The Green Blog

saveing animals

Sat, 23 Jul 2011 04:41:46 GMT

hey, I have a great idea for saveing the animals. you can go to a beach and pick up the trah so it does not go out into the ocean, and if you see trah

Healthy-kids-go-green.com is for SALE!

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:38:12 GMT

Healthy-kids-go-green.com is for SALE!

Teach kids how to read food labels

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:26:17 GMT

Teach kids how to read food labels. Don't Eat That gives meaning to many of the confusing ingredients and terms on food label. I have about 10 free promo

Plants

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:25:50 GMT

Check out the book for children entitiled: Jordan & Justine's Weekend Adventures: Plants parts 1 & 2, written by Tanille Edwards. This book has hands-on

Easy Green Action Steps

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:43:09 GMT

Easy Green Action You Can Take for a Safe Home Environment

Go Green Recycling Tips!

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:41:48 GMT

Go green recycling tips help you protect the planet.

Celebrate Earthday for Kids - April 22nd, 2010

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:39:58 GMT

Earthday activities for April 22, 2010 ! How will you celebrate?

Go Green Websites for Kids!

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:01:18 GMT

We find the best go green websites for kids who want to have fun while helping the earth!

Asthma Facts - The Growing Environmental Health Risks

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:58:39 GMT

Asthma Facts: Environmental links to the growing asthma health crisis.

Healthy Kids Go Green with Earth-friendly Information, Resources and Activities.

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:20:20 GMT

Go Green with fun activities and eco-friendly solutions for the whole family.

The Moth

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:01:33 GMT

Hey! This is the story when a moth landed on my hand. One day my best friend and I went in my back porch. Suddenly a beatiful moth landed on my hand! It

Me helping Earth

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:00:52 GMT

I like to take pictures of the Nature with my mom

Resurretion Ascension School Goes Green!

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:59:40 GMT

In my school, we have our own recycling program. In Science, we are learning about animals, decomposers, and decaying. Our teacher told us many stories

Idle-Free Schools

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:54:23 GMT

One of the easiest no-brainer green campaigns for schools is to make them Idle-Free Zones. The poisons in car exhaust are neurotoxins, so as parents

use green bags!

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:06:14 GMT

go to your local store and buy some green bags because most of our plastic bags are getting thown in the trash and filling up our land fills.

The Story of Cosmetics - An Important Video

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:35:13 GMT

From the producers of "The Story of Stuff" comes this important video "The Story of Cosmetics". Take a few minutes to get informed about the safety risks of the cosmetics you and your family use. Then check out Shaklee's safe and awesome alternatives for your family's health at the information link below. Beauty products, daily care, baby products - everything you need to stay healthy and beautiful. Take action - stay informed - make a difference!

The 2010 Shaklee Catalogue Online for You

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:15:01 GMT

Take a look at the amazing products Shaklee has available for you and your family. For your health and safe, green home - there is no solution like Shaklee! Click on the image and browse to your heart's content.

How Can You Create a Healthy Green Home for Your Family?

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:08:28 GMT

How can you make your house a healthy green home?

Are Pesticides on Your Grocery List ? Don't Miss This Report.

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:16:55 GMT

Watch this video about pesticides on our fruits and vegetables - The Dirty Dozen - you can't even wash away all the contaminants. Important information for you and your family.

Recognition for All Those Who Have Made a Donation.

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:32:16 GMT

See who's helping to support the efforts of Healthy Kids Go Green.

Take Action for Safer Strawberries and Healthy Farm Workers

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:12:07 GMT

You may have heard that California, the nation's largest agricultural producer, is on the verge of approving a potent carcinogenic gas for use on strawberry fields and other food crops. The chemical -- methyl iodide -- is so toxic that scientists in labs use only small amounts with special protective equipment, yet agricultural applications mean it could be released directly into the air and water. Methyl iodide is a known carcinogen, thyroid disruptor, and neurotoxin, and presents clear dangers to farm workers and surrounding populations when used for broadcast agricultural applications. Whatever California decides, the only surefire way to keep this poison away from our food and farm workers is for the U.S. Environmental Protection agency to re-evaluate and ban methyl iodide at the federal level. I just signed a petition to the EPA asking them to de-register methyl iodide for agricultural use. Will you too? Take action with me and tell your friends. Click on the link for additional information.

Tune In and Watch CNN's "Toxic America"

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:32:26 GMT

Wednesday and Thursday, June 2nd and 3rd, at 8pm EST, CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta will be airing an eye-opening investigative story: Toxic America. If you care about public and environmental health, it's must-see TV. Dr. Sanjay Gupta hosts the two-part program, revealing devastating results from a year-long investigation. Wednesday night highlights Toxic Towns and will delve into the environmental health and justice problems plaguing the community of Mossville, Louisiana. Mossville is not an isolated example, but instead a poster child for a broken chemical safety system. Thursday night highlights the Toxic Childhood and features Healthy Child founders, Jim and Nancy Chuda; Scientific Advisor, Dr. Phil Landrigan; and our A Wake-Up Story video. This second part of the series reveals the effect toxics have on unborn babies. We all need to be aware of what's happening in our environment so we can take action to protect our health and our planet. So watch "Toxic America" and join the conversation.

