Archive for April, 2008
Hard Plastics: Potentially Toxic?
I thought you should know about this recent study that questions the health effects of BPA, a substance used in hard plastics. It’s also used in the lining for canned goods. Mostly people are afraid of the impact it has on babies – it’s used in baby bottles.
Here’s the article. http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/24/healthscience/22well.php
National Public [...]
The Dangers of Household Chemicals: Suicide?
Breaking News from the Associated Press:
TOKYO — A 14-year-old Japanese girl killed herself by mixing laundry detergent with cleanser, releasing fumes that also sickened 90 people in her apartment house, police said Thursday as they grappled with a spate of similar suicides.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/24/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Detergent-Suicide.php
Makes me wonder if we really need all this toxic stuff around the [...]
Get Stuff for Free
I just joined a group called Freecycle. I’ll keep you posted about my experience.
Here’s the mission statement from the Freecycle website:
Welcome! The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,341 groups with 4,906,000 members across the globe. It’s a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in [...]
Ecological Footprint
If you want to find out what your ecological footprint is, visit http://www.footprintnetwork.org/gfn_sub.php?content=calculator
I ran a few scenarios – in the worse case scenario, it would take 5.1 earths if everyone in the world lived like I do. My lifestyle would require 22.9 tons of carbon dioxide.
I didn’t do this quiz to feel guilty. [...]
