Articles tagged “Green Family”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Join Cameron Diaz And Watch Films on Pangea Day, May 10 By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect May 8 2008 Pangea Day is about celebrating our common humanity and opening up a global dialogue through film. This Saturday, May 10, join Cameron Diaz and the global community by gathering around your TV with family, friends and neighbors to watch free inspiring films and talks. + READ MORE

Laugh Your Way to Wellness By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden May 5 2008 Imagine 30 minutes of guffawing, all in the name of fitness. Laughter yoga, part of a growing trend in parts of the United States, India, and other countries, can really make a difference to your overall health, say experts. + READ MORE

Feed Your Kids Safer Seafood By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health May 5 2008 As the spokesperson for Oceana's Campaign to Stop Seafood Contamination, model Amber Valletta says she knows a thing or two about mercury in fish. Here are some of her tips for making seafood a healthy part of your kids' diets. + READ MORE

On the Scene in Greensburg By Team Planet Green IN Greensburg May 5 2008 With more than 1,500 people displaced by a tornado and scores waiting to return to their homes, Pilgrim Films is on the ground in Greensburg, KS creating a documentary of the destruction and green rebirth of the town. Pilgrim Films... + READ MORE

Love America? Then Come On, Let's Go Green! By Lynda Fassa IN Home & Garden Apr 30 2008 Planet Green contributer Lynda Fassa is mourning the loss of HBO's "John Adams," but is looking forward to another TV series that gets her patriotic spirit moving in the same fashion. + READ MORE

Protect Your Family From Pesticides By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Apr 29 2008 Even seemingly innocuous lawn-care pesticides post unacceptable health hazards for your family. Find out why the tiniest members of our family are also the most vulnerable, and how you can protect them. + READ MORE

Opt for Greener Cushions on Your Furniture By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Apr 25 2008 How well do you know your couch?And, as soy increases in popularity not only as food but as a feedstock for biofuel, there are increasing agro-political implications of growing soy; mostly, that means that farmers are growing more of it, some using genetically-modified seeds, some using more pesticides so it'll grow... + READ MORE

Visit the Animal Planet Expo By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 24 2008 Animal Planet and our partners have teamed up to bring Animal Planet Expo to a community near you in 2008. Check out this free and fun event as it makes its way to your neck of the woods. + READ MORE

Greening the Neighbourhood By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Apr 21 2008 I held a large family dinner last Saturday so I did a lot of shopping during the week and I had the opportunity to make a few observations about the greening of my neighborhood... + READ MORE

Practice Caution When Buying Baby Formula By Lynda Fassa IN Food & Health Apr 18 2008 Bisphenol A (BPA) is in the news and likely to stay there for some time. In a recent study by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, researchers noted reproduction and developmental anomalies in mice... + READ MORE

Planet Green's Emeril Lagasse Wants to Help Solve Cooking Challenges of Metro D.C. Area Residents By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Apr 18 2008 Planet Green is looking for residents in the Washington, D.C. metro area who love to cook but have a tough time making heads or tails of what's in the fridge, or are wondering how to be eco-friendly while still deep-frying a turkey. + READ MORE

Learn How to Find Eco-Friendly Wood Furniture By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Apr 17 2008 Wood furniture is a beautiful way to bring the natural world inside, and, when managed correctly, wood is a wonderfully renewable resource that can live on in your family, as furniture, for generations to come.By purchasing products made with secondary species, you take pressure off of overused species of wood and help... + READ MORE

Set the Table and Eat Together By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Apr 16 2008 At a recent discussion at Concordia University called "Domestic Foodscapes," participants talked about a study on food, healthy eating habits, and memory. It turns out that people with the most vivid memories of mealtimes scored higher on the scales for food involvement and positive eating behaviour. Those with fewer memories scored lower. + READ MORE

Learn About Chemical Hazards in Your Home By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Apr 15 2008 A free 16-minute video about the hidden chemical contaminants in our lives, Contaminated Without Consent isn't just the stuff of nightmares, but a urgent wakeup call, especially for parents of young children.The short was produced by Sanford Lewis of Strategic Video for the Chemical Safety Workgroup, a coalition of... + READ MORE

Learn How Much You Can Save by Paying Bills Online By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Apr 14 2008 You know that paying your bills electronically can save money, time and paper, but do you know how much?By switching to electronic bills, statements, and payments, the average American household would, every year, save 6.6 pounds of paper, 171 pounds of greenhouse gases, 24 square feet of forest from deforestation and... + READ MORE

Make Going Green Fun for Your Family By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Apr 11 2008 As someone whose husband once groaned that he "didn't ask to be married to a hippie"-don't worry, he's now the guy who voluntarily digs through the office garbage for recyclables people thoughtlessly toss away-I know that getting your entire family to give a hoot about the environment is a challenge. + READ MORE

Raise a Healthy Child in a Healthy World By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Apr 9 2008 When you're a parent, you're always trying to do right by your child-you kiss boo boos better, banish the monsters under the bed, and you make sure tiny fingers don't stick themselves in sockets.With a foreword by award-winning actress Meryl Streep, as well as essay contributions from celebrities and personalities such... + READ MORE

Cut Down on Your Wasted Food By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Mar 27 2008 We've talked a lot at Planet Green about using leftovers and creating less waste.Keep a food waste diary: They got this idea from the U.K. campaign Love Food, Hate Waste, where you can download a free food waste diary. + READ MORE

Solve the Diaper Dilemma: Elimination Communication and the Diaper-Free Movement By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Mar 26 2008 This is the last in a series of diapering options for babies (read the earlier posts on Safer Disposables and gDiapers, the Hybrid Solution), and it is by far the cheapest option: Using no diapers at all. Take Nicole, for instance, a mom from Mississippi who started out using conventional disposable diapers, but has... + READ MORE

Help End Sweatshops By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Mar 25 2008 Sweatshops and forced child labor are a growing problem, especially in the clothing and textiles industry.Ask questions about how the workers who make its products are treated, whether the workers are paid a living wage-enough to support their families-and if the business has a code of conduct that protects human rights + READ MORE