http://momsmuse.com A little can do a lot! Sun, 04 May 2008 02:19:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Great News!  The voices of mothers are being heard.  Last week Toys"R"Us, Babies"R"Us, and CVS announced they'll stop selling baby bottles which contain BPA, and Playtex committed to stop using BPA in all of their baby bottles by the year's end.  But sadly, we can't declare a full victory yet because ... http://momsmuse.com/2008/05/03/saving-babies-not-the-bottles/ Some of the "all natural" products on the market are not quite as good as they claim. Please follow the links for more information: http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/33150 http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/index.cfm  http://momsmuse.com/2008/04/02/cancer-an-all-natural-ingredient/ "The National Nuclear Security Administration has submitted a draft plan for consolidating the nation's nuclear weapons complex, but the plan ignores reasonable alternatives that could reduce harmful environmental impacts and set the stage for eventual elimination of nuclear arsenals. Tell the Bush administration to revise its draft plan in order ... http://momsmuse.com/2008/03/19/act-now-tell-the-bush-administration-no-nuclear-weapons/ I have been enrolling all of my bills in the paper-free billing option.  I meant to do this so long ago.  It seems like a simple task but life finds a way to deter you from doing even the easiest of things - even if they make a huge difference!    ... http://momsmuse.com/2008/03/12/save-a-tree-or-two/ The Nature Conservancy has some great ways to go green this Valentine's Day. Some gift ideas include organic flowers, the adopt an acre program and just sending a FREE nature inspired e-card! Learn more by visiting Green Gifts at the Nature Conservancy. http://momsmuse.com/2008/02/08/green-is-for-valentines-day/ There is a great online book for your kids to check out or for the whole family to read together about cleaning up our environment.  It is fun and interactive!  Check it out here: Every Day is Earth Day http://momsmuse.com/2008/02/06/every-day-is-earth-day/ With all the discussion on food, I have noticed that my taste for meat has changed. It is not that I eat it all the time but I do eat it. I currently eat meat on occasion and I also love animals - I suppose this is one ... http://momsmuse.com/2008/02/01/vegetarian-2/ There was an article published in the paper discussing the fact that some farmers have already been putting clone related products in our stores without us knowing. Executives at the major cattle cloning companies confessed that clone offspring have entered the food supply already—and they have no idea how many—despite the previous FDA ... http://momsmuse.com/2008/02/01/vegetarian/  The FDA has decided cloned meat, milk and eggs would be fine for consumers to ingest on a regular basis and we will all do it unknowingly. Regardless of whether you are pro or anti cloning is irrelevant. The major concern is that there has not been enough research to ensure ... http://momsmuse.com/2008/01/15/where-did-your-food-come-from/   I noticed that we were a bit lazy when it came to recycling our household items that did not give us a monetary return on our investment.  It seems like it should be an easy enough thing to separate our recyclables along with our trash but I guess it seemed ... http://momsmuse.com/2008/01/07/a-word-about-recyclables/