Apparently Siemens got the message. The Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) have partnered on this unprecedented initiative to educate, empower and engage students, teachers and communities to become "Agents of Change" … [Read more...]
Stan Slaughter's Collection of Eco-Music
I was happy to receive 5 CDs from Stan Slaughter, the Eco-Troubadour. For the last few weeks I have been popping his various CDs in the player, and watching how my kids react (usually wild and uncontained hopping, wiggling and a sideways skip sort of a move that is my 3 year … [Read more...]
Melamine found in Milk Powder: Infants get Kidney Stones One confirmed Death
According to the AP Newswire 432 children in China have been sickened by infant formula tainted with Melamine. There is one confirmed death. Apparently, a Chinese dairy that sold milk powder linked to kidney stones in infants knew it contained melamine. They failed to … [Read more...]
A Big Soapy Greenwash From Dawn Dish Soap
As I washed dishes in a house we rented with friends in Maine this summer, I pondered the dish soap (yes, I know many of you are avid label readers, too-- what else is there to do when you wash dishes?). It was Dawn dish soap, and on the label it had a picture of a mallard duck … [Read more...]
Gardasil: To Make a Decision You’ll Need to Study
Recently I was invited to a perfectly civilized barbecue and managed to find myself screaming the words, "how dare you punish your children with cancer because you're afraid of sex!" Screaming back at me was, "What about the deaths?" Huh? What deaths? I am, by all accounts, a … [Read more...]
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