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Are your cleaning products making you sick? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Brace yourself. The conventional products we’ve been using to clean our homes are, themselves, rather dirty. Typical household cleaners—from laundry detergent to ... Read on »

How is an embryo like a canary in the coal mine? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I just read this article in HealthDay News about oh-so-dangerous perfluorinated chemicals, which the article says “are pervasive in food packaging, pesticides, clothing, ... Read on »

Ready To Go Green AND Give Green This Holiday Season? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I just reviewed Deloitte’s 2008 Annual Holiday Survey and it seems Mother Nature will be receiving a great gift this year: More eco-minded shoppers! Here are some of th ... Read on »

Why Can’t Obama Take Office Today? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Now that Obama has won the Presidential election, I just want him to move right into the White House and get all cozy behind the desk in the oval office. I already consider hi ... Read on »

Where Are All the Eco Couches? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living When Mark and I sold our house last month, the buyers purchased almost all of our furniture, including our sofa. We were thrilled with the transaction because it meant we coul ... Read on »

Got Hope? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Last night, just before midnight eastern time, I watched Barack Obama walk onto the stage in Chicago as the president-elect. Rather unexpectedly, I burst into (joyful) tears. ... Read on »

Just What Does a Pregnant Vegan Do at a Wine & Cheese Party? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Okay, so it’s Election Day (a most historic and important day) but rather than encourage you to get out there and vote, I’m going to offer you a little election di ... Read on »

Just How Low Can George W. Bush Go? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I just read an enlightening article about President Bush’s upcoming “midnight regulations” (swift policy changes made at the end of a term) as he rushes to e ... Read on »

Is a Green Move Possible? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living When Mark and I put our home on the market a few months ago, we didn’t necessarily expect it to sell. Imagine our surprise when we accepted an offer last week. One of th ... Read on »

Wanna Know the Not-So-Sweet Surprise? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Have you seen the ads promoting—of all things—high fructose corn syrup? At first, I found it intensely amusing that the makers of this prolific "poison" ... Read on »

Where Were You Seven Years Ago Today? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I was working at home on the bright blue morning of September 11, 2001. I had just gotten off the phone with Mark when I turned on the television to catch up on the morning's ... Read on »

Is There an End to "Unlimited"? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I saw a television commercial yesterday for a chain restaurant, promoting its offer of unlimited shrimp. What it sees as a great temptation, I see as gluttony and a reflection ... Read on »

What If You Put "Green" Lipstick on a Pig? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, doesn’t think the human race has anything to do with global warming (perhaps she foolishly and dangerously thinks this, li ... Read on »

Are Pesticides Really Peopleicides? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I don’t remember when I first heard of organic food—certainly, it was many years ago—but the idea instantly resonated with me. Exposing ourselves to harmful chemicals designed ... Read on »

Do You Trust the FDA? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living We should all live a lifestyle our grandmothers would recognize: be part of a community, be kind to neighbors, read books, play games, enjoy life’s simple (and most divine) pl ... Read on »

Wanna Ditch That Commute? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I’ve been working from home for about a year and a half, eliminating a commute and its associated energy consumption. This wasn’t a green decision for me—as a writer, it just ... Read on »

Ready for a Change—An Eco-Friendly Oil Change? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living An Internet ad for Firestone’s “green” oil change caught my eye recently, and I wanted to share the link with you to their online coupon. Unlike conventional oil changes, thi ... Read on »

How Green Are Your Planters? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living My favorite local garden center was offering a 40%-off sale this past weekend. As I blogged about earlier, Mark and I are on a mission to have as many plants in our home as po ... Read on »

Do Abortion Rights Matter Without Any Life on Earth? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Just like every other election year, this one is going to come down to picking the best of the worst. My philosophy has always been that one can’t be a genuinely good, decent, ... Read on »

Looking for a Great Source for Discount Green Beauty Products? by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I’ve been a fan of TJX stores (TJ Maxx, Marshalls, etc.) for about a decade. While I don’t buy many of my clothes there anymore—they haven’t seemed to embrace green fashion ye ... Read on »

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