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On Target
Big-box store Target will phase out PVC |
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06 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 9:16 AM on 06 Nov 2007 Big-box store Target is right on the mark with plans to phase out nasty plastic polyvinyl chloride. The store that we like to pronounce "Tar-zhay" has announced that it will aim to detox the packaging of its table linen stock by spring and try to find PVC alternatives for all toys by next fall. It also said all of its own brands of children's lunch boxes and utensils are already PVC-free. The reasons to ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, greening biz operations, news, parenting, shopping, toxics (all these topics) |
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Suffer the Little Children
Pediatricians warn climate-change health effects worse for kids |
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30 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 7:28 AM on 30 Oct 2007 Just in time for Halloween, there's yet another danger to children for frazzled parents to fret about. For those of you keeping track at home, dangers include strangers, tainted candy, strangers with tainted candy, razorblades, pedophiles, smut, the dark, and now ... the health effects of climate change, at least according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. The academy ... |
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| Topics: climate change impacts, news, parenting, scientific research (all these topics) |
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And For Dessert, Organic Twinkies
Pediatrician identifies five foods for parents to buy organic |
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24 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 4:52 PM on 24 Oct 2007 Like the sound of organic food but don't have the wherewithal to overhaul your entire pantry? Parents should focus their funds on organic milk, potatoes, peanut butter, ketchup, and apples, says pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene. But that doesn't mean you're allowed to mash those five foods together and call it a healthy dinner. source: The New York Times < Previous | ... |
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| Topics: food, green living, news, organic food, parenting (all these topics) |
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Kit Farcin'
Home lead-testing kits unreliable, says study |
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23 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 2:19 PM on 23 Oct 2007 If you rushed out to buy a home lead-testing kit when all of Junior's toys were recalled, hope you saved the receipt: a new study says that over-the-counter kits, usually used to test paint, aren't reliable for playthings. The Consumer Product Safety Commission put 104 kits to the test and found that 56 failed to detect lead in toys, while two overachievers warned of the heavy metal where it didn't exist ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, parenting, toxics (all these topics) |
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Ghoul, Interrupted
On Halloween |
Umbra Fisk |
22 Oct 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, We really enjoy the community aspect of trick-or-treating but we don't want to give out candy to the little ones, or toxic plastic Chinese toys. Two hundred kids come to our house every Halloween. How do we keep it green, safe, and economical? Jodi McMillian Charleston, W.Va. Dearest Jodi, Two hundred children? How did you keep it economical last year? Let's see, if you were to buy a bag of mini Snickers with 70 in the bag, a ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, health, holiday, parenting (all these topics) |
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The Age of Ban
Senate passes asbestos ban, Democrats want to rid toys of lead |
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05 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 5:38 PM on 05 Oct 2007 Hey, you with the asbestos-contaminated attic: The Senate has unanimously passed a measure to ban importation, manufacture, processing, and distribution of products containing asbestos. Forty other nations have already banned the cancer-causing mineral, which is found in more than 3,000 consumer products in the U.S. Speaking of things that should have happened a long time ago, Democrat ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, legislation, news, parenting, politics, toxics, US Senate (all these topics) |
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Everything's Just Fin
Research funded by seafood industry concludes that moms should eat fish |
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05 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 2:40 PM on 05 Oct 2007 A group of scientists affiliated with the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) announced conclusions yesterday that new moms and moms-to-be should eat at least 12 ounces of seafood per week to encourage wee ones' brain development. Federal agencies, which advise moms to consume no more than 12 ounces of seafood per week to reduce babies' exposure to ... |
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| Topics: Department of Health and Human Services, food, Food and Drug Administration, green living, health, mercury, news, parenting, scientific research (all these topics) |
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Go Forth and Be Underwhelmed
Thoughts on surviving life after Brood Awakenings |
Amy Linn |
28 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| The perfect ending is a gorgeous thing, all the loose ends neatly knotted, all the confusion gone. It's a motionless bird on a wire -- calm, brightly plumed, contented, with no need to fly off or find a worm or do anything but sit in the sun and enjoy the day. Illustration: Keri Rosebraugh If only parenthood were like that. That's the kind of wistfulness I've been indulging in over the past ... |
