The The Power of We is a force to be reckoned with. Almost 80,000 of us have come together demanding that Procter & Gamble remove a cancer-causing chemical from their Tide Free & Gentle laundry detergent. Today thousands of writers from around the globe have come together for Blog Action Day to talk about one…
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Update on My Disney Petition and More
Disney please stop using toxic chemicals in your lunch boxes As many of you know, I started a PETITION asking Disney to be a leader for children’s health and to stop using dangerous chemicals in their Spiderman and princess lunch boxes. The Disney petition was launched about 10 days ago and has exploded. I am humbled by the…
PETITION Disney: Get toxic chemicals out of Princess and Spiderman lunch boxes
The alarm clock went off at an ungodly hour this morning and I quickly rallied to get my very tall 6th grader and his 5th and 3rd grade brothers out of bed. Today millions of children like mine are heading back to school. My three were ready- armed with new backpacks filled to the brim…
BPA Free Isn’t Enough
For the past seven years, BPA has been on the minds of parents, consumers and public health advocates. I’ve been following the BPA issue closely and devoted much of my writing to this topic. I was even interviewed by ABC World News about the FDA’s decision not to ban BPA. There have been some wonderful…
National Stroller Brigade in DC
Green Bloggers at the National Stroller Brigade in Washington DC. Shane from Environmental Booty, Diane from Big Green Purse, me, Micaela from Mindful Momma and Anne from Flour Sack Mama. Anyone who has a child would probably agree that maternal and paternal instincts kick in the first time you lay eyes on your child, possibly…
I’m Headed to DC for the Safe Chemicals Brigade!
Happy Friday! There are lots of things happenings in our Groovy Green World. Here are a few to kick-start your weekend. National Stroller Brigade Next week I’m headed to Washington DC for the National Stroller Brigade with Safer Chemicals Healthy Families and countless others. I’ll be meeting with Massachusetts Senators Kerry and Brown to…
Since When is Cancer “Free and Gentle”?
As many of you know, I started a petition with the support of Healthy Child Healthy World and Women’s Voices for the Earth asking Procter & Gamble (makers of Tide) to strip a harmful cancer-causing chemical out of Tide Free & Gentle®. The petition launched in February, 2012 and in just 2 1/2 months we…
