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Are These Bipartisan Green Cleaning Products?

By on Sunday, August 16th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Green cleaning products are being used in the White House! These same green cleaning products were formerly used in Dick Cheney’s Vice President Residence! Are these the first bipartisan green cleaning products?  Can there really be that kind of compromise in Washington D.C. ? Actually, I use them and am an Independent …. I guess [...]

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White House Gets the Lead Out!

By on Thursday, August 13th, 2009 | 2 Comments

No, not by getting rid of some of the old political cronies that permeate Washington but by simple organic gardening practices in the new White House vegetable garden! Given the fact that I had posted a previous article on lead in urban gardens, it seemed fitting to create this as a follow-up. I believe Washington [...]

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Are Vegetation-derived Cleaning Products Really Green?

By on Thursday, July 9th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Continuing the article series examining green cleaning products, this post looks at “ready-to use” and concentrated cleaning products derived from vegetation sources such as coconuts, corn, palm, etc.  In this post, I am focusing on green cleaning agents derived from coconuts to simplify the analysis. Many of the coconut-based cleaning agents used in major brands [...]

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Are Baking Soda, Hydrogen Peroxide and Vinegar Truly Green Cleaning Products?

By on Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 | 4 Comments

Over the last few weeks, I have been evaluating how different terms are used by those with an interest in green living.  Today’s post will focus on the use of “green” as it pertains to three “home-brews” often touted as green cleaning products.  These environmentally or Earth friendly household products are baking soda, hydrogen peroxide [...]

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Are There Chemicals in Your Household Cleaning Products?

By on Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 | 6 Comments

A podcast with my thoughts on people’s perception of the word “chemical” (be patient, it may take a moment to load): [audio:meaningofchemical.mp3] Right click to download the audio MP3 file: Meaning of Chemical ================== Interesting question isn’t it? Read the short post below and listen to the podcast above and see why I believe a [...]

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