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		<title>Blogging and Tweeting at ExpoWest, Courtesy of Seventh Generation</title>
		<link>http://organicmania.com/2010/03/11/blogging-and-tweeting-at-expowest-courtesy-of-seventh-generation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years, I’ve wanted to attend the Expo West trade show, held every spring in Anaheim, California. It’s the largest show for natural and organic product makers.  Expo West is THE place to find out about new trends, and to meet the people behind the  brands. It is there that retail outlets like Whole Foods [...]


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		<title>Teaching Financial Literacy &amp; Values or NO, The Lego Company is NOT a Charity!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A  tweet yesterday about teaching financial literacy through allowances caught my attention, mainly because I’m expecting to start work shortly on a new client project that will engage kids with financial issues (in a green way, of course!&#8230; More to come on that when it’s finalized).
As @johnlanza said, allowances are a great idea.
BUT there’s so [...]


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<li><a href='http://organicmania.com/2009/12/29/yes-lynn-there-is-a-santa-claus/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Yes, Lynn, There is a Santa Claus!'>Yes, Lynn, There is a Santa Claus!</a> <small>Yes, Virginia &#8211; I mean Lynn &#8211; there is a...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://organicmania.com/2009/11/18/saving-money-through-green-means-my-top-20-tips/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Saving Money Through Green Means (My Top 20 Tips!)'>Saving Money Through Green Means (My Top 20 Tips!)</a> <small>There was a time when I thought going green meant...</small></li>
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		<title>The Hypocrisy of Cancer</title>
		<link>http://organicmania.com/2010/03/07/the-hypocrisy-of-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Thank God for those writers, activists, and demonstrators who have the courage to dig around in the manure and expose hypocrisy,” my rector said this morning from the pulpit.
That was it!
I could have blogged about my contempt for pinkwashing, defined here as &#8220;the term used to describe the activities of companies and groups that position [...]


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		<title>The Green Moms Take on Environmental Links to  Cancer</title>
		<link>http://organicmania.com/2010/03/05/the-green-moms-take-on-environmental-links-to-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next Monday the Green Moms Carnival members  will host our 26th carnival. We&#8217;ll  tackle environmental links (or causes, depending on your perspective) to cancer. I&#8217;ll admit I&#8217;ve become radicalized about this subject. Despite all the talking about &#8220;finding a cure for cancer,&#8221; we actually are a lot closer to knowing what causes many cancers than [...]


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<li><a href='http://organicmania.com/2009/05/28/gardening-with-the-green-moms-talk-about-stress-relief/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Gardening with the Green Moms: Talk About Stress Relief!'>Gardening with the Green Moms: Talk About Stress Relief!</a> <small> Did this photo make you smile? Admittedly, I’m biased...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://organicmania.com/2009/09/13/another-green-moms-carnival-on-wednesday-conserving-resources/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Another Green Moms Carnival on Wednesday: Conserving Resources'>Another Green Moms Carnival on Wednesday: Conserving Resources</a> <small> Interested in contributing a post to the next Green...</small></li>
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		<title>No More Baby BPA in Maryland: 46 to 0</title>
		<link>http://organicmania.com/2010/02/25/no-more-baby-bpa-in-maryland-46-to-0/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talk about a rout! The BPA vote sailed through the Maryland Senate this morning, on a vote of 46 to 0. Wow.
You can read more about it in this piece from the Baltimore Sun.
Congrats to everyone who has worked so hard to get this legislation passed!
&#8211; Lynn

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		<title>BPA for Babies? Say No in Maryland: NOW!</title>
		<link>http://organicmania.com/2010/02/24/bpa-for-babies-say-no-in-maryland-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re been reading my blog for a while, you know I’ve written about the debate over BPA a lot over the past two years – like here, there, here and there, for starters! I&#8217;ve talked about BPA in The Washington Post and on many other great green blogs.
Now it&#8217;s time to do something.
We now [...]


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		<title>Roses and Thorns</title>
		<link>http://organicmania.com/2010/02/22/roses-and-thorns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Say what you will about President Obama. He’s too liberal. He’s not liberal enough.  He needs to move to the center. He’s doing just fine. Whatever. But here’s what we can all agree on:  his family is cute.
So when I saw a Parade cover story  about the adorable Obamas, of course I read it. It [...]


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		<title>Green Valentines for Your Little (and Big) Kids</title>
		<link>http://organicmania.com/2010/02/11/green-valentines-for-your-little-and-big-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the focus on &#8220;Snowmageddon&#8221; &#8220;Snowzilla&#8221; or whatever you decided to  call the two storms that hit the DC area this week, I actually forgot Valentine&#8217;s Day is coming up&#8230;!
Heck, between snow days (6), illness (2 days) and holidays (2), my kids will have missed 10 out of 11 consecutive school days!  So I [...]


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		<title>Coal: Can&#8217;t We Do Better?</title>
		<link>http://organicmania.com/2010/02/08/coal-cant-we-do-better/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lisa was right when she said this month’s Green Moms Carnival topic would challenge us.  Coal. It’s one of those things most of us take for granted. We don&#8217;t really think about coal &#8211; where it comes from, what it does, why we depend on it.  Oh sure, we think about climate change. We blog [...]


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		<title>It&#8217;s International Ice Cream for Breakfast Day on Saturday!</title>
		<link>http://organicmania.com/2010/02/05/its-international-ice-cream-for-breakfast-day-on-saturday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn</dc:creator>
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Here in the DC region, people are counting on being snowed in tomorrow as we wake to more than two feet of snow.   But if you&#8217;ve got any ice cream in your freezer, you can call over to your closest neighbors (who are sure to be home!) and throw an Ice Cream for Breakfast Day [...]


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