The Life of the Lowly Dry Cleaning Hanger
“No wire hangers, ever!”  Faye Dunaway once screeched in her infamous role as the monstrous Joan Crawford in the movie Mommy Dearest. …
Green Living
LED Light Bulbs. Far Worse than Incandescents!
I recently read an article which stated that the incandescent light bulb, you know, the one Thomas Edison invented in 1880, is being phased out …
Toxic Money: How to Protect Yourself
A reader sent me a link recently to a study that found high levels of the toxin BPA on dollar bills and receipts. The Washington Toxics Coalition …
EPA Knowingly Allowed Bee Killing Pesticide
Colorado beekeeper Tom Theobald has found himself with a bulls-eye on his forehead for calling attention to a leaked EPA document that shows that the …
Update: Organic Canned Food Loaded with BPA
A few months ago, I blogged about how organic canned food is loaded with bisphenol-A (BPA) just the same as cheap canned foods from the …
Best Options for Nontoxic Dry Cleaning
Options for safe, green dry cleaning of clothes, bedding, curtains, and other hard-to-clean items that are nontoxic and completely free of solvents …
Nature’s Best Mosquito Control Hits a Snag
A while back, I wrote a post about the bat house we had installed in an oak tree in our front yard. It had taken several years, but a bat family …
Health Risks of Farmed Seafood
Seafood is an extremely nutrient-dense food, one that should be consumed frequently if at all possible and affordable. Dr. Weston A. Price, the …
Dementia and Diabetes Linked to Pesticides
Alert, health-conscious parents are aware of the disturbing scientific link between pesticide exposure in children to ADHD. Now, another study has …
Organic Milk: Healthfood Trojan Horse
Why organic milk that is UHT processed is unhealthy and certainly not a better choice than regular supermarket milk despite the sky-high prices and …
4 Safe Herbicides and Pesticides for Lawn + Garden
Four green herbicides and pesticides to use for the home garden and yard that are safe for children and pets. Spring has sprung and so have the weeds …
Nature’s Best Mosquito Control
. A few years ago, I took my children to a summer program at the local library put on by the Florida Bat Conservancy. For those of you unfamiliar with …