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		<title>Cotton Incorporated Cashes in on Celebrity Endorsement</title>
		<link>http://greencottonblog.com/2009/08/cotton-incorporated/</link>
		<comments>http://greencottonblog.com/2009/08/cotton-incorporated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shana</dc:creator>
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Zooey Deschanel, star of the just-released film 500 Days of Summer, is the latest in a slew of celebrities to lend her voice to ad campaigns for Cotton Inc. The actress and chanteuse brings her trademark quirkiness to a commercial that showcases her own take on “The Fabric of Our Lives” jingle.
Deschanel is known for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Organic Cotton Certification: A Look at GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) the new Gold Standard</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shana</dc:creator>
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Photosource: Swicofil.com
Eco-friendly clothing and organic cotton are all “the buzz” these days, but what is it exactly that can we can expect from a product labeled with “organic cotton” and how do we know we are not being green-washed?
 
With more and more companies jumping on the organic bandwagon such as Target, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As plus size fashion grows, so does plus size Eco-Fashion!</title>
		<link>http://greencottonblog.com/2009/06/plus-size-fashion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shana</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Diane Kennedy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ORGANIC]]></category>
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Photosource: http://pipeline.refinery29.com
Beth Ditto, favored mascot of the fashion world, has recently developed a clothing line for Arcadia Group devoted to plus size women such as herself. She is featured in the front page story of the &#8220;Style&#8221; section in the New York Times. The article focuses on how for the most part high fashion has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Organic Cotton Still a Small Drop in the Global Cotton Market But Increasingly Important</title>
		<link>http://greencottonblog.com/2009/05/organic-cotton-vs-conventional-cotton/</link>
		<comments>http://greencottonblog.com/2009/05/organic-cotton-vs-conventional-cotton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 03:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shana</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[GREEN BUSINESS CONSIDERATIONS]]></category>
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Cotton bolls ready for harvest, Wikipedia
Some time ago, we covered the topic of organic vs. conventional cotton on Green Cotton with great interest. Due to the popularity of this post, we&#8217;d like to revisit the issues with some fresh facts and perspectives.
Though the organic cotton market continues to grow every year, with more and more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exclusive Interview with Marci Zaroff Founder of “Under the Canopy”: A Look at Organic and Fair Trade Textiles</title>
		<link>http://greencottonblog.com/2009/03/exclusive-interview-with-marci-zaroff-founder-of-under-the-canopy/</link>
		<comments>http://greencottonblog.com/2009/03/exclusive-interview-with-marci-zaroff-founder-of-under-the-canopy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shana</dc:creator>
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Recently, I had the honor and pleasure of interviewing Marci Zaroff, founder of Under the Canopy, a leading lifestyle brand of organic and sustainable apparel and home products, for Green Cotton. As a co-author of the GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standards) and pioneer in the organic and wellness space for more than 2 decades, Marci [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Organic Intimates: Everyday Basics to the Sexy Sublime</title>
		<link>http://greencottonblog.com/2008/08/organic-intimates-everyday-basics-to-the-sexy-sublime/</link>
		<comments>http://greencottonblog.com/2008/08/organic-intimates-everyday-basics-to-the-sexy-sublime/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shana</dc:creator>
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Growers of traditional, chemical dependent cotton would like us to believe that pesticide and fertilizer residue do not persist in the clothing we wear.  However, when gallons of chemicals are used on cotton plants – the oft-quoted ¾ pound of chemicals to grow enough cotton for one pair of jeans&#8230;not surprisingly some chemicals are absorbed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Textile bleaching: How much harm does it do?</title>
		<link>http://greencottonblog.com/2008/07/textile-bleaching-how-much-harm-does-it-do/</link>
		<comments>http://greencottonblog.com/2008/07/textile-bleaching-how-much-harm-does-it-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shana</dc:creator>
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Most natural textiles – cotton, wool, linen, tencel, bamboo – are naturally cream or pale brown.  Almost universally these fabrics are bleached before dyeing. 
Natural shades of textiles vary, and starting the dye process with a white fabric enables the factory to anticipate the final color more precisely.
So honestly, how safe and environmentally friendly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Dyes: Are they a viable alternative to synthetics?</title>
		<link>http://greencottonblog.com/2008/06/natural-dyes-are-they-an-alternative-to-synthetics/</link>
		<comments>http://greencottonblog.com/2008/06/natural-dyes-are-they-an-alternative-to-synthetics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shana</dc:creator>
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Madder Plant used for natural dying.
By Brit
Before the middle of the nineteenth century, all dyes were extracted from plants, animals or minerals. Then, when synthetic dyes were discovered in 1856, textile producers found that synthetics were cheaper, easier to apply, more colorfast, and could be produced in a wider and brighter range of colors. Natural [...]]]></description>
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