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Five Green Rites of Spring

by Joe Barrios on March 20, 2009

in Eco Friendly Home Tips

The vernal equinox has arrived–one of two magical moments in time each year observed by the ancients, a time when both night and day are of the same exact length. It’s spring! It’s a time of birth and renewal. A time for throwing off the heavy scarves and coats to frolic among the budding trees [...]

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Should You Buy An Organic Mattress?

by Joe Barrios on January 9, 2009

in Eco Friendly Home Tips

In my previous post I brought up some of the materials contained in mattresses, which I discovered as I was doing the research for that article. They include formaldehyde, polyurethane, petrochemicals, and volatile organic compounds (VOC’s), all of which are known to be harmful to health. You’re sleeping on these chemicals, night after night, for [...]

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How To Recycle Your Mattress

by Joe Barrios on January 9, 2009

in Eco Friendly Home Tips,Recycling

Do you have an old mattress you need to get rid of? Mattresses are full of materials and chemicals that are decidedly not eco friendly: formaldehyde, polyurethane, petroleum based materials, volatile organic compounds (VOC’s), and so on. (Come to think of it, why are we sleeping on something containing such hazardous chemicals? More on that [...]

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Toxic PVC Lurks In Bathroom Shower Curtains

by Joe Barrios on January 6, 2009

in Green Issues

There is toxic poison lurking in most bathrooms: the ordinary vinyl or plastic shower curtain. Have you caught a whiff of one as you cracked open the packaging? Did it have that distinct vinyl smell that perhaps made you vaguely nauseous? A recent study by the Center for Health, Environment and Justice tells the grim [...]

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