The Green Parent

    by Deanna Duke author, The Non-Toxic Avenger: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You   Choosing to eliminate toxins from your environment poses a lot of issues, not just with figuring out what the heck they are to begin with and what to replace them with, but also how to convince the rest [...]

Full disclosure: Ford has paid for my airfare and hotel (and they’re feeding me pretty darn well too,) to attend the North American International Auto Show.  But the trip came with no strings attached.  I didn’t have to write about any of the Ford models.  I didn’t have to write about anything at all.  I [...]

February 1.  I just finished up my January eco-challenge (The Compact) and I’m ready for the next event.  Can you guess what is is?  That’s right – I’m going plastic-free.  And I’m not doing it alone. The Staff of Rodale.com, publisher of some of my favorite magazines such as Prevention, Organic Gardening, Women’s Health, and [...]

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OK, all.  Summer is just—about—OVER.  Many of you probable have the kiddos back in school already.  I’ve got one down and one more to go.  And I don’t know about you, but I’m in the mood to celebrate!!  Now, don’t get me wrong.  I had the time of my life this summer.  My girls and [...]

  the mechanic download dvdrip For the past 7 years, I have been reading and writing – living and breathing – everything I could about green parenting.  And I’ve loved every minute of it.  Going green is more than just a slogan for me.  It’s the way I do things.  It’s the way I wash [...]

The girl scouts are handing out more than cookies this year, at least in northern California. Thanks to a new program called Cool the Community, more than 1,300 girl scouts in over 100 Bay Area troops will be handing out cookies as well as energy-saving coupons and eco-tips and pledges.   The program is a joint [...]

Feeling the financial pinch of the recession? You’re not the only one. And for many folks, that means a lot of their green choices are falling by the wayside as they seek out money saving options. Over the past few years, the explosion in the green marketplace meant that there were a lot of ways [...]

If you are one of the lucky folks headed out on a spring break vacation this year, check to see if your car rental company is part of the opt-in program.  Under the program offered by Enterprise, National and Alamo you can opt to spend an extra $1.25 on your car rental to offset your [...]

On October 24, we will stand together as one planet and call for a fair global climate treaty. United by a common call to action, we’ll make it clear: the world needs an international plan that meets the latest science and gets us back to safety. This movement has just begun, and it needs your [...]

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watch full film of paul online This Monday (Jan 19th) is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which means my eldest has off from kindergarten and my husband has off from work. But rather than have just another day off, we’re going to make MLK Day a day on instead. In 1994, Congress initiated the King [...]

by Ethan Ewing, www.bills.com If you’re like many Americans, you’re probably looking for ways to trim costs while the economy is in a down turn.  According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the average American home will spend $990 on heating this year.  Create a little breathing room in your budget with these 7 tips for [...]

At a time when the Big Three are struggling, Ford is hoping to give its lineup an eco-boost with its new soybean car seats.  The seats were designed by a “mom-squad” of bioengineers who wanted to replace the 30 pounds of petroleum-based foam in a car’s seat backs, seat cushions, armrests, instrument panels and headliners.  [...]

There’s still time to enter to win a Weatherproofing Kit from Niagara Conservation.  Click here to enter. the eagle movie Weatherproofing 101: Doors by Mark Furst, Grading Spaces Most issues with doors are due to gasket problems, either missing pieces or the door itself being poorly adjusted and not hitting the gasket right. A common [...]