Posted on March 12, 2009 by seeing
Follow-Up Tests of Leading Personal Care and Household Cleaning Brands Reveal Improvements in Levels of Carcinogenic 1,4-dioxane
But New Study Indicates Some Products Mislabeled as “Natural” Should Have Cancer Warning
3/6/2009 ANAHEIM, CA – Today, a new follow-up study was released that assesses levels of the petrochemical carcinogen 1,4-dioxane in leading conventional [...]
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Posted on March 10, 2009 by seeing
Interesting site that gives lots of info so you can buy green confidently.
http://www.rateitgreen.com/
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Posted on November 4, 2008 by seeing
This is an AWESOME reference site:
http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/
Need to get rid of something? Anything? Anything you can think of is posted here. Check it out.
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Posted on July 30, 2008 by sidlaroo
Well, its coming up on two months of not buying new this weekend. Overall its been pretty easy, but I’ve slipped up a couple of times. Mostly in regards to biking — some parts here & there, the Xtracycle. Also had one relapse to Target and bought a few kid’s books [...]
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Posted on July 15, 2008 by sidlaroo
Yes you can’t even buy a freaking pie without it being encased in a huge clam of plastic. It already comes in a tin plate for crying out loud – why do you need to suffocate it? You can’t recycle that stuff either. I’ve got a bag of that kind of stuff [...]
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Posted on July 15, 2008 by seeing
photo: Kang Kim for TIME
This week’s time magazine has a very good article about a woman who has taken on an experiment, much like ours, to eradicate plastic from her life. Not an easy task.
This article an interesting and scarey look into how much plastics has become an unavoidable part of our lives. READ THE [...]
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Posted on July 10, 2008 by sidlaroo
So I’ve coasting along. Its already July 10 – summer is flying by as always. Still hanging in there with the nothing new challenge. I need to get two house warming gifts and a baby gift. I should be able to come up with something handmade, but not feeling overly inspired at [...]
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Posted on July 1, 2008 by sidlaroo
So. I really, really want to be able to bring my dog to work with me again. He was our office dog but since I’ve been biking, he has been completely dejected. I tried him in the kid’s Burly, but it was designed for kids and his head was smushed when he stood up. He [...]
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Posted on June 17, 2008 by seeing
A friend and I agreed to an experiment on June 1st, 2008. We decided we were going to stop buying new for an entire year. This blog is an online journal of our experience.
We urge other to join us and share their experiences. We are anticipating many shifts and surprises as we embark on this [...]
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