Build Your Own Compost Bin.

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:13:43 GMT

Have you noticed? There are so many new compost bins and barrels available at home improvement stores this spring. I have been eying them for many months now, checking out the features of each and saving up my money for a fancy rolling barrel design. Then I remembered an old compost bin I had many years ago which was simply made of wire fencing and four metal poles at the four corners. I could open one of the sides when I wanted to stir it up or remove some of the fresh compost. It worked great. No, I couldn't tumble it or turn it over with one easy spin, but it was easy to take the new soil from the bottom of the pile where it had become rich and crumbly. I thought about this simple - yet effective construction and I decided not to wait. So, this Memorial Day, I took some old four foot fencing which had failed to keep our dogs in and four metal poles I had leftover from projects around the house. I picked out an inconspicuous spot on the side of the house and built myself a quaint but durable compost bin. I left one side secured with wire ties, but easy to open for future access. For now, all I have to worry about is filling it up with lawn and garden clippings and left over fruit and vegie debri from the kitchen. As the ingredients break down, I will stir it a bit with my shovel and keep it moist. Soon the lower layer will have turned into rich soil perfect for feeding my garden beds. So, if you can't afford a fancy compost bin don't sweat it. Start simply - but do get started. You will save money, time, fuel (no shipping compost all over the country) and best of all - cultivate a rich love of gardening!

Build Your Own Compost Bin.

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:13:11 GMT

Safe Green Gardening Solutions for a Cleaner Planet.

Sun, 30 May 2010 21:16:30 GMT

Safe green gardening solutions for a beautiful planet!

Get Clean with Safe, Non-Toxic Cleaning Products.

Sun, 30 May 2010 20:35:54 GMT

Get clean products - always safe, always green.

Going Green Resources for a Healthy Home.

Sun, 30 May 2010 20:32:06 GMT

Going green resources for a healthy home.

Time to Buy Sunscreen for your Family?

Sun, 30 May 2010 06:35:32 GMT

Check out your favorite sunscreen on the best and worst sunscreen list put out by the Environmental Working Group. Is the product you buy really protecting you? Is it safe for everyone in your family? The ugly truth about popular sunscreen products. For our favorite, safe and effective sunscreen protection - Click here. ENJOY THE SUN!

Is Pesticide Exposure Contributing to ADHA in our Kids?

Fri, 28 May 2010 18:04:30 GMT

See what the experts are saying about pesticide exposure and the rise in ADHD. We all know a child or two who struggles with behavioral issues. The ADHD diagnosis is rampant and seems to be growing. Read this report from the Environmental Working Group on the possible link between pesticides and ADHD.

How a Work At Home Mom Created This Website.

Thu, 27 May 2010 20:21:39 GMT

See how a work at home mom created this website - you can too!

Below the Surface of the Gulf Oil Spill - video from diver Phillipe Cousteau, Jr. -

Thu, 27 May 2010 20:00:10 GMT

The grandson of Jacques Cousteau, Philippe Cousteau, Jr., dives beneath the Gulf oil spill to see what is really going on under the surface with the oil and the chemicals being used to break it up. Are they actually making things worse? Watch this amazing video.

Are Laundry Fragrances Effecting Your Health?

Thu, 27 May 2010 05:50:32 GMT

Besides writing this website, I work as a private voice teacher. Yesterday, during a lesson, I noticed a strong fragrance on my student, a woman in her late forties. It wasn't a bad smell, it was a sweet scent. I thought it was her perfume. Soon I noticed my throat getting crackly and I had to clear my throat constantly. Soon I couldn't sing through all the phlegm. I told my student that I thought her perfume was bothering my throat. She told me she wasn't wearing perfume. I asked her what the strong fragrance was. She hadn't really noticed, but any scent must be the Gain laundry detergent she used. In fact, I was the second person that week who had asked her about the strong fragrance. She had become used to the scent. I thought for a moment. "Doesn't your daughter have asthma?" "Yes," she replied. "It's pretty severe, too." "Well, if that fragrance bothers me so much and so quickly, don't you think it might bother your daughter when she wears clothes you've washed in Gain and sleeps on sheets you've washed in it." The thought had never occurred to my student. After our lesson, I got in my car, rolled down the windows to let the fresh air in, and within a few minutes I was feeling much better - no more throat discomfort. Have you thought about how the fragrance in your detergent and cleaners may be effecting the health of your family? Maybe you are accustomed to the fragrances and don't really notice them anymore. The chemicals used to create these fragrances may be causing respiratory and skin problems. Find out how you can have a safe, effective, wonderful clean without the chemical fragrances that can harm your health.

