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 Green Mom - Green Baby Guide |
| Keeping an infant safe from toxins doesn't have to cost you a fortune. Here, expert advice for eco-minded new moms. |
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By: Kara Thomas,
Being a new parent can make you obsessive about all sorts of things: Stray buttons, uncovered outlets or tummy-time calamities. From the moment you learn you’re pregnant and flash to the glass of wine you had three days earlier, your life becomes a string of what-if and oh-no scenarios. Visions of VOCs and PCBs start to dance in your head ...
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Best Green Kids' Parties  |
| If you’re feeling daunted by the thought of throwing another kids’ birthday party (paper plates, streamers, goody bags, piles of shredded wrapping paper and all), ... |
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| Earth Day Picks: Everyday Environmentalism |
| Our planet is the greatest legacy we leave our children and our grandchildren. So when my son was born, I vowed to live a greener ...
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| The Reluctant Environmentalist |
| It’s easy being green—really. Here are truly quick and simple ways you can start making a difference (and saving time and money!) right now.
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| Green Day | |
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Always dreamed of working for yourself? Now it's possible to go green as you earn green.
Lori DeBerry knew it was time to consiDer going into business for herself when she and her husband, Joe, realized the same thing at the same moment: “we were working really long and hard—for someone else,” she says.
That’s when Lori, 33, a salesperson for a medical company, and ...
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| Happy Birthday! Happy Planet! | |
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This new book shows how living greener can be fun for kids and parents.
You can do right by your favorite people on their most special day and still be eco-friendly. In her new book, Green Kids, Sage Families , Lynda Fassa, environmentalist, organic cotton clothing designer and mom of three, shows us how.
Parties by their very nature are incredibly wasteful. The ...
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| Green Franchises | |
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Launch an eco-friendly business without doing it all yourself.
NaturaLawn of America
With some 68 locations in 23 states, this innovator, launched in 1987, has changed the lawn-care industry with its use of organic-based products and integrated pest management ( naturalawn.com ).
Pizza Fusion
Known for its mostly organic menu, this young company, launched in 2006, relies ...
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| Why Green? | |
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Working Mother goes green
Experts warn us that if we don't change our ways, the penalties will be
dire—and it's our children who will pay the price. As working mothers
who strive to protect our kids from harm, we can make a difference by
supporting companies that put the fate of the globe at the top ...
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| Easy Ways to Be an Eco-Family | |
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Too busy to be green? Take small steps that make a big impact.
Ready to hop on the environmental bandwagon? With our simpler-than-you-think guide to green, you and your family can usher in a more earth-friendly lifestyle with small changes that have big impact. I was raised by a working mother who hung our laundry out on the line rather than drying ...
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| Home Sweet Eco-Home | |
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Our room-by-room shopping guide to environment-friendly products
You don't have to harvest rainwater to make your house greener. But you can do your share by shopping with these eco-conscious companies. We've overheated it, poisoned it and filled its lakes with landfills. To be sure, we've done our share to stomp on the planet. Now that saving ...
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