Author: Jovana Ruzicic
Website: http://www.enviroblog.org/2009/03/suffolk-county-leads-the-n…

The Suffolk County Legislature has banned bisphenol a, a synthetic sex hormone and plastic component, in children’s products, making the Long Island county the nation’s first BPA-free jurisdiction. Tuesday’s vote by the country governing body barred the chemical from baby bottles and sippy cups designed for infants and toddlers 3 and younger.
“There are plenty of viable, cost-effective and safe alternatives,” said bill sponsor Steve Stern, according to Newsday.

Newsday later reported that County Executive Steve Levy is still considering whether to sign the bill into law.
Because the federal Food and Drug Administration has rebuffed pressure from environmental and health groups to regulate BPA in food packaging, local and state lawmakers around the country are stepping into the breach.

In California, state senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) has introduced Toxin-Free Toddlers and Babies Act, backed by Environmental Working Group to ban BPA-laden BPA-laden baby bottles,…

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Apple just announced new faster and greener Mac mini desktops. There are very energy-efficient and compact.  They use only 12.4 watts of energy at idle and meet forthcoming Energy Star 5.0 specs before its July 2009 effective date. Mac mini has earned the highest rating of EPEAT Gold based on how much power it uses [...]

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Author: TerraCurve
Website: http://www.terracurve.com/2009/03/05/hotels-embrace-freshsta…

At a time when socially responsible travel is gaining traction, and more people than ever are taking their healthy habits on the road with them, the hospitality industry is seeing a tidal wave of hotels from around the globe choosing to go 100-percent smoke-free. Combining a network of 100% smoke-free hotels with an integrated booking technology, FreshStay.com makes it easy for "Frequent Breathers" to find the accommodations they desire and reserve them immediately.

FreshStay.com is an online directory of smoke-free hotels throughout the world, and is growing daily toward its goal of 10,000 properties listed by the end of 2009.

‘Clean air and healthy travel go hand-in-hand. As travelers have become more sophisticated in their choice of lodgings, hoteliers have found they can no longer take something as elemental as the air we breathe for granted,’ says Dave Janicke, the CBO ("Chief Breathing Officer," duh ) of FreshStay.

A new study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine…

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A special guest speaker for this seminar is Michael O’Neill, Construction Lending Officer at JP Morgan / Chase Bank. Mike presented the topic “Financing Your Green Home” at our Rutland, Vermont Green Home Seminar in January, describing the application process, loan documents, how to handle selling your existing home while building your new home, payment schedules for manufacturers, the importance of architect selection, and the increased values attributed to green homes. If you are researching finance options and requirements for an energy efficient home, you’ll enjoy…

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I can’t wait for Spring!

I know I have been a  bad green girl these days.  A post here and a post there. Where are the green building ones? Or green decor?  What’s up with Anna these days?  I have been busy with lot of new ventures and ideas. Many of you know that I past the LEED AP exam and I have been actively looking for someone who I can intern with to learn the ropes.  So, if you need a bright, hardworking, detail oriented person to work on your LEED team, I know someone who is looking.  I can connect you with her. Just say the word.  Done.

Secondly, I updated to Wordpress 2.7.1 and my old blog skin broke.  It was a much needed kick in the pants to change my blog.  I  am still working on updating the theme so bear with me.  My header still looks blah and none of my affiliate advertising is up yet.  I keep promising myself to put time aside to create my header, but my class on Adobe Photoshop was a complete waste since I still can’t figure out the program. …

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