Somehow my husband and I managed to watch a movie this past weekend. We saw the documentary No Impact Man (see the No Impact Project website here, or a trailer of the documentary). It really should be called No Impact Family, as it’s about a husband, wife, and toddler living in NYC who try to [...]
Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category
8 May
Environment and Cancer
Cancer is a subject near and dear to my heart. My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer 10 years ago and one of my dearest friends with brain cancer last year. The fear of my children developing cancer or some other disease because of chemicals in their environment that I could have protected them from [...]
17 Apr
Buying a hybrid vehicle
In about a month, we will be a family of five. We have struggled for a long time about what this means for us with regards to vehicles. We’ve always prefered smaller cars and were not looking forward to possibly needing a minivan or SUV. Additionally, we’d been hoping for a long time that our [...]
5 Apr
Earth Day 2010
The 40th anniversary of Earth Day is just two and a half weeks away. Every year, we celebrate Earth Day by making a lifestyle change that is good for the earth. One of my favorite Earth Day resolutions was two years ago when my husband decided to bike to work. Last year, I resolved to [...]
27 Mar
Lights out!
Tonight is Earth Hour. Remember to turn off your lights from 8:30-9:30pm! Watch this great video about Earth Hour to get motivated to participate.
16 Mar
Earth Hour on March 27
Ten days from tomorrow is the day of Earth Hour. Participating is easy. That Saturday night, just turn off all your lights and don’t run any unnecessary appliances from 8:30pm-9:30pm. Last year, 80 million Americans participated. To read more about this, see the mission and history of Earth Hour.
8 Mar
Blue Orange games
My son just received a game from the company Blue Orange. It is a high quality game made of wood pieces and non-toxic paint. The company tries to be sustainable in their game production and plants two trees for every one they use. We like the game we got so much that I’ve ordered a [...]
5 Mar
35 years of walking to work!
My Dad was just honored at his job for having been there for 35 years. While that’s impressive, what really makes me proud is that he’s also been walking to that job for 32 of those 35 years. Being the scientist that he is, I asked him to run some numbers for fun and here [...]
16 Feb
Sign the petition to support the Kid Safe Chemical Act
The Environmental Working Group wants to collect 75,000 signatures to show that Americans support the Kid Safe Chemical Act. We don’t think that current chemical legislation is adequate (see my letter) and believe that all chemicals should demonstrate safety before they can be sold. The EWG has already gotten 40,000 signatures in one week. Consider [...]
15 Feb
Rug shopping
I have found shopping for household items to be more challenging with a health and environmentally conscious mindset, but I’ve enjoyed the challenge and am much happier about the things I’m bringing into my home. This past week, I was shopping for a 5×8 rug for my entry way and a rug pad. I thought [...]
