ROSEMONT, Ill., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- With the "green" movement leading the way, increasingly conscientious Americans also want to eat better, improve their home environment and escape to the great outdoors. Hundreds of new products highlighting these major trends will be on display at the 2008 International Home + Housewares Show, March 16-18 at McCormick Place in Chicago. "The environmental or 'green' movement certainly seems to have been the 'hot' topic of 2007," says A.J. Riedel, senior partner of Riedel Marketing Group. "I've seen more coverage by the consumer and business press this year than I have ever seen before." The rising cost of fuel, energy concerns in states such as California and former Vice President Al Gore's documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," all have pushed the issues of global warming and the environment to the forefront for many consumers.
