The Green Parent

by Joyce Hinnefeld
A brief piece in the November 21 issue of The Week describes my novel In Hovering Flight as, among other things, a consideration of “the paradoxes of caring.” The more I’ve thought about that phrase the more apt it’s come to seem to me.
Addie and Tom, two of the [...]

by Ethan Ewing
www.bills.com

Live below your income. Do not spend more than you earn. Those who are hooked on plastic can withdraw enough cash each week to cover necessities — even groceries and gasoline — and put the credit cards away. Ewing noted that a recent study by Visa found that people who pay for their food [...]

by Bill McKibben
Our eight-year interlude from reality draws to a close, and the job of cleaning up begins. The trouble is, we’re not just cleaning up after a failed US presidency. We’re cleaning up after a two-century binge.
Barack Obama won an historic victory this week, and with it the right to take office under the [...]

Need another reason to vote (besides the fact that this election is THE MOST IMPORTANT election in modern history)? Whether you love coffee, ice cream, or *ahem*, sex toys, there are election day freebies out there for what ever suits your fancy.  So GO VOTE!  And then be sure to get your goodies:

Ice Cream: [...]

‘Tis that time of year again. A time for giving, a time for reflection, and a time for taking stock of the things that bring a smile to our faces and meaning to our lives. In other words, it’s a time for gratitude.
Every month, as part of the Green Moms Carnival, green “mommy” [...]

This week’s roundup of green parenting stories from around the greenosphere:

A new site called Green Phone Booth launched this week and really hit the ground running with a post that gives the lowdown on toxins in toys.
Crunchy Chicken reposted an oldie but a goodie that shows how to make your own yogurt. A great idea [...]

As an avid reader, I do love a good book.  But I’m always troubled about picking up books at the bookstore, because as an author, I know just how environmentally damaging the publishing industry can be. Thousands of trees are cut down, thousands of chemicals are washed into our waterways, and thousands of pounds of [...]

by Eric Hansel
President, EMG Green
Today was just one of those days.  Nothing that I tried to do got done right, and everything that could interrupt my day absolutely happened.  The day started out simple enough, with our kids getting us up before 6am to watch cartoons and scream for milk.  Shortly after that, my wife [...]

You’ve probably heard the news by now that drugs are bad for your health, right?  But did you ever stop to think about what the illegal drug trade does to the environment?  Demand for illegal drugs destroys countless species of animals and plants, pollutes soil and waterways, and promotes deforestation around the world.
And I know [...]

by Marni Matyus, Peppermint Natural Baby Boutique

Giving children toys feels good.  Giving them toys that are safe and earth-friendly feels even better.
Natural toys are simple toys without batteries that foster creativity and stimulate imaginative play.  Oftentimes, when toys think for the child, their thoughts jump from one toy to the next.  Natural toys encourage [...]