How Can I Save Money Using Green Products?

Wed, 26 May 2010 05:45:19 GMT

What about window cleaner that costs 1 cent for a 16 oz. bottle? Or an effective, safe all-purpose household cleaner from sustainable ingredients for just a few pennies more? That's the great bonus of using concentrates. Just add your own water. Great for the environment - we don't need to ship water all over the country or use new bottles every time we need more cleaner - and great for your budget! Take a look....

Check Out Big Green TV Online.

Tue, 25 May 2010 05:52:28 GMT

"Always Green. All the Time." BigGreenTV is an environmental news and video site geared to ages 9-14, framed as both a supplemental educational resource for in-class use and a stand-alone information source that kids can explore independently.

Does Your Fragrance Contain Harmful Chemicals?

Tue, 25 May 2010 05:46:07 GMT

Fragrances are designed to make you smell good, but is that all they do? In a recently released study of 17 name-brand fragrances co-authored by Environmental Working Group and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, the study found that the fragrances contain secret ingredients, chemicals not listed on the label, with troubling hazardous properties. According to the EWG, "We found 38 unlisted chemicals in our testing. The average fragrance tested contained 14 secret chemicals. Among them are chemicals associated with hormone disruption and allergic reactions, and many substances that have not been assessed for safety in personal care products by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the industry's own safety panel." For more information and a list of the chemicals found in the fragrances click below.

Kids in the Garden- a Green Book Review

Wed, 05 May 2010 23:37:41 GMT

Kids in the Garden is the gardening book for kids!

What We DoTo Help The Earth? (idea from Betsy, SC)

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:47:57 GMT

We are recycling our boxes and making scrapbooks by putting paper inside the box after you cut it in half

Great Green Values from the First Official Green Company in the World

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:23:00 GMT

We all want to find the best value as we redesign our lives to be more green. Take a look at these great tips from the #1 Green Company - Shaklee!

Helping your endangered animals (by Dahlia from Texas)

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:50:20 GMT

Have you ever seen a sea turtle or a black bear in the wild? Probaly not right? The reason these animals are endangered is because of us,but there

A Victory for Our Children - thanks for speaking up!

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 02:46:25 GMT

Thanks to the efforts of thousands of Washingtonians who put pressure on their legislators for several sessions, the State House of Representatives and State Senate overwhelmingly passed a ban on toxic plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA). The Baby Bottle Act, which Governor Gregoire recently signed into law, ensures baby bottles, sippy cups, and other products intended for children cannot contain BPA. Scientific studies have linked BPA to a host of health problems, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and neurological and developmental disorders. It's critical that we keep BPA away from our kids and the Safe Baby Bottle Act is an important tool in this fight. Now that Washington passed the bill, several other states are considering similar legislation. Thanks, Washington residents, for all of your efforts in the last few years in contacting your legislators and Governor Gregoire to get the bill passed! Persistence pays off. Lets spread this legislation to more states! Click on the following link to get involved and see what current campaigns are happening in your neck of the woods.

School Green Resources and Information for Environmental Evaluation

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 05:08:00 GMT

School Green Resources - links for safe school environments.

Is There a Connection Between the Rising Rate of Autism and Chemical Toxins in the Environment?

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:15:18 GMT

The Search for Autisms Missing Piece: Autism Research Slowly Turns Its Focus to Environmental Toxicity by Brita Belli, from E Magazine. In her article Belli spotlights environmental factors that might contribute to autism. Healthy Child, Healthy World calls autism "the fastest-growing, most horrifying developmental disability in America today now affects 1 in 100 children according to the CDC." Read this compelling article and healthychild.org's follow-up conversation. We must protect our children from environmental risks!

Global Warming (Info from Brette)

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:33:56 GMT

Average temperatures have climbed 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 degree Celsius) around the world since 1880, much of this in recent decades, according

BetrueBeblue (See how Brette is going green)

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:19:14 GMT

My story is about me becoming green. One day I was going to Wal-mart. I saw a ditch. It was full of yuncky trash, cans, and things you can recycle. I felt

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:57:12 GMT

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Green School Ideas to Keep Your Kids Healthy.

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:53:06 GMT

Green school ideas for your child's class can make a healthier learning environment .

Green Books for Kids and Family Fun!

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:56:19 GMT

Check out our favorite Green Books for Kids!

Toxic Household Chemicals Common in our Cleaning

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:18:35 GMT

Toxic household chemicals are found in common cleaners.

The Health Risks of Cleaning Products

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:32:18 GMT

The health risks of cleaning products are detailed for you.

Music for Kids and Family Fun Go Together!

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:57:20 GMT

Music for kids, family fun and growing together!