Renewable Energy

Find Renewable Energy in your area:
http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/buying/buying_power.shtml

Be Charitable

Check out this website to make charitable contributions that will actually affect change:
http://www.charitynavigator.org

This is just a cool thing to do...

http://365daysoftrash.blogspot.com

Good Green Fun

This site has neat green items that don't seem hugely overpriced...

http://www.zanisa.com

Safe Plastics

There is always something, isn't there? So now the big concern is BPA in plastics. Mostly this affects hard plastics like polypropalene (Nalgene bottles) and seems to be the most problematic when the plastics are heated (microwave or hot water in dishwasher). However, lots of kid food containers are plastic for their obvious non-breakable properties. What is wrong with BPA? Some sites say nothing, "The use of polycarbonate plastic for food contact applications continues to be recognized as safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the European Commission Scientific Committee on Food, the United Kingdom Food Standards Agency, the Japan Ministry for Health and Welfare and other regulatory authorities worldwide."(http://www.bisphenol-a.org) Other sites say link exposure to BPA to estrogen like properties in girls and boys.

I am not sure but there seems to be enough research to warrant limiting exposure. I am going to try to remove #3,6,7 plastics from our home, stop washing our nalgene bottles in the dishwasher and switch Josh & Mira to BPA free cups. Joshua is mostly switched as it is and I have already ordered a new bottle for Mira (she pretty much only uses one anyway).

Rice farms in America?

How novel! Check out this company: Lundberg Eco Farmed. They carry it on our local grocery store. Here is their website: http://www.lundberg.com/

Wash Away!

It is here! I chose the 300 NEXXT Series Washing Machine from Bosch purchased at Lowes. In the end I saved $242 off the price with coupons, rebates and sales. Wahoo! :-) I am going to try selling me old washer for $100 to offset the purchase even more

Now we wait 3 months to see how our water bill fairs.

non-stick

National Geographic has a website 'The Green Guide' out with lots of good stuff! I recently came across a non stick surface called thermolon, this is what they had to say about it:

http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/ask/thermolon