Archive for July, 2010
On thing I know is that kids love flashlights, or torches, as they say in England. They like to play with them, especially under the sheets, in the dark. The regular flashlights we’ve had throughout the years have been victims of my kids abuse, because when one of my kids get their hands on them, [...]
In the news again were some chilling findings that a slew of everyday bath products made for kids had dangerous levels of carcinogens. Like any Mother, my reaction is deep resentment and anger for these big companies that let things like this happen for years, and how lethal ingredients like formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane is found [...]
In changing your ways to greener living, the key thing to remember is: “little things mean a lot” Meaning, you don’t have to go out marching in Washington or move your family to a yurt in the wilderness to save the earth. Take your weekly trips to the grocery store, for instance. Just by being [...]
With housing prices slumping all over the world, Gerd Niemoeller’s invention, The Universal World House, couldn’t have come at a better time. Primarily designed for refugees and migrants in the third world, the prototype costs just $5,000 for 36 sq.m, weighs a mere 800 kilos and can be set up virtually anywhere. Gerd Niemöller said [...]
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