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Skin Cancer and Sunscreens by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living This month’s Green Mom’s Carnival is about cancer. My mother died of breast cancer, my 17 year old daughter died of a brain tumor, my husband survived prostate cancer and ... Read on »

March’s Stupid Plastic Crap by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living This month’s nominee for Stupid Plastic Crap is Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner. This product is a plastic device that hangs in your shower and sprays a cl ... Read on »

The Albatross Chick and Plastic Debris by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living The Laysan albatross has come to represent the harmful effects of plastic trash in our oceans. They are fascinating sea birds that spend almost their entire life flying ... Read on »

Wrap'n, Freeze'n, Store'n Food Without Plastic by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Plastic wraps or cling wraps are very convenient but not that great for the environment or your health. Many brands contain PVC (polyvinyl chloride) which is toxic in its m ... Read on »

February's Stupid Plastic Crap by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living For this month's Stupid Plastic Crap, I could have chosen a Valentine gift made of plastic. In case you have not noticed, there is a lot of it out there. Fake Plastic Fis ... Read on »

Sampling the North Atlantic Gyre for Plastic Debris by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living A new voyage began today at 8:00 am EST from Bermuda to study marine plastic debris. It is part of the 5 Gyres Project, a research project promoting understanding about pla ... Read on »

OUT With the Plastic Containers, IN With the Glass by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living The last time I blogged on plastics in the kitchen, I wrote about the three that you should absolutely keep away from your food at Which Plastics Are Dangerous to Our ... Read on »

I ♥ A Green Valentine’s Day by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living In a few weeks Valentine’s Day will be here. It seems like the Christmas holidays were just here! Holidays are always a good occasion to think about waste and wa ... Read on »

Which Plastics Are Dangerous to Our Health? by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living As you probably know, there are many different types of plastics and many uses for each type. You have, no doubt, seen the “recycling” number on the bottom of plastic ... Read on »

January’s Stupid Plastic Crap by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living This month’s nominee for Stupid Plastic Crap is the Ortho Home Defense MAX KILL & Contain Mouse Trap. It is a plastic container that traps one mouse and, hopefu ... Read on »

A Green New Year's Resolution by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living It’s New Year’s Eve and time to think about resolutions for 2010. In addition to the usual resolutions to eat healthier, lose some weight and exercise more, I plan to ... Read on »

Carnivores Can Help Reduce Greenhouse Gases by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living The Copenhagen Conference on global warming begins this week, so the Green Moms Carnival is posting on this topic. You can see a summary of all the posts hosted by Diane ... Read on »

Vote for a Citizen Ambassador to the Copenhagen Conference by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living The potentially monumental climate talks in Copenhagen are upcoming, and it's important to have a real person there to represent the interests of "regular" people who care ... Read on »

Bag it! by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I'm starting a new Christmas tradition this year - making gift bags rather than buying new gift wrapping paper and tape. Americans use 8,000 tons of holiday paper (equal t ... Read on »

November's Stupid Plastic Crap by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living This month marks Stupid Plastic Crap’s first birthday! Last November I wrote about the Lucky Break Wishbone that I first read about in Fake Plastic Fish. By the way, th ... Read on »

A Review of Practically Green by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Practically Green by Micaela Preston is a handy new guide to living green. It’s not very big but is full of a lot of useful information. Each page is beautifully desig ... Read on »

SOOZOU Bags Link Fashion With Healthy Oceans by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Help Sea of Change raise money to promote ocean research and education by buying a bag made from recycled sails. CEO, Joel Paschal, has been on 2 voyages with Captain ... Read on »

Green Roof at Purdue by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I was privileged to visit a green roof recently. This one is the first one on a building at Purdue University. It is unique because it was built by the Boiler Green In ... Read on »

Being Green Saves Money by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living This posting is written for the Green Moms Carnival whose topic this month is “Saving Money Through Green Means”. This month it is hosted by Lisa at Condo Blues. ... Read on »

Have a Green Thanksgiving - Don't Gobble! by Linda Anderson Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Thanksgiving is almost upon us. It is a time of celebration and thanks, but easily becomes wasteful. Reduce the amount of waste you produce from your holiday meal by ... Read on »

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