Let me start with a little house keeping. By my count and it is the only one the matters I have posted 24 Environmental Blogs that I think are the best on the planet and a little chunk of each blog. This includes 4 lists of Blogs many of whom I did not think were all that great or at least belong say in the last 25 of the best. I also included one Blog that has not been updated for nearly a year. However its content is still one of the best on topic – in this case Biomass. I do not even know if that person died, got bored or got a real job and I do not really care.
Today we tackle the issue of disposable diapers or more importantly Mothers and Babies. There is nothing more dangerous then to comment on women pumped on hormones or little cute tikes. Also HUGE disclaimer, I have no kids. I must say however that Disposable Diapers are just wrong. Before elaborating, first I must say:
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To continue this rant, first using oil for anything should be carefully regulated. IT IS A FINITE RESOURCE. We need it for things like Moon Rocket Parts, and medicines. Not plastic shopping bags and disposable diapers. Second the garbage dump is the last place for feces and urine (pay attention pet owners). We have elaborate water treatment plants set up to handle that stuff and that is where it should go. This is no “carbon” argument. Washing and drying diapers takes a lot of energy. Even if you use a clothesline to dry them it is still a huge energy bite. I am not unmindful of the labor that this requires for already harried mothers BUT making them out of biodegradable materials doesn’t solve the problem. 14 cloth diapers should get a kid to other forms of underwear and they probably should last through 2 kids, so there! I have said my piece. Plus if we were using all the pee and poo that exists on this planet to fertilize the Earth we would be off of oil based fertilizers all together but we would have to create a system for that with careful monitoring…People really do learn to “throw stuff away” and “burn stuff up” at an early age.
OK so back to what I call Mommy sites BUT many people call Parenting Sites:
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Here is a list:
http://www.reducereuserecycle.co.uk/greendirectory/kids_green_sites.php
Here is another list:
http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/blogs/organic-parenting/7701
I by the way like the Green Daily people a lot but they are awfully pure. Here is another:
http://www.wellsphere.com/wellpage/green-infant
I will give you 4 sites that I like and you can go from there
http://www.gogreenbabyshop.com/
Welcome to Our New Website!!
If you’re new to Go Green Baby Co. (GGBC) – please take a moment to learn more ‘about us‘. We are a family owned retail store in Salisbury, MD. We compiled all of our favorite natural & organic baby products and put them all in one place for you.
We’re so excited to bring you so many new products. We have the BRAND NEW Thirsties Duo Diaper…this is a fabulous new diaper! The Flip & Econobum diapers are IN STOCK! Smartipants?! They’re in stock too! Kate Quinn Fall/Winter collection is here and so is Under the Nile’s fabulous Fall line along with brand new plush toys. Looking for holiday gifts? We just re-stocked all Plan Toys!!
Don’t forget to join us on Facebook and Twitter!
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Why do I like them? They sell cloth diapers right up front. Next up
http://www.greatgreenbaby.com/
This isn’t a cap for bamboo babies as the title might suggest, but a baby cap manufactured from 95% bamboo.
The big advantages of bamboo are it’s antimicrobial properties as well as giving protection to 98% of harmful UV rays.
Apart from that, they stay in place on the head and they look great.
Available from Babybambu
Price $5
http://www.babybambu.com/Bamboo-Baby-Hat-p/bamboo-baby-cap.htm
This isn’t a cap for bamboo babies as the title might suggest, but a baby cap manufactured from 95% bamboo.
The big advantages of bamboo are it’s antimicrobial properties as well as giving protection to 98% of harmful UV rays.
Apart from that, they stay in place on the head and they look great.
Available from Babybambu
Price $5
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Why do I like them besides the Bamboo cuddly apparel. they suck on ever nuck before they recommend them. Next up:
http://mindfulmomma.typepad.com/
Fair Trade Gift Ideas + $165 Worth of Giveaways!!
As you rack your brain trying to come up with the ‘perfect’ gift for Grandma or that little something for your favorite babysitter, it’s important to remember that there is more to gift giving than the gift itself. There are people behind the gift. People who work in the fields, operate machines, package it up and send it on its merry way.
So when you make a purchase, you’re really making 2 decisions. One for the gift itself and the other for the manner in which it was made. When you buy Fair Trade you can be assured that the people who made the product were treated fairly and the process was an equitable one. Some of the benefits for buying Fair Trade include:
- Fair wages for workers
- Safe and healthy working conditions
- Equitable partnerships between producers and marketers
- Long-term working relationships
- Environmentally sustainable practices followed
To create a little excitement about buying Fair Trade, I contacted some of my favorite Fair Trade vendors about doing a giveaway. And WOW did they ever come through with some wonderful prizes!! Read on to learn out about these terrific companies and some of the really great Fair Trade products they have to offer.
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Fair Trade and Babies? WOW Finally:
http://eco-chick.com/ Eco-Chick · The modern girl’s guide to living green & fabulous.
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Into the Hermitage: Low-Impact Gypsy Life on the Road
by Stephanie Rogers · 12/07/09
Few of us can even begin to imagine whittling our possessions down to just a few boxes full of items and living in a room that measures barely eight feet wide. But what if that room was a recycled gypsy home on wheels, with an ever-changing view of the Scottish countryside out of reclaimed leaded glass church windows?
Welcome to the utterly enchanting reality of artist Rima Staines and her partner Tui, a musician. The talented pair live a nomadic existence in their wooden horse box turned charming miniature home, complete with a double bed, rows of bookshelves and a wood stove – all documented on their blog, Into the Hermitage.
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OK everyone is going to holler, the Eco-Chick has nothing to do with babies, or being a mother or educational programs for kids. To them I say, Exactly. There is more to being a woman then being a mother. Eco-Chick is slick, entertaining, sophisticated and FUN. Every Mother (excuse me) Parent should have one.
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