Preparing Your Nest: Home Birth Necessities

It's not long before the birth of our baby makes his debut into the world. Preparing for a home birth can be overwhelming but for the most part it has really put things into perspective. For instance, having to get your home ready by doing all the cleaning and sorting and … [Read more...]

The Greenest Home Cleaner: Simply Water (and E-Cloth)

I've been poor, dirt poor, caretaking a small cabin in the woods working on a basil farm. During these slim economic times, I discovered that water, just water, was an effective cleaner. Now that I am a little more affluent and have stainless steel appliances, water is once … [Read more...]

Student Digs Into Couch Cushions For Asthma Triggers

A student research project funded by the EPA is looking in the most unlikely places for triggers to diseases like asthma: furniture cushions. [social_buttons] Jon McKinney, a junior at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is helping to develop the science of building … [Read more...]

Health Canada Finds BPA in Canned Soft Drinks

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is reporting that a recently-published study by Health Canada found that the vast majority of canned soft drink and energy drinks contain bisphenol A, a known endocrine disruptor and estrogen mimic. The study, published in the Journal … [Read more...]

NY: Suffolk County Bans BPA

In the first law of its kind in the States, the Suffolk County Legislature voted Tuesday to ban polycarbonate baby bottles. BPA would have to be removed from sippys and bottles intended for children under 3, or those products would have to be removed from store shelves. Says … [Read more...]