Kids News
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Help green the human trash-timeline
"Human society sustains itself by transforming nature into garbage." Mason Cooley "It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish." JRR Tolkien"Do… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (18 hours ago) 0 comments -
Feature How to green your pocket garden
If a small plot is your plight, fear not for, it's pocket gardening to the rescue! Taking a lesson from good old mother nature, who can send up a shoot of something green through… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (16 days ago) 0 comments -
Feature How to keep your garden green
The frog was not talking about his garden when he sang "it's not easy being green" he was talking about his soul. Cultivating a green soul is not always easy but it is more worth… | Read the full article ›
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Are coffee and tea safe for kids?
You'd never consider slipping your child a caffeine-laced energy drink for breakfast, but the boost they get from tea and coffee is natural and healthy—right? A lack of… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (59 days ago) 1 comment- Definitions
- Antioxidant, Fair trade, Organic, Artificial sweeteners
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Free recycling lesson plans
While we're sure your child's teacher will cherish that porcelain coffee mug with the picture of an apple on the side—c'mon, it's important to have backup mugs in case one of… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (92 days ago) 1 comment- Definitions
- Recycling, Post-consumer recycled, Reuse, Deforestation, Climate change
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Another sick day for schools
Should we give our schools an excused absence for being sick? The Coalition for Healthier Schools has released a new report this week that spotlights how polluted air inside and… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (100 days ago) 0 comments- Companies
- Environmental Protection Agency
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- Indoor air quality, Pesticides, Toxicity
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Are Zhu Zhu Hamsters toxic?
I don't get this season's top toy, the Zhu Zhu Hamster. Why not just buy your kid a real hamster? Oh, right. Real fur balls "poop, stink and die," so says--go figure--the makers of… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (102 days ago) 3 comments- Definitions
- Lead, Toys and games, Toxicity, Phthalate, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Bisphenol-A (BPA)
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Color me green: recycled crayons
I'm in the mood for good green news, something mostly illusive in the world of daily eco-blogging. Here goes: I'm tickled green (and every other color in the rainbow) about Eco… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (105 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
- Post-consumer recycled, Recycling, Upcycling, Toys and games
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- nbcnewyork.com (6 comments)
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Global warming 'too scary' for Sesame Street
Oscar the Grouch is plenty green and scary. I remember. Trash cans still creep me out. I'm more of a recycling container girl these days. So why are other angry, dark green things… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (115 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Eco-education, Habitat depletion, Habitat restoration, Deforestation
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- news.nationalgeographic.com
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The truth about Zamboni fumes
You wouldn't linger in a garage with your car running. So why would you glide away the hours in a Zamboni-polluted ice rink? Nitrogen dioxide fumes from a Zamboni won't kill you,… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (127 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Environmental footprint, Technology
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- dlp.info (1 comment)
How to green your detergent usage
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