bangladesh garment factory collapse climbs skyward, you can hear Canadians left and right declaring, “I …
• Picking guilt-free flowers
  Looking for a quick, easy mom-pleasing bouquet for Mother’s Day? Time to look into shrinking your flower footprint. Which options come out smelling like roses? BASIC ROSES If you don’t wan …
• Lake studies get second life
  Province rescues research centre from federal oblivion What happens when you dump antibacterial nano-silver particles 100,000th the width of a hair follicle into a freshwater lake? Dunno, but now we h …
• Boreal deal walkout
  Nature notes One of Canada’s leading conservation groups and a negotiator on the historic Boreal Forest Agreement of 2010 has announced it’s walking away from the once-lauded forestry deal …
• Starbucks’ land-fill bound mug
  Greenwash of the week Gee, Starbucks, you figured out a way to charge for a plastic cup that lasts, max, a month before it’s supposed to be recycled. The coffee giant suggests that if the cup ge …
• Does your tinned tuna sink or swim?
  Love tuna sandwiches? If you don’t want to participate in the demise of the oceans, check your cans against Greenpeace Canada’s latest tuna rankings. Here’s a taster. CLOVER LEAF Sur …
• How do I green my taxes?
  When you’re addicted to the planet This time of year is ripe with two things: green messaging and financial anxiety – just generally not in the same breath. It is, after all, both Earth Mo …