Tag Archives: Green Advocacy

New Year Greenolutions

This post is for the January Green Moms Carnival hosted by the ever so lovely Katy Farber of Non-Toxic Kids
Thank you for hosting !!
In recent past I have made certain green strides in my business, in my sustainability practices personally and professionally. However a recent home purchase and move has had me regress [...]

What I Learned From 2009,

This post recaps 2009 for the WILF group writing project over at Robert Hruzek’s Middle Zone Musings. 
I haven’t been very active in this project lately. I apologize for that dear Robert. It’s absolutely nothing against you.  Life for me, especially this past year, got rather wiggy.
In deciding which posts to share for this years Blogapalooza,  [...]

Sick Of The Hand Sanitizer Hype

The industry of flu prevention is pretty big business.  Profit is being made.That part of it sortof makes me sick.I can’t stop thinking about the hype of all of this prevention. Clearly there are some negatives that this advocacy isn’t mentioning I’m talking about hand sanitizers Did you know that ingesting the stuff can make you [...]

Leaving Less Of A Foot Print

In the spirit of the Climate Change Talks in Copenhagen our dear Diane MacEachern of Big Green Purse called the green moms together to carnival on the topic of Climate Change.
I thought it would be appropriate to re-post  my very first entry to this carnival.
I am absolutely delighted to have been invited by [...]

The Mug And Muffin

My name is Karen Hanrahan – I author a Blog called Best of Mother Earth where I write about which nutritional supplements to take and why.  Ever attend a workshop that you found insightful and thought provoking?   I am seeking hosts for Mug and Muffin workshops.  What is a mug and muffin workshop you [...]

Vote For Our Diane

Green Mom’s Carnival has nominated our very own Diane of The Big Green Purse to be our ambassador at the United Nations climate change talks in Copenhagen.  Huffington Post is sponsoring a contest to send one very special person.  Voting takes place from NOW until December 4th — there is very little time to waste. Won’t [...]

Greener Holiday Traditions

This post is for this month’s green mom’s carnival hosted by our very own and wonderful Michelle at Green Phone Booth. The theme is greener traditions.

As I have learned new things I have always felt compelled to share them.  As years have gone by the many folks who have come to know me understand that there is always something [...]

Hanky Panky

Remember hankies??
You didn’t think this post was going to be something well… flirty,  did you ??
Sorry — this is post is about a green alternative to kleenex!
I adore the florals, the bright colors and the feeling of the worn vintage cotton hankies
I think they are just beautiful.
The picture below are just a few from my vintage collection.  See [...]

Overuse of Disinfectants Could Be Harmful

With 40 peer-reviewed reports and scientific studies that illustrate the health impacts of chemicals found in household disinfectants I felt that this was important to share:
Press release:
For Immediate Release:
Nov. 10, 2009
Contact:
Ali Solomon, Women’s Voices for the Earth
ali@womenandenvironment.org, 406-543-3747
Sian Wu, sian@resource-media.org, 206-374-7795 x102

New Report Links Disinfecting Chemicals with Chronic Disease:
Overuse of Disinfectants Could [...]

Saving Money With Green Means

When the topic was announced for this month’s Green Moms Carnival  I knew sharing this post again would be a perfect commentary.  The lovely Lisa of Condo Blues is our hostess. Look for a remarkable gathering of comments on Saving Money With Green Means at Lisa’s Blog on November 16th! Female purchasing power totally rocks! As a [...]