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Green parenting is a natural combination, as you can care for your children while working to keep the planet safe for your children in decades to come. Here are tips and resources on green parenting. Green Moms editor: Robin Elton |
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President Obama wants to give you money to update your kitchen with energy efficient appliances and buy that new front loading washer you've been wanting – seriously, and it could save you money, stimulate the economy, and cut pollution.
The Swiss manufacturer Sigg, under fire for quietly phasing out BPA from its bottle liner while benefiting from consumer preference for BPA-free food containers, announced this week that it would take back bottles made with its old BPA-containing liner through October 31st and issue credits for replacement BPA-free bottles.
Read more: Sigg to take back BPA lined bottles, replace with new
Elimination communication is popping up all over the internet since Mayim Bialik was named celebrity spokes mom for the Holistic Moms Network. Also called "potty whispering" or sometimes the misnomer "infant potty-training," elimination communication can dramatically reduce the number of diapers washed or landfilled for families that do it.
Read more: Infant Potty-Training Keeps Diapers out of Landfills
The Swiss manufacturer of a popular brand of reusable aluminum water bottle revealed last week that the coating on the inside of the bottles contained the controversial chemical BPA until August 2008 when the company quietly phased it out. Bipshenol A, usually referred to as BPA, is used to make polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins. The chemical may be harmful the nervous and reproductive systems, especially of young babies.
Read more: Sigg reveals BPA in bottle lining prior to August 2008
The U.S. government's Cash for clunkers program has been making headlines as car sales neared pre-recession levels at the end of July and early August 2009. Projections about the economic and environmental impacts have been hotly debated even as the National Highway Safety Transportation Administration released its analysis of the fuel economy of cars bought and sold under cash for clunkers.
Read more: Does Cash for Clunkers Indicate End to U.S. Love Affair with SUV?
Shopping at your local farmers market can be a great strategy for greening your diet. Local produce at your market may have been picked within hours and probably traveled far less than the average 1500 miles most produce is shipped.
My family has been making a slow, but steady progression away from keeping up with Jones’ and towards becoming (sometimes kicking and screaming) a happy and well family that believes in loving the planet, keeping things simple, and getting real.
If you grew up in the 70’s, you might remember Woodsy Owl. I was big into Woodsy! He was green before
Last spring my family broke ground on our first vegetable garden. Finding that our soil was dense, clay-like, and lacking in essential nutrients, we spent a small fortune and many back-breaking hours working store-bought enhancements into the ground. Then we got smart: by creating our own compost with materials in our own kitchen and backyard, this year we can ensure a fertile garden for free.
Here on the East Coast, the weather is finally getting warmer; spring is in the air! It's time to start planning for a spring garden. Gardening is a wonderful way to get kids outside, active, and down in the dirt. This year, cultivate your children's appreciation of nature and support your local ecosystem by gardening for wildlife.
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