Author: Dan Kulpinski
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Here are a few green events happening in the Washington, DC, area during August. August 1 - GO Urban Adventure RaceThis is a city-wide scavenger hunt and fundraiser for the Vallon Institute, a non-profit think tank that works on solutions to unhealthy and unsustainable living. Teams of two compete in the race. They receive 12 clues (via text message) that lead them to 12 locations, or "GO points.

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Author: Dan Kulpinski
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Peaches and blackberries are in season here in Montgomery County. I was vaguely aware my county had peaches, but who knew we grew blackberries, too? I discovered some great new places last Sunday, when my wife, mother and I participated in the Montgomery County Farm Tour and Harvest Sale. We visited Poolesville’s Homestead Farm, 230 acres that have been farmed by the Allnutt family since 1763.

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Author: Lisa Frack
Website: http://www.enviroblog.org/2009/07/ca-bill-would-ban-fire-ret…

We’re pleased to reprint this post by Jessica Webb of Healthy Child, Healthy World about this important bill. EWG has testified in the CA legislature to support it.

A current bill in the California State Legislature, SB 772, aims to prevent the use of highly toxic brominated and chlorinated fire retardant chemicals in widely used baby products such as cribs, high chairs, strollers, nursing pillows and infant carriers. The bill recently passed California Assembly’s Business and Professions Committee by 7 to 2, due to the outspoken passion of its many parent advocates. This was a remarkable and laudable show of power by the citizen lobby and parents like yourself.

In response to California fire code regulation Technical Bulletin 117 (TB 117), the use of halogenated flame retardants has increased drastically since the 1980’s. The statewide regulation requires that baby products (made for ages 6 and under) resist flammability for at least 12 seconds when exposed to an open flame….

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A couple who attended one of our free green home seminars in Sunapee this winter asked us to design their new Japanese style timber home in Bradford, New Hampshire.

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photo credit: markhillary
Saw man’s best friend doing his business and the owner responsibly picking up the waste with a reused plastic bag.  Plastic bags take forever to decay.  Biodegrabable dog waste bags made of starch are available that degrade in only 90 days to 18 months.
You could also make a worm farm or do [...]

Related posts:

1. Recycling Plastic Bags
2. EcoSac GardenSac Reusable Produce Bags
3. Reusable Shopping Bags

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