I hope everyone has had a wonderful week. Valentine’s Day is sneaking up on us and I’m predicting lots of sugary treats in my kid’s futures next week. There have been a lot of good green happenings on the web this week. Here are a few headlines that caught my attention: Petition asking Tide to…
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Groovy Green Livin on Pinterest
I’ve jumped in head first. Have you? Pinterest is my new hobby aka time suck. I’m spending A LOT of time finding really cool things and in the process discovering great sites that I might not otherwise come across. I have so many ideas for boards that my head is spinning. Today I created a…
Tell Tide to Remove a Cancer Causing Chemical from its Detergent
Today’s the day. It’s time to join forces with Women’s Voices for the Earth, MomsRising and Healthy Child Healthy World, to demand that Procter & Gamble (makers of Tide) strip a harmful cancer-causing chemical out of Tide Free & Gentle®. Like many moms, my commitment to a greener lifestyle was strengthened after having…
4 Best Cooking Oils
I’ve always found the cooking oil aisle at the market to be one of the most impressive and overwhelming aisles to walk down. The shelves are lined with every imaginable variety of oil – peanut, olive, canola, vegetable and coconut –and each type has a few different brands and sizes. When cooking with any oil…
Product Review and Giveaway: SnapSac Stylish Reusable Bags
According to a recent Gallup Poll, 70% of us have used a reusable bag at least once in the last year. Reusable bags are no longer a trend, they are everywhere. I finally figured out a system for remembering to take them with me. I leave the larger grocery style bags on the passenger seat…
Natural Cough Remedies from Around the Blogosphere
It’s officially cold and flu season. Everyone seems to be sniffling, sneezing and coughing, trying desperately to find remedies to ease their symptoms. I tend to get sick like clockwork this time of year. Last year around this time I was feeling pretty miserable. This time around it seems to be a bad cold with…
Groovy Green Friday Round-Up
There are so many exciting things happening in the green blogosphere. The news ranges from the new USDA nutrition standards for school lunches to a study showing drinking red wine in moderation could reduce your risk of breast cancer. I’ve been jet setting around the web over the past few weeks and wanted to share…
