This week there are some interesting items on my Green Living Q&A blog. You can read the MSDS for the new Clorox GreenWorks products, see more brands of lead-free dinnerware, learn what Crocs shoes are made of, a list of tolerable building products from a woman with MCS, and more. Debra :-)
HEALTH, HOME & HABITAT #129 ~ 8 April 2008 * 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) Celebrate Earth Day by giving the gift of green...Really Green, that is. This simple book sets a new standard for green by introducing a view of green that is rooted in nature, and outlines eighteen green principles that can be easily found in many products. It's the perfect gift for people that want to go green but don't know where to start as well as anyone who is already buying green and wants to learn more. "Really Green is worthwhile for all to read. I've learned a lot, and it's a fact-filled and pleasant learning experience. I am enjoying the cradle-to-grave analogy, and the way it makes you think of the resources it takes to manufacture a product. And I loved the way you defined and explained consumerism versus being human. All shopaholics need to read your book, along with each consumer, which includes all of us. Please send me six more copies to give to my friends." -- Sylvia Ella Hirsch Read more about Really Green and order...
GREEN LIVING Q&A BLOG Here are the questions and new comments posted through yesterday. 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.
* Safe Dinnerware lists more brands of "lead-free" dinnerware * Clorox Greenworks has MSDS for the products and a personal experience * Safe Windows & Patio Doors has a list of tolerable building products from a woman with MCS * Chloramine Reducing Shower Filter exposes a bogus claim for chloramine removal * Plastic in dvd cases has a win-win solution * How To Repel Ants So They Don't Come Back Mercury exposure from broken light bulb Last night my daughter knocked over a lamp and broke one of those new light bulbs. I vaguely remembered something about mercury and looked it up on the Internet and know I am scared to death. Do you know anything about this? I am wondering if once it has been cleaned up, if the mercury is gone as well as the danger? I couldn't find any information about "the after effects". Alkaline Water Filter I have an RO system that I'm thinking seriously about replacing, given what I've learned on this blog. The question is, with what? I recently looked at a Kangen filter system. It supposedly removes the bad stuff, leaves the minerals AND significantly ups the pH levels (for health). The problem is: it's a dollar short of $4,000 (wince and wince again). Have you heard of this system? Are there other reputable pH systems out there for less? Thanks for any advice you can give me. Are Crocs shoes safe? My kids love these plastic shoes and even Wholefoods is selling them. But the more I think about Crocs the more concerned I get. My daughter wore them a lot last summer and her skin on the soles of her feet starting peeling off. Is there any hazardous connection with wearing crocks, or cheaper similar products? Debra? Readers? Gas heat Hi Debra, Is it possible to be tested to see if one is sensitive to gas heat? If so where and how? I have mcs and we have gas heat, however, that is something that is not easily changed. Thanks s How can I get Febreeze out of clothing? I'm very sensitive to new clothing and have had success using milk to remove chemicals, however, it seems that second hand stores that sell clothing have become dedicated to spraying Febreeze all over them. It has proven very challenging to remove. I have used milk, mustard, soda, borax, vinegar and multiple washings in Biokleen to no avail. Any ideas before I give up altogether? kitchen cabinets hi, I have been trying to have my cabinets made of al wood but am finding it too expensive - there are some boards that say they are very low in formaldehyde emmissions level EO substrate (if you know what that means) that it is tested to US EPA's ETV test method for measuring emissions of VOCs and aldehydes and complies to the total VOC limit specified by Green star of <0.5 mg/m3 within 7 days of unpacking. What do you think or can you suggest a board to use for the insides of the kitchen cabinets. Waterproof Boots Melting snows and the resulting streams and waterfalls have turned my daily fresh air and exercise program into a project of "How to get from here to there without soaking my feet", very important in the just-above-freezing temperatures. Most waterproof boots seem to be made from highly out-gassing materials. Gore tex uppers are okay after they've been aired out for a few weeks, but the waterprrof soles make my eyes burn and hamper my breathing. I always keep my shoes and boots outside on the dry porch as I know that the bottoms have picked up oils from asphalt and car engines. (Ever see the beautiful colors in parking-lot puddles? Free oil paintings without having to stand in line or pay admission to a museum!) I realize rubber makes good soles, but the what it's made out of is crucial. Any ideas? Scented Laundry Products Can you please tell me a good product or a healthier solution for laundry soap and fabric softner. I like my clothes to have a lite scent to then. But with seven kids I would like to protect them for all those bas and deadly chemicals. I have just in the past few months tried turning my family and my household to GREEN.
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