We went to the park today. It is absolutely gorgeous here in New York. Sunny, crisp, not too hot. The perfect park weather. We got there at 5. We almost had the place to ourselves except for a dad and his 3-year-old, a mom and dad with what looked like an 18-month-old, and a toddler [...]
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Styrofoam and Beaches Don’t Mix
Posted in Environment, Going Green, Reduce, Sustainable on Jul 20th, 2010
If you go to my local beach club and order a sandwich or a hamburger and fries, your meal is going to come in a Styrofoam clamshell box. Up until this year, all the cups were Styrofoam, too. We hold a member meeting once a month. This past spring someone stood up and questioned why [...]
BPA: Big Business is Against Us
Posted in Environment, Food, Going Green, Health, Safety, Toxins on May 5th, 2010
I have a Google news alert for the acronym “BPA.” Day after day I sit here and read about new dangers of bisphenol A (BPA). This week alone there was a new study that found links BPA exposure to a change in the blood levels of thyroid and reproductive hormones in men. The study, done [...]
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