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77The Problem With Plastic Bags
If you are still taking home your new purchases in single-use polyethelene plastic bags, it's time to reconsider your habit - and build a new one. While the US Environmental Protection Agency argues that the...
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78Five Easy Ways to Reduce Your Family’s Pesticide Consumption
Want to reduce your family's consumption of pesticide residues? This article gives 5 easy tips to help you reduce toxins while still eating well.
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81Are Reusable Bags Bacteria Breeding Grounds?: The Plastic Industry Takes Aim
Are reusable bags really dangerous? Well, probably not - but the plastics industry is fighting to ensure that you reconsider your decision to use cloth or other reusable bags. A recent study done by two...
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76Is There Plastic in Your Exfoliating Scrub?
Plastic has pervaded our culture. It now turns up in the strangest places - like your favorite exfoliating scrub. Many skin care brands now use polyethelene microbeads to exfoliate your skin, rather than...
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77Clean Your Bathroom Without Chlorine - Send Bugs, Grime and Lime Packing!
If you think that the only way to get your toilet clean and bacteria free is to pour on the chlorine and stand back - I have news for you! Some of the best cleaners for your bathroom - including your toilet -...
13 comments83Capturing Carbon: Is Carbon Sequestration The Way Out Of Climate Change?
If Alanna Mitchell is right, the massive release of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere as a result of human activity is disastrous. Carbon dioxide directly affects the basic chemistry of our oceans: in fact,...
12 comments71Sleeping With The Enemy: Flame Retardants On Children's Pyjamas
If your kids are wearing pyjamas that you've purchased at your local department or children's store, they are sleeping with a host of toxic chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers - also known as...
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77A Bacteria Free Kitchen Without Harmful Chemicals
Most of us were raised in homes where our mothers believed in the need for chlorine to clean toilets, for phosphates to clean clothes and for caustic cleansers to make the oven sparkle. The bad news is that...
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75The Plastic Bag Revolution Takes Hold: Reusable Bags Take The Lead
The end of the era of plastic bags is in sight - at least, at my local grocery store! Despite the protests of the plastic bag industry, it turns out that consumers have caught the wave and a sea change is...
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73Twenty Tips To Feed Your Family For Less
Perhaps you, like me, are learning to feed your family on one income. Perhaps you've been downsized out of one job and have started another at a lower rate of pay. Perhaps you just want to save more out of...
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