I cannot wrap my mind around this… every Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, along with some Democrats from coal producing states, voted last week to repeal the Clean Water Act of 1972. They would like to get the federal government out of the picture and allow individual states to regulate water pollution–you know, [...]
Archive for the ‘Water’ Category
5 Dec
Dechlorinate your baths
One of my children has very dry skin, so I’ve been looking for a way to remove chlorine from his bath/shower water to see if that helps. I filter chlorine out of our drinking water so why not filter it out of bathing water, since your body absorbs chlorine through your skin as well as [...]
3 Oct
Want to save water?
My husband has a t-shirt he got in college that says “Save Water, Drink Beer.” If only it were that easy… We try to conserve water around our house by watering the grass less, using a high efficiency washing machine, running our dishwashers on the light cycle, and using low flow shower heads. But I [...]
30 Aug
Welcome!
Welcome to my new blog. I am a mother to a two year old boy with another on the way. I take my health, and that of my family, very seriously. This blog is my attempt to share some of the information I’ve researched over the years with others. Hope you find the articles and [...]
