Author Archives: Josh Dorfman

About Josh Dorfman

Josh Dorfman is GoodGuide's VP of Marketing. An environmental entrepreneur, author, and television and radio host, Josh is best known as "The Lazy Environmentalist," the media brand he created as a blog, book series, SiriusXM radio show and award-winning television series on Sundance Channel. In 2011, he was inducted into the International Green Industry Hall of Fame.

GoodGuide’s Transparency Toolbar – How It Works

This screencast video walks through how GoodGuide’s Transparency Toolbar works to help you shop your values when shopping online. The Transparency Toolbar instantly reveals whether products you’re shopping for online are safe, healthy, green and socially responsible. It includes GoodGuide’s … Continue reading

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GoodGuide’s Transparency Toolbar Empowers Consumers To Instantly Shop Their Values When Shopping Online

Imagine if you had the power when shopping online to instantly reorganize any shopping website around your personal values. You could elect to only see products that avoid animal testing, are made by companies that respect human rights, or avoid … Continue reading

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GoodGuide Proud to Partner with Double Impact and Bright Pink

We know there’s a growing desire among people for real, dramatic environmental and social change. We see it in our Twitter feed, on our Facebook page, in the comments GoodGuide users send us, and in the inquiries from around the … Continue reading

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Conflict Minerals: How To Choose an Ethically Made Phone

This post is reprinted from an article I wrote this morning on Huffington Post. Conflict Minerals Conundrum: Transparency, Traceability and Tantalum Consumers interested in making greener and more ethical shopping decisions face numerous challenges. Perhaps the biggest is being able … Continue reading

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GoodGuide Looks To Green My Parents Youth For Input

Creating a sustainable future for America and the world beyond is no easy task. Yet, the generation most likely up to it is just now coming of age. Today’s youth are connected, concerned and confident in their ability to make … Continue reading

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GoodGuide and GreenMyParents from Rudy – Cell Phones

Rudy Sanchez is an Environmental Advocate and senior at the Environmental Charter High School where he leads the Green Ambassadors program. He has taught at hundreds of schools about sustainability and GreenMyParents.    YOUth like games because they are fun … Continue reading

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Meet Vincent Kitira of GoodGuide’s Science Team

Vincent Kitira is one of GoodGuide’s research managers. In this interview, he discusses several of the concepts that inform his job such as Life Cycle Assessments, Cradle To Grave Design, and Product Use Phase Impacts. Believe it or not, he … Continue reading

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What’s in Baby Shampoo with Dr. GoodGuide, Dara O’Rourke

When it comes to baby shampoo, most important for your kids is what’s in the product, not what a company claims on the packaging has been taken out. GoodGuide’s founder, Dara O’Rourke, tells you what to look for and what … Continue reading

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Look Who’s On GoodGuide: Neil Chambers – Author, Designer, Entrepreneur

Neil Chambers has a been a close friend since 2005 when I moved Vivavi, my green furniture company, to New York City to tap into the city’s emerging sustainable design community. Neil wears many hats. He’s an accomplished designer and … Continue reading

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Look Who’s On GoodGuide: Anna Getty, Author and Green Living and Holistic Lifestyle Expert

Many people are doing wonderful work to elevate our consciousness and help us lead lives more closely attuned with our social andenvironmental values. Anna Getty does it on so many fronts and in ways that celebrate the journey. She refers … Continue reading

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