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EPA will rule on BPA this fall.

The latest news from EPA about BPA is……it will rule on it this Fall. I know what you are going to say. “Yeah yeah…that’s what they said the last time.” I’m inclined to agree with you in thinking that it’s just another lip service but then the report that just came out yesterday said that “EPA intends to consider initiating immediate actions addressing BPA in the environment based on concerns [...]

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Earth Hour 2010

Earth Hour 2010 will be at 8:30 PM… wherever you are. We are spending this weekend with some friends and we are going to turn off the lights for an hour in support of the climate change. Almost 5 million people and over 126 countries are participating tonight. Will you turn out the light for an hour tonight?

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – janssendesigns

Shop: Janssendesigns Star Wars or Sleepless in Seattle? I don’t have much time for movie watching but when I do, it would be The Shawshank Redemption or Little Miss Sunshine (or if my 4 year old daughter is choosing, it’s Shrek or Monsters, Inc.). Fruit or chocolate? Both-can’t live without either one! In season (or local if possible) fruit and dark chocolate. Favorite color? Green, lime, chartreuse, olive, jade, apple, [...]

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High fructose corn syrup makes you fat. Really?

I recently reviewed a product called Soda Stream and its variety of syrup flavors. One of the factors that I liked about the system was that the syrup did not contain high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). It contained Sucralose (Splenda) which I complained about but that’s another post in itself. I always knew HFCS was bad for many reasons but now, researchers from Princeton University determined ‘why’ HFCS is making [...]

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Ford Motors receives EPA’s 2010 Energy Star Award

This news is so timely as Earth Day is approaching fast and Earth Hour is less than five days away, I found this article very interesting. For Motor Company received its US EPA’s 2010 Energy Star Award for the fifth consecutive year due to its efforts in reducing energy use in its manufacturing and office buildings. It’s latest efforts involves powering down the PC’s in offices when not in use. [...]

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Fairy Godmothers Initiative

As you know, I recently became a co-leader of Team EcoEtsy. One of the best things about the position is that I get to meet all kinds of great people on the team, up close and personal. And one of them is Myra Roldan, from FunkeyMonkeyCompany. She is also a blogger, a techy, and a serial-preneur. She was the “Featured Member” editor for the Team EcoEtsy’s blog for awhile until [...]

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Happy Spring!

I can not believe spring is F I N A L L Y here. After what I went through this past three weeks with snow storm, Noreaster, 70mph winds, rain, and power outages, I didn’t think Spring would ever arrive. But, here is my proof…….. Spring is finally here! Hooray! And here is one of my favorite flowers with intoxicating smell on my kitchen bay window. Needless to say, this [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – karenmeyers

When I first saw Karen Meyer’s bags, I had no idea that they were felted wool. The colors are so lush and the soft texture jumps right at you. And her designs are so clever that I want to buy every one of them. I was delighted to find out how she got into her craft. Cats or dogs? I’m not really a pet person, I live with 3 boys, [...]

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