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Roll out the red carpet, it’s that time of year again. The Toxie Awards, an awards ceremony highlighting “bad actor chemicals.” The Toxies are proud to announce that this year they will have their first-ever People’s Choice Award. Please take a look at this year’s nominees and cast your vote! Some of the nominees include Bisphenol-A, Least [...]
This is a short week of blogging for me, my son is turning seven! S-E-V-E-N! I cannot even get over it. The other night he had a nightmare and wanted me to hold him and I lay in bed cuddling him remember when he was just a tiny and smelled like baby lotion. Now he [...]
When I was pregnant with my daughter and still naive about the effects of BPA and other toxic chemicals in our products my sister was on a mission to educate me. For a baby shower gift my sister bought me a bucket of non toxic house cleaners and BornFree bottles that were of course BPA [...]
Would you like BPA with your receipt? Nobody ever asks you that at the register but surprise! your getting a little extra BANG for your buck. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is at it again; EWG and their environmental conscious work force and associates have found high levels of the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) [...]
Guest post written by, Janelle Sorensen with Healthy Child. In a turn of events not even Nostradamus could foresee, Cal Dooley, President and CEO of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), today announced that the millions of dollars the industry trade group has been using to lobby against policies that protect public health will now be [...]
The EWG has done it again! This time they tested the cord blood of 10 newborns in racial and ethnic minority groups. They’ve done 11 bio-monitoring investigations in recent years, with the goal of quantifying the ‘pollution in people’ to drive science and policy changes to protect public health. What did they find? They found 232 toxic [...]
Tuesday’s shout out this week is going to Safe Mama! I just adore their calming blue, adorable site that is chalked full of cheat sheets, updated guides and terrific reviews that tell it like it is. The website gives you up to date information on product reviews, ways to save money on eco-friendly products, easy [...]
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5 years ago I went through leadership training with my local chamber and we had to create a drawing of our future. The type of drawing that had bridges, road blocks, and white picket fences and should depict dreams and challenges. At that time I was … Read More...
There is something about coloring that is like therapy. It is relaxing and the concentration of staying in the lines – it feels great! When I decide to color outside of the lines I feel silly, crazy and like I’m rebelling! If you haven’t … Read More...
I learned today that the banana is America’s number one fruit and they have no fat, cholesterol or sodium! My kids love bananas but because they’re available year around and they are affordable, we get bored eating them. Slicing them in cereal, … Read More...
I know vacuums. I’m a mom and what mom doesn’t clean up dirt on a continual basis? I’ve been in the market for a new vacuum and for me the vacuum has to go from carpet to hardwood with ease. As a green mom who cares about healthy indoor air I … Read More...
Both my husband and daughter are allergic to dust mites. This means washings the bedding on a very regular basis to kill those nasty dust mites that cause them to sneeze, snore and sleep miserably! My new Whirlpool Duet Washer and Dryer makes this a … Read More...
Cloth diapers can be a bugger to wash. I hear this often from cloth diaper using folks and because I’m out of the diaper phase it is hard for me to give solid advice on washing and drying cloth diapers effectively. Over the years I’ve heard of … Read More...
