Think you can’t tell a Fortune 500 company what to do? Think again. When Women’s Voices for the Earth released a report noting that Tide detergent contained chemicals that could actually be harmful to kids, millions of consumers were outraged. They were buying the Procter & Gamble (P&G) product to keep their children clean and safe. […]
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Women’s Voices for the Earth Champions Healthy, Safer, Non-Toxic Cleansers for Moms and Kids
Women’s Voices for the Earth is among the most effective organizations in the country when it comes to protecting women and children from exposure to toxic chemicals. I sat down with Cassidy Randall, the Outreach and Campaign Manager for WVE (pictured below) to find out more about how Women’s Voices makes a difference – and […]
Simple, Non-Toxic Ways to Protect Yourself from West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus is on the rise in the United States, a consequence of the climate change that is bringing more extreme weather conditions to many parts of the country. The Centers for Disease Control report that, “since 1999, 30,000 people have been reported as getting sick with West Nile Virus. Occasionally, an infected person may […]
Safe, Eco-Friendly Lunch Boxes Save Money and Reduce Waste, Too
Research commissioned by the Center for Environmental Health in Oakland, California showed that the lining in some kids’ lunch boxes contained high levels of lead. Lead can harm children even in minute amounts because it hinders brain development and can cause a variety of behavior and other developmental disorders. Children may be exposed to the lead in lunch […]
I Joined the Go Green, Get Fit Challenge!
Starting today and continuing on for the next 12 weeks, I’ll be part of a group of inspiring women, coaches, nutritional experts, fitness trainers, and health and wellness companies that will be working together to get fitter and healthier — and maybe even lose a few pounds. Actually, weight loss is not as much a […]
At Rio+20, Women to Set Sustainability on Achievable Course with Sharp Focus on Reproductive Rights and Family Planning
You don’t usually hear the words “sex” and “sustainability” in the same sentence. That will change on June 20, when the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, also known as Rio+20, opens in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the clamor of thousands of women demanding a global commitment to family planning. They’ll be making […]
Safe, Effective, Non-toxic Sunscreens Protect Against Sunburn & Skin Cancer
Sunburn season officially kicked off Memorial Day weekend. Are you prepared? After all, you don’t want to get skin cancer like me, do you? SHADE AND CLOTHES: YOUR FIRST LINES OF DEFENSE To be protected, you need to reduce your exposure to two kinds of sun rays: 1) UVA, which causes wrinkling and ageing, and […]
Tell Tide to Come Clean and Ditch the 1,4-Dioxane
Would you knowingly wash your clothes in detergent that contained cancer-causing chemicals? I sure wouldn’t, and I bet you wouldn’t either. No wonder many cleaning product companies don’t tell you that they use ingredients that are known to cause not just cancer, but various reproductive problems and allergies, too. Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE), […]