Healthy Earth

Look here for links and tips for a healthy Earth. I’m just beginning these resources by posting links to websites that I use in my entries. There will be more to come.

Links to my comments and blog entries can be found HERE.

TOPICS: blogs, something to think about, adding to our landfills, cleaning the non-toxic way

GENERAL RESOURCES

Greener Choices.org– A website from Consumer Reports magazine with a focus on making better choices for you and the environment.

BLOGS

• The Worsted Witch

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

• Green or Green Washing

ADDING TO OUR LANDFILLS- Products for a society focused on convenience that we can do without.

• The Swiffer: Is the Swiffer Eco-Friendly? and Eulogy for Swiffer

CLEANING THE NON-TOXIC WAY

Products

• Seventh Generation
• Simple Green
• Aubrey Organics’ Earth Aware Household Cleaner
• Ecover Floor Soap
• Super Pine cleaner

Suggestions

• Care 2 Green Living: How to Make Your Own Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit and The Five Basics for Non-Toxic Cleaning
• earth easy– Non-Toxic Home Cleaning
  
• Green Living Ideas– Non-Toxic Cleaning Products, a podcast or .pdf download, your choice.
• Make Your Own Non-toxic Cleaning Kit– from That’s Fit
• Non-toxic Cleaning, Non-toxic Living
• “Green” Cleaning for Carpet Cleaners

What ARE the dangerous chemicals and how can they harm you? Here are some links that tell you this information and, in some cases, suggestions for “green” cleaning.

• Household Products Database– Health and safety information on household products.
• EnviroSense– Fact Sheet: Safe Substitutes at Home: Non-Toxic Household Products
  
• Why Choose Non-toxic Cleaning Products?
• Household Toxins– from Oregon Toxics Alliance
• 8 Household Cleaning Agents to Avoid– from Gaiam Community