Renewable Energy Offset Credits Lets You Power Your Laptop with the Wind

Looking for an eco-friendly gift this holiday season? How about a renewable energy offset for the computer lovers in your life? Start-up company Powered Green offers a Wind Energy Sponsorship helping to stop hundreds of pounds of greenhouse gases by sponsoring new wind turbines … [Read more...]

New Study Suggests Link Between Hairspray Exposure and Genital Birth Defect

Women exposed to hairspray in the workplace in their first trimester of their pregnancy have more than double the risk of having a son with the genital birth defect hypospadias, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Health … [Read more...]

Is it Safe to Eat Snow?

Well, it happened. The first snowfall of THE SEASON. As we nestle into our new home in Ontario, we must face the fact that winter Tis the season more often than Tis not. Ditto for the white stuff, which will soon become brown stuff as everyone likes to remind me. Though … [Read more...]

Holiday Recipe: Wheat-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you are allergic to wheat or you have celiac disease, or if you just plain love dessert, these chocolate chip cookies are sure to be a winner in your house. This wheat-free cookie recipe is quick and easy to make, and by substituting the oat flour with rice or quinoa flour, it … [Read more...]

Gifts for Outdoor, Active Families: Sleeping Bags for Kids

My wonderfully generous mother has told us that she wanted to buy our little girls sleeping bags for Christmas. This is a great thing, except we want them to have sleeping bags they can actually go camping in. So I needed to put a bit of thought into it. Camping is something … [Read more...]