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| Topics: environmental movement, health, parenting, toxics (all these topics) |
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A Healthy Sense of Hope
On climate nightmares, the Ursula problem, and planning ahead |
Sonja Waters |
28 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| A couple of weeks ago, Wroth -- as we affectionately call our story editor and chief punster -- gave me a call. "Sonja, I'd like some pictures of your kids for our parenting series slideshow." Not skipping a beat, I replied, "Piercings and all?" I wasn't sure my two teenagers quite fit the eco-kid image. But then I asked a more serious question: "By t ... |
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| Topics: climate, environmental movement, health, parenting (all these topics) |
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No Surrender
This family is sticking with eco-alternatives |
Christine Gardner |
27 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| This summer, my family and I took an overnight trip to Chicago that started out pleasant enough. We were well packed and tidy. Just before boarding our train, my husband took a few pictures of us, joking that this would begin our slow descent into madness. Consider the alternatives. Photo: iStockphoto Descent into madness. That turned out to be pretty accurate. We have a long and storied history of not ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, parenting (all these topics) |
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Cookin' It Old School
Time to reinvest in the school-lunch program |
Tom Philpott |
27 Sep 2007 |
Victual Reality |
| At private schools across the country, good cafeteria food is becoming as de rigueur as French classes taught by native speakers, Associated Press reports. Schoolyard vegetable gardens bloom, tended by future Ivy Leaguers under the watch of "sustainability coordinators." In the kitchen, trained cooks transform that bounty into food worthy of enjoying, not merely enduring. Unfortunately ... |
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| Topics: education, food, green living, parenting, Victual Reality (all these topics) |
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Adolescent Appetites
The road to disodium inosinate is paved with good intentions |
Amy Linn |
27 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Mea culpa. That's the only way I can honestly write anything about getting older kids to eat healthy foods. Because I've been a sucker for the look my 11-year-old gets on her face if I plop down a bowl of nuclear-orange SpongeBob mac-and-cheese in front of her. Sheer joy: that's the only way to describe it. Ditto for the times she eats (can I admit this?) Cookie Crisp cereal, high-fructose c ... |
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| Topics: food, green living, health, parenting (all these topics) |
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Girl, You'll Be a Woman Too Soon
Ecologist Sandra Steingraber explores the eco-causes of early puberty |
Sandra Steingraber |
26 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from "The Falling Age of Puberty in U.S. Girls: What We Know, What We Need to Know," written by Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., and published by the Breast Cancer Fund. In the full report (downloadable here), Steingraber reviews several causes of and contributors to early puberty, including environmental factors. ... |
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| Topics: health, parenting, scientific research, toxics (all these topics) |
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Simple Gifts
On kids' birthday parties |
Umbra Fisk |
26 Sep 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I have a wonderful daughter who is just about to turn 5. She is currently the only grandchild and niece to our families, and therefore has everything she needs (still less than many kids we know, but plenty). Therein lies my dilemma: I don't want the plastic detritus and clutter that come along with your traditional American birthday party, but the party itself I love. In years past, I have ducked this issue by suggesti ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, consumerism, green living, parenting, shopping (all these topics) |
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No Child Left Inside
A chat about Congress' effort to restore environmental education funds |
Amy Linn |
26 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| "Go outside and play!" It's a simple enough command, but as a nation of teeth-gnashing parents and teachers will tell you, not enough kids want to unplug or log off long enough to heed it. Enter Congress. That's right, Congress. The oyster is your classroom. Amid growing evidence that learning about nature and actually experiencing it can help children become healthier ... |
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| Topics: Congress, education, health, legislation, parenting (all these topics) |
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Alterna-Toys
Where to turn when you're sick of disposable doodads |
Katy Balatero |
25 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Block to basics. Photo: iStockphoto Keeping up with Ken and Barbie got you down? Check out these companies invested in making eco-friendlier playthings for your little ones. (And read about one mother's no-crap crusade.) Dwelling These soft, handmade toys are created by a women's knitting collective in Kenya, under the guidance of a nonprofit that helps connect artisans to international markets. All of ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, green living, health, parenting, shopping (all these topics) |
