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Posts Tagged ‘Green Moms Carnival’
Holiday Buying: More Pressure Today Than 40 Years Ago?
Once upon a time there was a little girl whose only wish was for a Barbie Country Camper. This was 1971. For simplicity’s sake, let’s call the little girl Beth. Beth had seen the Barbie Country Camper in Saturday morning TV commercials, and she wanted her Barbies to have the fold-out picnic table, pop-out tent, sleeping bags, [...]
Read the entire post.Practically Green Book Give-Away & DIY Challenge
11/20/09 Update: The winner of the Practically Green book is… (see below.)
I first met Micaela Preston through the Green Moms Carnival. Her blog, Mindful Momma, is full of practical advice and Do-It-Yourself projects for living a more sustainable life. She was also my roommate at the BlogHer conference this summer, where she impressed everyone [...]
Baking Soda: So Many Uses; So Little Money… and Plastic
I hear people bemoaning the high cost of “going green.” And while organic food does cost more than its chemical-laden counterpart, I’m here to tell you that it’s easier to spend more for healthy food when you save money in other ways. We can skip many of the green cleaners, deodorizers, and personal care products, [...]
Read the entire post.Hey Wal-Mart! I See Glaring Omissions in Your New Sustainability Index
Dear Wal-Mart,
Let me apologize in advance for any sarcasm you might detect in this letter. It’s late, and I’ve been losing sleep for about two years, basically working for free to wake people up to the environmental crises we face. So you can imagine that I’m a little bit cranky. And maybe [...]
Where’s That Money I Left Lying Around?
I know it was there the last time I checked. Where’d it go?
When I heard the topic of this month’s Green Mom’s Carnival was “Conserving Resources,” I was stumped. I mean, I write about the topic every single time I post, right? Using less plastic = conserving resources. Plastic comes from [...]
Personal Changes Do Make A Difference: An Interview with Diane MacEachern of Big Green Purse
Yesterday, I asked whether personal changes at at the individual level can truly change the world. Today, I’m happy to share with you an interview with a woman I have truly grown to admire and who believes that shifting our personal spending towards greener products not only makes a difference but is actually more [...]
Read the entire post.Green Moms speak out on Bottled Water
As a member of the #Blogher09 Green Team, I had the privilege of participating in a conference call with one of the Blogher Conference’s largest sponsors: PepsiCo. Why did the Green Team want to speak with Pepsi? Because in addition to peddling sodas and other flavored drinks, Pepsi has gotten into the bottled [...]
Read the entire post.What I learned from #BlogHer09
Despite the impression I might have given in my previous post, “Blogher ‘09 and The Story of Stuff,” the BlogHer conference was not only about swag and vendors and overconsumption. The experience had a huge impact on me, bigger than I can properly articulate at this point. But for right now, here [...]
Read the entire post.New Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies
The Center for Health, Environment, & Justice has released its Back to School Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies today. It’s a free downloadable guide to all the products kids might need for school, from binders and notebooks to clothes, electronics, lunch boxes, and a host of other products. It includes a comprehensive guide to [...]
Read the entire post.Beth’s Big Back to School Binder Debate & Give-Away
10/13/09 Disclosure: As of today, I have become a Sustainable Group affiliate, which means that I receive a small percentage of sales of ReBinder products purchased through this web site.
08/13/09 Update: The give-away is over, but the debate continues. Feel free to voice your opinion in the comments. Find out who won [...]
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