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Environmentally-Friendly Cars For Moms

Environmentally-Friendly Cars For Moms

Environmentally-Friendly Cars For Moms Few options exist for environmentally conscious moms who also need room for their children, groceries, and other luggage. A common solution to these space issues, after acquiring some cash for used cars with less space, has been purchasing a minivan. Typically a gas-guzzler given its size, the minivan also has the [...]

Clean Your Grill the Green & All-Natural Way

Clean Your Grill the Green & All-Natural Way

Clean Your Grill the Green & All-Natural Way Summer is in full swing which means we have moved most of our cooking to our outdoor kitchens and grills. Dinners become more relaxing and very casual. But you don’t want to be casual about keeping your grill area clean. Even though we are outside we still [...]

Environmental Awareness Starts At Home

Environmental Awareness Starts At Home

Environmental Awareness Starts At Home Environmental awareness is a movement that has seen quite a surge in recent years. Society has become more aware that our planet is in danger and that it’s up to us to save it, especially since Earth has given us so much. But our efforts will be rendered moot or [...]

10 Ways To Recycle Food Waste

10 Ways To Recycle Food Waste

10 Ways To Recycle Food Waste A great deal of waste is generated in kitchens; fruit bits, cores, vegetable peelings, cooked and uncooked leftovers, coffee grinds, tea bags, egg shells and so on. Almost every home has food waste that is usually thrown away and this contributes to the size of landfill sites. Organic food [...]

Kids in the Kitchen: Activities to Teach Your Kids about Eco Friendly, Healthy Meals

Kids in the Kitchen:  Activities to Teach Your Kids about Eco Friendly, Healthy Meals

Kids in the Kitchen: Activities to Teach Your Kids about Eco Friendly, Healthy Meals Summer is a good time to start educating your kids about healthy eating, food production and the environment. Kids typically learn best through doing. The following are some activities you and your kids can do together to learn about making healthy [...]

What a Six-Year-Old Can Learn from a Summer Job

What a Six-Year-Old Can Learn from a Summer Job

What a Six-Year-Old Can Learn from a Summer Job By Alisa T. Weinstein This week my daughter finishes kindergarten. She loved her first year of elementary school and I’m thrilled to report that we both survived the experience unscathed. But with the end of school comes the end of our routine. It’s as if all [...]

Tips to Extend the Lifespan of your Appliances

Tips to Extend the Lifespan of your Appliances

Tips to Extend the Lifespan of your Appliances Most consumers don’t give their home’s major appliances a second thought. That is, until a product starts to malfunction. However, regular attention to the condition and appearance of your appliances can often prevent these issues, helping you avoid unnecessary repairs and extending the lifespans of some of [...]

Fun and Fit: Top 5 Water Sports for Keeping Fit

Fun and Fit: Top 5 Water Sports for Keeping Fit

Fun and Fit: Top 5 Water Sports for Keeping Fit On a hot summer day, everyone loves to jump into the pool to relax and have fun. There’s nothing like a little vitamin D that can help your health, but water sports outdoors have other benefits as well. Swimming and water sports are one of [...]

Carpool to Save Money and the Environment

Carpool to Save Money and the Environment

Carpool to Save Money and the Environment We live in a society that values individual freedoms, and this can be seen as both a blessing and a curse, especially when it comes to transportation. While it is certainly desirable to have the ability to hop in your car and head off into the sunset any [...]

It’s a Cruel, Cruel Summer

It’s a Cruel, Cruel Summer

It’s a Cruel, Cruel Summer By Nadia Mohamedi, OTIS Teratogen Information Specialist Summer is here and it feels like it happened so fast! The temperature is rising and the summer BBQ’s are beginning. While some may think we’ve got some time before the hottest days of the year, research shows that in all 50 states [...]

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