Teenage Girls Exposed to Hormone Altering Chemicals During Critical Development of Reproductive System A new study on teenagers and toxic chemicals was released by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), and it has some very disturbing implications. Laboratory tests revealed that adolescent girls across America are contaminated with chemicals commonly used in cosmetics and body care products. The study of 20 teens found an average of 13 different hormone-altering chemicals in their bodies. The ... continue reading...
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Have A Creative and Crafty Green Halloween
Crafty green Halloween décor may be lurking in the most unusual places…like your trash can or recycling bin. You can create cute favor boxes crafted from cardboard toilet paper rolls and bejeweled black cats from empty plastic laundry detergent bottles. Old scraps of fabric can become ghastly ghosts and discarded pieces of wood can be transformed into a creepy cemetery in your yard. Empty Styrofoam containers and leftover Styrofoam packaging can also be transformed in reusable ... continue reading...
Caution: Your Child's Clothing May Harm Her
This is a warning sign. We see them often. When this sign enters my line of vision I know to slow down, be careful, and exercise CAUTION. I am beginning to think children's clothing needs a bright, yellow, caution sign. It is no longer enough to look for small items that may separate and pose a choke hazard, pesticides in cotton and the use of flame retardants that may be harmful to my child's health. Now I also have to worry about tagless stamps found in the clothing. My children were ... continue reading...
California Fails to Pass Chemical Ban in Baby Products
I'm a big fan of California. I'm almost as far from the state as I could be, here in Vermont, but I usually wholeheartedly agree with the environmental and public health decisions made by the California legislature to protect their citizens. The ban on phthalates for one. The chemical and toxin labeling law (hence all those "May Cause Cancer in the State of California" labels you see all over cheap goods from China). And the higher fuel efficiency standards, which have considerably reduced ... continue reading...
In Search Of A Safer Sippy
When I attend trade shows and green festivals, I’m always on the look out for products for my family. Sometimes these are simpler greener options, often they address safety issues. Any parent today is getting used to having the bejesus scared out of them every time they turn around so I guess I’m no different. Since, it seems quite impossible to throw out everything we own; repaint the house…no tear down the house; buy all new appliances; and only eat organic…I make smaller changes. Most of my ... continue reading...
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