| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Oct 24, 2008 at 10:00 am by Luanne Bradley Grow Green: 10 Tips for Personal Sustainability in Trying Economic Times Alan Greenspan is calling it "a credit tsunami" that policymakers did not expect. The smart ones who converted to a green lifestyle long ago are well-equipped for riding that ominous wave. Many of us are still figuring out how to sink or swim. Like the wronged ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Oct 23, 2008 at 5:00 am by Sarah Irani Surprise: Cloth Diapers Carry a Big Footprint I’m sorry everyone, but this is going to be a difficult read for proponents of the cloth diaper. Apparently, they’re not as easy on the environment as we’d all wish (or assume) them to be. A study by the British government to find out the real carbon footprint of ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Sep 18, 2008 at 5:00 am by Susan Chaityn Lebovits Biocrayons Streak Past Crayola for the Win Looks like crayon giant Crayola may have its first serious competition with the eco-conscious: Prang’s Soybean based crayons. While Crayola crayons are made from paraffin wax that’s heated then stored in tanks, Prang is proud to say that their first new crayon in ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Sep 17, 2008 at 4:00 am by Liz Lewis An Eco Action Pack for New Greenies When it comes to going green, there is such a thing as too much information. Being bombarded with green choices and trying to figure out the fact from fiction is not always easy. But Eco Hatchery has come up with a Eco ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Sep 9, 2008 at 5:00 am by Susan Chaityn Lebovits Go Paperless While Carrying Up to 200 of Your Favorite Reads You're on vacation or commuting to work, and realize that your book simply stinks. Instead of harping in hindsight (why didn't you also take along that novel from your nightstand?) you can now press a button and wirelessly download a new book or your favorite blog in under two minutes. Well, next time, that is. ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Nov 4, 2008 at 9:00 am by Luanne Bradley School Stress: a Full time Job for Our Kids After school today, at least a half dozen parents are taking a meeting with the middle school head to speak their minds about the toll of homework stress. It won't be pretty. At the prestigious K-8 private school my girls attend, they pour it on thick throughout the week, on the weekends, and over holiday breaks. And this isn't even ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Oct 16, 2008 at 5:00 am by Sarah Irani Interview with Susan Dix Lyons of Clinica Verde, a Model for Eco-Oriented Community Health Care I recently spoke with Susan Dix Lyons, visionary and founder of Clinica Verde, a holistic, community-oriented medical clinic in Nicaragua. Their mission is to serve the local poor with excellent health care and nutritional counseling in sustainably designed buildings with organic gardens. Clinica Verde is ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Oct 3, 2008 at 12:00 pm by Sarah Irani Melamine - the Next Bisphenol-A? This tainted milk scare in China traces back to melamine, a type of plastic that was added to infant formula to “boost” the protein levels while cutting costs. Disgusting. Melamine in formula isn’t a concern to U.S. parents ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Sep 10, 2008 at 5:00 am by Susan Chaityn Lebovits A Revolution in Time for Lunch In elementary school one of my favorite lunches was Oscar Mayer bologna on white Wonder Bread with the ends cut off and a can of ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |