Mothers Against Fracking
Fracking sounds like such a dirty word, and it is. I don’t want my kids using it. Even though it is not a curse word, it is one of the dirtiest words I know literally! What is fracking? It’s not the...
View ArticleRethinking Beauty: Spray Tans May Cause Cancer
As my daughter ages, my focus moves from toddler and baby issues to those affecting the tweens. I was about her age when tanning beds came into being. I exposed my young skin to these coffins of...
View ArticleYes on 37! California Right to Know on GE Food Labeling
I don’t want my kids eating genetically engineered (GE) food, but I know they have and will continue to if labeling is not required by our government. I am concerned that we don’t know what the...
View ArticleCA Prop 37: Which Organic Companies DON’T Support GMO Labeling?
Do you buy products from? Silk Kashi Horizon Knudsen Cascadian Farm Santa Cruz Organic Muir Glen Odwalla Honest Tea Bear Naked Gardenburger Morning Star Larabar Naked Izze You’ll find at least three of...
View ArticleFull Text of Prop 37: THE CALIFORNIA RIGHT TO KNOW GENETICALLY ENGINEERED...
The people of the State of California do enact as follows: THE CALIFORNIA RIGHT TO KNOW GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD ACT SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS (a) California consumers have the right to...
View ArticleCA Prop 37: Is it too late to protect organic food?
When reading the full text of California’s Proposition 37, I came across an interesting exemption. California’s attorney general sums it up: GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS. LABELING. INITIATIVE STATUTE....
View ArticleGMO Labeling: Is it as Easy as Reading a PLU Bar Code?
As I am sure you have noticed, I’ve been writing a lot about California’s Proposition 37 that would mandate GMO labeling. Many products may already labeled, if you know where to look. You know those...
View ArticleMy son has a preexisting condition that’s why I am voting for Obama
I am nervous, very nervous. For my family, there is a lot at stake potentially in the upcoming election. I have never felt this way about a presidential race. Of course, I have felt passionate about...
View ArticleThe Design of Energy Efficiency
The Design of Energy Efficiency Making your home green has a lot of advantages to it including lower costs and a lot of rebates that come from those who install energy efficient upgrades in their...
View Article6 New CA Laws That Affect Families: Booster Seats to Expired Infant Formula
It’s always interesting to see what new laws are enacted at the start of the new year. Sometimes they make sense, sometimes they make you chuckle, and sometimes they just make you wonder what is wrong...
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