December 4, 2007 lead testing in toys I just saw an announcement in the Chronicle that San Francisco's Department of the Environment will be testing toys for lead and other unsavory hazards in Union Square (today) Wednesday De... |
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November 19, 2007 if you care Here is my friendly holiday tip: eco-friendly baking supplies in the form of cupcake liners and parchment paper (also aluminum foil). I favor the line called If You Care , (although it seems a b... |
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December 19, 2007 what's in the fridge? I saw an interesting article today on the BBC website. They are running a series on sustainable food, and are taking a peek in the fridges of people in cities around the world and ask ... |
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January 15, 2009 fax off I've ranted about junk faxes before . What a waste of paper and resources! After my last post on that topic I called all the opt-out numbers and it has helped quite a bit. But last week I had an epipha... |
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November 25, 2007 'tis the season Seems the instant you put down your fork on Thanksgiving the Christmas decorations sprout up around you, doesn't it? Oh, I'm not complaining . . . I'm the first one to load up the Christmas mu... |
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October 5, 2009 rock the bike Our neighborhood preschool had a fundraiser this weekend which was lots of fun. One of the big draws was that our music was amplified completely by bike power, thanks to the folks at Rock the Bi... |
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July 7, 2009 talking chicken The other day at the grocery I noticed that the packages of chicken breasts were now being sold without the styrofoam trays. What a simple yet fantastic step in the right direction! Hopefully man... |
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December 10, 2008 school lunch revolutionary I just watched this video the CHOW website and loved it. The synopsis from CHOW : "Ann Cooper was a celebrity chef before she wrote a book, Bitter Harvest, that got her thinking... |
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September 20, 2007 perspective I read an interesting article on Grist today. It highlighted the perspective of 4 parents on how "4 green parents deal with the plastic scare ." I'm definitely the person to play it safe ... |
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November 4, 2007 family trip We're heading off on a family trip this week, so I won't have any posts for you until next Monday. In the meantime, I plan to start reading Omnivore's Dilemma . The kids should sleep on the plane a... |
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