As next Tuesday is Christmas and the following Tuesday is New Years Day, I'm going to take a little Winter Break to enjoy the holidays with family and friends, as I am sure you will be doing too. So I'll be back on January 8th. Since you're probably wrapping gifts and baking cookies, today I'm simply giving you the links to the new posts on Green Living Q&A blog. Feel free to continue to post new comments and questions during the break and I'll post them for the January 8th issue. It's been such a pleasure this year to have all of you as my "pen pals" and supportive community as we all seek to live healthier and more earthwise lives. Thanks to all of you who have shared your wisdom and knowledge through the blog. I'm looking forward to a lot more exchange of information in the coming year. Happy Holidays! Debra :-)
HEALTH, HOME & HABITAT #115 ~ 18 December 2007 * GREEN LIVING Q&A BLOG: new Q&As / new comments on previous Q&As If the links don't work on this newsletter, you can view it online at http://www.dld123.com/newsletter/newsletterupdateback.html Health, Home & Habitat Back Issues (tables of contents) $$$ COMPARE PRICES ON GREEN PRODUCTS $$$ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GREEN LIVING Q&A BLOG Here are the questions and new comments posted through this morning. Remember, you are welcome to share your own comments and experience in response to any of these questions, and post questions of your own. To read and comment on more questions posted previously go to Green Living Q&A blog.
* Is Modal® a natural fiber? Warning: Toxins in Baby Formula From the Berkeley Parents Network... Grocery store odors I have MCS and I am having difficulty with grocery store odors that appear to be related to the cleaners, deodorizers or sanitizers they are using on the shelves.
Sump pump odor Although we have a lid on our sump pump, there is an odor coming from it, especially when it is dry outside and the water sits for a period of time. It comes in through the heat vents in our crawl space and our entire house smells. We were told to put chlorine tablets in it to help the smell. I am looking for something more natural that might work. Does anyone have experience with this or have any ideas? The water travels into a ditch in front of our house. Not only do I not want to be breathing chlorine in our house, I also don't want to pollute our yard. Thank you!
Chemicals in Mattresses Thought some of you might be interested in a list of the numerous chemicals found in mattresses glues, polyurethane memory foams and industrial perfumes that we have compiled. offgassing bookcase Hello, Made in the USA
FROM DEBRA... There have been a lot of posts lately lamenting the environmentally quality of goods made in other countries and a desire to buy American. So I did a little search and found there are a number of websites devoted to cataloging companies who manufacture their goods in the USA. While these are not all green products, if you are looking for something specific--like I know some readers now want to buy bedlinens made in the USA, you could check one of these lists and see if the products you find there are also green. By virtue of reduced shipping--and the energy use and pollution from transportation--any product made in American would have the green attribute of energy savings (if one lived in America). However, not all products made in America are nontoxic, or made from renewable resources, or have any of the other green attributes. But I wanted to give you these websites as a tool, so you know where to look for products made in America. Why buy products made in the USA?
New York Times on Eco-Fashion
FROM DEBRA... There was an article yesterday in the New York Times about eco-fashion. It includes some pros and cons about various textile manufacturing and compares some ecofashions in a slide show, but concludes that there isn't much benefit to eco-fashions.
The Environmental Impact of Pets
FROM DEBRA... Here are links to an interesting 2-part article from the San Francisco Chronicle about the environmental impact of pets. The 1st part is about the impact itself; the 2nd part is about what we can do.
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