News Topic: Toxins

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07/29/2010 -

News Topic(s): Toxins  Staff Picks  News!  Danielle  

07/15/2010 - I’ve mentioned a few times here my desire to reduce the amount of chemicals in our house.  I started looking into less toxic alternatives when I began hearing about alternative options.  People were sharing with me products and techniques that worked for them.  I have two very small children so learning about ways to reduce our household chemicals appeals to me. 

Last Saturday, I finally decided to dive in and make my own laundry detergent.  I’ve used homemade detergent that my friends have given me to try, and it got our clothes clean (even better than the detergent my husband insists on using).

News Topic(s): What's New  Water  Toxins  Staff Picks  Pollution  News!  Dave  

02/28/2010 - A practicing conservationist who worries about crinkled dress shirts or blouses is probably not practicing his or her principles if these clothes go to a dry cleaner. Confession:  I've been one of those. I have gone to the closest dry cleaner, not the greenest. That's about to change.

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01/26/2010 - Regular contributor Kristin Eggerling writes today of the daily impact of reducing our household exposure to a common compound that may pose significant health impacts.

It seems that everywhere you turn these days Bisphenol A (BPA) is in the news.

Last year I attended a conference where I first learned about BPAs and the health concerns surrounding them. I knew that people were trading in their plastic bottles for ones made out of metal but I hadn’t made the effort to learn enough about BPAs to motivate me to limit my family’s exposure to it.

News Topic(s): Waste  Toxins  Staff Picks  News!  Food  Danielle  

11/12/2009 - It seems that Thanksgiving is coming all too fast this year.  Maybe I think that because I recently found out that my husband has volunteered our house to host his family this year.

There are lots of things to consider when you have 16 people, including kids, to plan for.   Next