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Play Lady Play
Can a crusade against crap toys ever succeed? |
Lou Bendrick |
25 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Is it just me, or is anyone else sick of fairies? Because personally I am sick to hell of wee folk and their tiresome fantasy ilk -- unicorns with rainbow horns, mermaids with cotton-candy hair, and tarty princesses. Oh, I'm especially sick of the princesses. Is there some unwritten law that princesses have to dress like down-market 1980s bridesmaids? Can't today's little girls take their cue from Camilla Bo ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, green living, health, parenting (all these topics) |
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Alpha females follow their instincts
Competitive birthing is a new fad |
biodiversivist |
25 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: parenting, population (all these topics) |
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Dr. Know
An interview with green pediatrician Alan Greene |
Amy Linn |
24 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| If you were to give a check-up to Alan Greene, eco-pediatrician extraordinaire, you just might diagnose him with ASHD -- Attention Surplus Hyperproductivity Disorder. It isn't a real disorder, of course. But whatever Greene's got -- whatever blend of vim and vision allows him to stay at the cutting edge of environmentalism and e-medicine while also writing books, doctoring, and being a 100-percent-organic-food-eati ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, parenting (all these topics) |
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Kids On the Web
A few of our favorite parenting and health links |
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21 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| It's possible to say a lot in a two-week series on parenting and health, but it ain't possible to say it all. That's why we've compiled a list of sites we're finding pretty dang helpful and entertaining. They tell the rest of the story, and they'll keep telling new stories after our series is over. Go ahead, poke around -- and add your own favorite resources below. Photo: iStockphoto Parenting sites: Babble iVillage N ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, parenting (all these topics) |
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A Clean Sweep
An eco-entrepreneur's advice on kid-proofing your cleaning supplies |
Lynda Fassa |
21 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Photo: iStockphoto As a practically perpetually pregnant person -- I'm a mom of three and have been either pregnant or breastfeeding for 10 years of my adult life -- I've needed to make my surroundings clean in a nontoxic and green way. Don't get me wrong, I'm no snooty domestic diva. I strongly believe cobwebs not only keep mosquitoes at bay, but also lend a bit of atmosphere to a roo ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, health, parenting (all these topics) |
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To Freak or Not To Freak?
How four green parents deal with the plastics scare |
Katharine Wroth |
20 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Pop quiz time: plastic baby bottles are a) completely safe, or b) a risk to you, your baby, and every other living thing in the entire universe? The answer lies somewhere in between -- but you wouldn't know it from most media reports. Over the last year, countless stories have sprung up citing research about the dangers of endocrine disruptor bisphenol A leaching from clear plastic baby b ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, green living, health, parenting, shopping, toxics (all these topics) |
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Junk Food Junkies
On kids, zucchini, and an experiment with pizza soup |
Roz Cummins |
20 Sep 2007 |
'Tis the Season |
| A few weeks ago, when I made zucchini blueberry bread with my friends' kids, it was revealed that one of them didn't care much for zucchini in its non-dessert incarnations, seeing as how it was a vegetable and all. So I challenged myself to invent some kid-friendly zucchini dishes to see if I could get him to enjoy it and include it in his list of things he might -- might -- consider eating. Do I ha ... |
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| Topics: food, health, parenting, recipes, Tis the Season (all these topics) |
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Two Words: No Plastics
A guide to buying non-plastic baby products |
Katy Balatero |
20 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Worried sick about plastic -- or even feeling a teeny bit queasy? Here are a few alternatives for common baby items, and resources for where to buy 'em. (And don't forget, you could always make your own.) Squeaky clean and PVC-free. Photo: iStockphoto Bathtubs Non-plastic baby tubs seem to be hard to find; probably the best you can do here is to use a nylon mesh sling or recyclable polypropylene Tummy ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, parenting, toxics (all these topics) |
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Fighting Fire Retardants with Fire
An interview with Mary Brune, founder of Making Our Milk Safe |
Amy Linn |
19 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Editor's note: Last year, Grist introduced readers to MOMS as the activist group was targeting Target's sales of PVC. In this interview, we catch up with co-founder Mary Brune to find out about the group's latest campaign. OK, so David slew Goliath. He never had half the battle facing Mary Brune and her fellow mothers in their crusade against the $500 billion-plus chemical ind ... |
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| Topics: environmental movement, grassroots activism, green living, health, parenting (all these topics) |
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