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Green Talk is a blog based on the personal experiences of the author who built her house using many green materials. The blog contains a mix of posts relating to green building products, green living ideas, home decor products, organic gardening, a
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Green Your Teen to Change the World
How would you describe a teenager to someone not from this Earth? Disagreeable, know it all, self-centered, and moody? But at the same time, they can be equally passionate about what rocks their world. I know. I have two teenagers. Because of the...
Smart Mama Got her Gun on Fox News
One smart Mama brought her gun to Fox News? A shoot out? Anyone hurt? No. No. and Maybe. Hold your horses while I answer all of your questions. Why was a smart mama on Fox News? Jennifer Taggert is the editor of the blog, The Smart Mama, and fe...
For My Kids Products: Made from Love to be Safe.
See the free giveaway below! Like many moms, Christine Steward, had an epiphany after reading the ingredients of her newborn’s products and decided to switch to more environmentally friendly product. What makes Steward so different than most ...
You’ve Got Green Mail, June 9, 2009 Round-up
Photo by Cavin B. This week’ s roundup is an eclectic mix of green news form the state of green marketing to IBM’s big splash into water management: Financial Incentives Could Spur Green Roof Installations “The Clean Energy Stimulu...
All the Cool, Green Kids have a Kids Konserve Lunch Bag
Check out the Kids Konserve lunch bag giveaway below! Who doesn’t want to be the cool kid at school? Reducing classroom waste is the new black. So every kid will want a Kids Konserve waste free lunch bag, which will significantly redu...
What You Can Do to Make Sure No Child’s Health is Left Behind?
April 27, 2009 is National Healthy Schools Day , which promotes green and healthy schools for our children. It will be celebrated throughout the US and Canada. Janelle Sorensen, Senior Writer and Health Consultant for Healthy Child Healthy W...
Elmer’s Glue Sticks and Bottle Recycling Program & Giveaway
Check out the giveaway below! If you have kids, you have Elmer’s glue in the form of glue sticks or glue bottle. My kids are notorious for leaving off the glue stick caps or using way too much glues from the glue bottles. I can’t recy...
EcoBunga!’s $100 Sage Creek Organic Gift Certificate Giveaway
I received an email from my friends at Ecobunga! telling me about their great Earth Day Giveaway. I have previouly written about them since I love their concept. Think online sweepstakes meets green. The site features green giveaways and discounts fr...
You’ve Got Green Mail March 22, 2009
Photo by Cavin B. Well, it is time again for some great green mail that I received or articles that I found. Rounding up the list this week are articles ranging from what’s in your vaccines now that they have taken out mercury, powering air...
Swap Mamas: A Mama’s Very Own Swapping, Socializing Site
When you think of swapping, organizations such as Freecycle, Craiglist, and other names come to mind. Well, here is a new one to add to the Spring cleaning list…Swap Mamas, a new social networking swap site geared towards swapping everything ...
Protect Unborn Children from Toxic Chemicals. Sign the Declaration.
Is their a fever pitch to this message? You betcha. Our unborn children are being exposed to countless chemicals in the womb due to our industrial society. Previously, I wrote about the Enviromental Working Group’s cord blood tests that r...
Recycle Your Crayons Or Make Your Own Crayon Art
Photo by Shawn Ford Millions of broken crayons are thrown away every day. Since they are petroleum based, it will take centuries for them to biodegrade. Did you ever stop to think that you could recycle or reuse those old crayons? Here are s...
EchoAge Eco-Friendly Birthday Parties: Teaching Children to Give Back
With four children, it seemed every time I turned around, I was planning another birthday party or taking my children to one. By the time I started the birthday party circuit for my last one, I was worn out. Countless invitations sent; endless...
“You’ve Got Green Mail” January 4, 2008 Round-up
Photo by permission of Shira Gal 2009 is going to be an amazing green year. My bones can feel it and they are never wrong. In the green mail box this week is an eclectic mix of topics ranging from the old stand-by of green building articles, kiddi...
FDA Approves Latisse, Eyelash Enhancer, Yet No Ban on BPA.
Photo by permission of Chloe Delong The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Latisse, which is made by Allergan to treat a condition known as hypotrichosis of the eyelashes, or in plain English, a person who does not have enough or in...
You’ve Got Green Mail Round-up for December 14, 2008
Photo by permission of CavinB I have some very interesting and diverse topics for you to read this week. Short but mighty from should you be giving your pet so many shots to who are Co-op America’s best of the bad boys this year. As always,...
Mr. President-Elect, Update the Toxic Substance Chemical Act
Photo by permission of Paul Goyette. December’s topic for this month’s Green Moms Carnival is prevention. The question asked is, if we could create an agenda for our new President in order to prevent certain environmental, health, or soc...
Voting Bring a Mixed Emotion of Sadness & Happiness
How many are you wondering why I am showing a picture of a gentleman’s feet at the voting booth? Or better yet, what does feet have to do with election? It is okay to scratch your head and wonder how I am going to tie the title and the pictur...
Send a Message to Walt Disney to Green Clean
Photo of the some of the unhappy dwarfs at CHEJ The other day I caught a glimpse of a television ad featuring young children wishing for a Disney World vacation with the slogan that now there are affordable trips to meet everyone’s budgets. Wi...
Keys Could be Hazardous to Your Child’s Health
Please watch this video sent to me by Sommer Poquette of Green and Clean Mom. She is taping Jess of the Green Phone Booth and Jennifer of Smart Mama. Jess has just handed Jennifer her brass keys to test for lead and other carcinogenic materials....
Thrifty is the New Green for Back to School Supplies
Some call me frugal. Others would call me cheap. I prefer the term practical and thrifty. Take for example buying school supplies. I can’t conceive of buying all brand new school supplies when my cabinets could double as my own Staples stores. ...
