iVillage - Green Moms -- Tiffany Washko, NatureMoms.com For many green moms and dads the decision about how to diaper their baby does not come so easy. We all know disposable diapers are bad with a capital "B," but the other options just seem so archaic and inconvenient. But it's not as bad as you may think. There are some pretty appealing diapering alternatives nowadays. If you want to lighten your environmental footprin...     2008
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iVillage - Green Moms -- Charlotte Hudson When I found out that I was pregnant, I knew that I was going to have to make a large investment in all the gear you need for bringing a small bundle home from the hospital.What I didn't expect, however, was how much of it was made of plastic.I don't have anything against plastic, but the sheer volume of it was overwhelming -- from the pack n' play to the stroller, from the high c...     2008
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iVillage - Green Moms -- Mary Isakson Environmentally speaking: What should you do? What is most important, most efficient, and most effective? Good questions, but in a way, insufficient. To develop a real commitment to environmental issues, you also need to ask: What do you enjoy? I believe a mom’s attitude toward her own participation in environmental community service impacts her children. I encourage my daughters to p...     2008
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iVillage - Green Moms -- Kimberly Danek Pinkson, Founder of the EcoMom AllianceWhile you're enjoying the last days of summer, the new school year looms ahead and the pressure to purchase adds to what is often an already a stressful time for many kids and parents. It can also be an opportunity to start fresh. So while you and your littles head off to shop, keep in mind the life cycle of your purchases: their manufacturing ...     2008
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iVillage - Green Moms -- Elizabeth Rogers, co-writer of The Green Book, The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet, One Simple Step at a Time Last week, to celebrate my 42nd birthday, I did the "green mom, back-to-basics, connect-with-nature, be-at-peace-with-my-laugh-lines" trek to beautiful Joshua Tree, with three of my girlfriends and their kids.The thing about Joshua Tree on the cusp of summer is that it is close to 100 ...     2008
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iVillage - Green Moms -- Wendy Gordon, General Manager, National Geographic's TheGreenGuide.com With severe to extreme drought conditions affecting parts of the U.S. and Australia, as well as elsewhere, I for one am eager to find ways to reduce my water footprint, not just my carbon footprint. There are numerous ways to save water, but here's one simple that hadn't occurred to me until I read it in the Green Guide: Switch...     2008
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iVillage - Green Moms -- Charlotte Hudson Recently, at Carter's nine month appointment, we got the "okay" to introduce him to fish -- not shellfish, which can be highly allergenic, but fish with fins. I am very excited about this because I have a background in marine biology and have worked on protecting the oceans for the better part of my career.But now that the door has been opened to eating seafood, I need to find out...     2008
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iVillage - Green Moms -- Wendy Gordon, General Manager, National Geographic's TheGreenGuide.com It's back to school time, which brings the return of those nasty colds that travel from kid to kid through the entire class. Did you know the average American uses 50 pounds of tissue paper per year? That equals a lot of felled trees if every pound comes from virgin pulp. That fact drove me to start buying recycled-content pape...     2008
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