It’s amazing how much stuff people absent mindlessly throw out each day. Paper towels, napkins, plastic utensils are a few that come to mind. I remember when I was growing up how I would take an empty glass bottle back to the store. For my efforts, I would receive a nickel. [...]
An interesting article in Babble points out that many 7 & 8 year old girls are entering puberty. This trend (girls starting pubescence at an earlier age) has been going on since the mid 1800’s. Some of the possible causes are: improved nutrition and lower incidence of disease, not having a biological [...]
Here are some interesting tips from the Frugal Traveler: On a road trip, always carry a metal water bottle that can be filled using drinking fountains at amusement parks, zoos, etc for free. Also, carry around one of those stainless steel refillable coffee mugs designed for the cup holder in your car. [...]
According to The Environmental Working Group, they are part of the “Dirty Dozen”, a group of vegetables and fruits that contain loads of pesticides. (if you want to see the full list, click on the link). Of course, I just picked up a dozen nectarines the other day at the market! I [...]
Is BPA, also called Bisephenol, really dangerous? As you have read in other blogs on this site, studies have shown that BPA can lead to all sorts of health problems, including erectile dysfunction in men, heart aliments and disrupting endocrines in your body. However, for every study showing the harmful effects of the [...]
According to the “Clean Air Council”, the average American throws out 4.39 lbs of trash a day! I know that I see much more than that just at the “End of the Year Soccer Parties” that I attend with my daugthers. A good way to start would be to bring along reusable containers, [...]
First, you can quit buying those bulky, over-packaged, prefab lunches with names like: Lunch Makers and Lunchables. Whenever I’m in the supermarket with my youngest, she’s always attracted to them. Must be the packaging that catches her eye!
A better alternative for you, the environment and your kids would be to use wrap-n-mats [...]
Just before school starts, we now carry four new child friendly prints of wrap-n-mats. We have creatures (cuddly playful pals, desert ponies and polar friends), as well as machines (colorful helicopters and planes). These in addition to the prints we always carry that include blue, green, gingham and eco designs.
These re-usable sandwich [...]
Good article in “The Star Online” about how the kitchen is a good place to start going green. Of course, don’t use Teflon frying pans. They wear out pretty fast. (I do miss flipping eggs in one, though). Use cast iron or stainless steel instead. My sister picked up a [...]
Shanghai Sinopec Mitsui Chemical Company Limited (SSMC) (Shanghai, China), a joint venture established in 2006 by Mitsui Chemicals Inc. headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. headquartered in Beijing, China announced that it is building a plant for the production of acetone and phenol in Shanghai.
Now, why would these two companies spend [...]
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