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A national magazine picked Planet Organic Markets as the top organic food retailer across Canada.

The survey of 14 major grocery retailers by Corporate Knights magazine gave Planet Organic an overall "Excellent" rating or an 'A', while Planet's most direct competitor, Whole Foods, garnered second spot with a 'B+'.

Other major retailers such as Loblaws, Safeway and Sobeys came in with distant 'C' ratings, meaning they were either "showing potential" with their organic food retail sections or were "average."

Corporate Knights magazine is distributed in a variety of ways across the country and specifically through the May 1st edition of the Globe and Mail. The magazine rated all of the 14 food retailers in five categories, ranging from the amount of local organic foods they carried, to consumer education and in-store conservation initiatives.

Visit: www.planetorganic.ca

To understand carbon offsetting, one must first have at least a general understanding of carbon emissions, also commonly known as "greenhouse gases".

These are atmospheric components-like carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane gas-that contribute to the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is responsible for the warming of the atmosphere that, in respectable levels, makes our atmosphere

Apple has over the years masterfully created a buzz machine backed by their sleek products, amazing design, and attention to detail, which has been embraced by millions of people. Apple has become "The Brand" of hip, trendy people from California to Papua New Guinea, who cannot imagine themselves without their Apple product. This trendy clique of people has unknowingly become terrible

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