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Category: Green Choices

  • Oil Spill Facts to Ponder

    While the giant Gulf oil spill will continue to affect wildlife for years to come, have you thought about what could have been done with the oil that’s on a killing spree? First, I have to say that I’m against drilling for oil deep in the ocean for obvious reasons…

  • Which airlines are recycling passenger trash?

    With summer coming up, chances are that many of you (lucky people) are planning a vacation. If you’re flying, think about which airlines make an honest attempt at recycling passenger trash. That’s important since airline passengers create around 881 million pounds of waste per year when flying! All those individually…

  • Petition BP to Disclose Info on Spill

    Repower America is sending your message to the CEO of BP. Here’s the message you can send by signing the petition at Repower America: Dear BP CEO Tony Hayward, We demand that BP make public all data that would help scientists, the government and the public understand how much oil…

  • Your Hair or Pet’s Fur Soaking up Oil

    There’s a simple thing you can do to help with oil spill cleanup. Donate your hair for the Gulf Spill Hair Boom Project! Well, not all of it, of course, but save those extra locks the next time you get a trim. If you work at a salon or pet…

  • Dressing up Disposables Doesn’t Change the Ugly

    I’m wondering if makers of disposable diapers are starting to feel threatened by all the cute reusable cloth diapers on the market today. Huggies has come out with diapers that look like jeans. They’re called Little Movers Jeans Diapers, and the marketing is brave. They come right out and use…

  • Saturday’s Stairs: Tiger-saving Dogs & Hunting Eco Popsicle Sticks

    Over at The Daily Green, I learned about dogs working hard for tigers through WWF. Why are they sniffing out tiger dung in Cambodia? Find out! Did you forget to observe Bike to Work Day on Friday? Do it Monday instead. Get the details at MNN. What’s so wrong with…

  • Sanjay Gupta’s “Toxic America”

    “Toxic America” with Dr. Sanjay Gupta will air on June 2 and 3 on CNN. Exploring how toxic chemicals in your town can make you sick isn’t the most pleasant subject, but it’s an important one. The first night, June 2, is called “Toxic Towns USA,” and will focus on…

  • Book Review: The Green Hour

    Once, when I was reading The Green Hourunder the shade of two pine trees, a woman stopped to ask me if I was studying for medical exams. Thankfully no! I was enjoying nature, including the blue heron I saw minutes later down a squirming, silvery fish. The Green Hour is…

  • Your Perfume Could Harbor Nasty Secrets

    If you need further proof that synthetic perfumes, colognes and body sprays may be bad for you, take the recent lab tests analyzed by Environmental Working Group (EWG). It turns out that many name brand fragrances are hiding secrets chemicals. And it’s entirely legal. Thanks to the 1973 Federal Fair…

  • Save Baby Buns, Use Cloth Diapers

    Using cloth diapers isn’t just about helping the environment by keeping diapers out of landfills. You may actually be saving your baby’s buns too! Green your baby by going with cloth diapers and you could prevent diaper rash and maybe even chemical burns in some cases. Disposable diapers can contain…