Healthy Planet Articles
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1 10 Ways to Buy Responsibly - Page 1
Thu Nov 20, 09:04:31 am
Views: 121
Green Consumer: 10 Ways to Buy ResponsiblyEach and every one of us has the potential to inspire, to change, and to build a better life. Thinking about how and what you buy is one way of keeping people and the earth’s well-being at the top of yo...
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2 10 Ways to Buy Responsibly - Page 2
Thu Nov 20, 09:03:41 am
Views: 131
Green Consumer: 10 Ways to Buy ResponsiblyEach and every one of us has the potential to inspire, to change, and to build a better life. Thinking about how and what you buy is one way of keeping people and the earth’s well-being at the top of yo...
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3 Home, Green Home
Mon Nov 10, 09:52:47 am
Views: 252Walls and floors. They’re the basic building blocks of your home—and also some of the easiest parts of the house to make green. A recent boom in renewable, nontoxic materials means that you have lots of options if you want to tread lightl...
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4 Toss the Chemicals From Babys Bathwater
Mon Nov 3, 10:09:35 am
Views: 172A recent study garnered a mother lode of attention by suggesting that babies absorb phthalates from bodycare products such as shampoo, powder, and lotion. Phthalates are synthetic chemicals commonly used to stabilize fragrances and make plastic more ...
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6 Discover the Largest Green Innovation Conference
Mon Sep 22, 03:43:23 pm
Views: 415Planning a remodel or interested in green building design? Don’t miss out on the nation’s largest green building trade show, West Coast Green, being held Sept. 25–27 at the San Jose Convention Center. To get a taste of what’s ...
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7 Reclaim Your Home - How to Green Your Interior Space
Thu Sep 11, 12:31:18 pm
Views: 653 Bridget Biscotti Bradley, a prolific home-improvement author and editor, recently treated me to a tour of her and her husband’s fabulous new store, Reclaim, located in Menlo Park, Calif. Here Bradley shares her extensive knowledge about green ...
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8 Health Matters- Nice Day for a Green Wedding
Mon Aug 11, 05:19:31 pm
Views: 1025Guests will not soon forget British actress Elizabeth Hurley’s March wedding. Nor will the environment, unfortunately: The week-long celebration released an estimated 440,000 pounds of carbon dioxide—an amount it would take the average Br...
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9 5 Favorite Green Hotel Stays in the U.S.
Sun Aug 10, 09:43:07 pm
Views: 1168 Turned off by the vision of an eco-friendly vacation where you’re pitching a tent, saturating yourself with bug spray, and cooking your own food over a campfire?...
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10 Eco-Friendly Ways to Raise Your Baby - Q&A With Dr. Alan Greene
Thu Jul 17, 04:11:59 pm
Views: 983Pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene, a leading authority and spokesman for the “green baby movement,” didn’t change his last name to underscore his passion for environmentally sound parenting—he was just born that way. Destined to li...
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11 Eco-Friendly Household Cleaning
Thu Jul 17, 04:11:33 pm
Views: 1220 Comments: 1If you think you need strong chemicals to get a house that sparkles, think again. Why use toxic, chemical-laden cleaners when you could use environmentally friendly, cheap common household products that, by the way, you probably already own? Arm your...
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12 Eco-Cleaning 101
Thu Jul 17, 04:10:57 pm
Views: 1037Are you looking for easy ways to lessen your ecological footprint? One way is to clean your home using green cleaning products. It’s simply a matter of choice. If you’re going to buy laundry detergent, stain remover, dish soap, dishwasher...
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13 Every Drop Counts
Thu Jul 17, 04:10:26 pm
Views: 989Gazing out onto the ocean, you might be tempted to wish that our fresh-water supply went on forever like the sea. Unfortunately, the world’s supply of unpolluted water is finite and diminishing, with only a small fraction fit for our consumptio...
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14 How to Green Your Ride
Thu Jul 17, 04:09:59 pm
Views: 932Looking for a valuable way to help the environment? Good for you! Luckily, there are a number of steps you can take to help keep Mother Earth green and happy. One eco-friendly suggestion is to maintain and, where possible, improve the fuel efficiency...
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15 Stop the Flow of Water Pollution
Thu Jul 17, 04:09:18 pm
Views: 1010Pour yourself a glass of water. It’s clean, clear, and refreshing. Or is it?Traces of our chemically laden lives—prescription and over-the-counter drugs, cosmetics, soaps, shampoos, and lotions—routinely dribble into our nation&rsqu...
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