September 11, 2008 asbestos I was contacted recently by the Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center . They wanted to share information about the dangers of asbestos exposure in your homes, offices and schools. Below is an... |
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September 30, 2008 mad men I've been hopelessly addicted to watching Mad Men (I download it from iTunes ). One of the things I like about the show is the glimpse it provides into the era of the early 1960's. Some of the little... |
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April 30, 2008 chemicals in the home Recently there was that news report about bisphenol-a . Since I had been avoiding that chemical since last year I felt like my crazy plastic purge in our home was validated. Then just today ... |
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December 30, 2008 pop the cork In anticipation of popping open the bubbly for New Year's, I thought I would give some thought to all those corks. I was so glad my friend Pauline told me that I could compost my natural wine cork... |
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July 27, 2008 hot granite countertops I have seen a few articles recently about possible dangers in granite counters. Depending on where the granite was sourced, it may contain very high levels of radon or radioactivity (which... |
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May 3, 2007 pvc, the poison plastic!?! Not too long ago my sister asked me if I knew where to get raincoats that don't contain PVC. I played it cool, stalled for time and googled up some answers. All the while I was kicking ... |
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March 18, 2008 spring green clean It's not like I make a regular habit of spring cleaning. It really is more of a coincidence that we happen to be doing a big purge/clean while it is spring. It is timely though because there s... |
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August 14, 2007 hospitals go green! I had always thought getting bad plastics out of hospitals was a lost cause. But I was wrong! I read on USA Today.com that many hospitals are starting to use safer plastics in the neonatal c... |
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August 19, 2007 fire retardants in furniture I got an email from MomsRising regarding dangerous chemicals used in furniture. It intrigued me because that is one area I have not even begun to research. I know furniture has ma... |
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April 4, 2007 plastic cheat sheet Plastics good, plastics bad: don't you get so confused? 1, 3, 7, 4, hmm...which was which? Here is a fantastic overview page for reference. I know I have trouble keeping the info straight an... |
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