March, 2011 | Generation Green | Protecting children and families from harmful chemicals

Oakland: Cracking Down on Farming?

According to police statistics, Oakland has the highest crime rate and slowest police response time of any major California city. In fact, the rate of violent crime in Oakland is more than twice the average rate of the top ten other California cities. So naturally, Oakland has chosen to crack down on crime, starting with, yes,

Eco-Tip: Avoiding Toxic Chemicals in Kids PJ’s and other products

Mar 23, 2011BeateeEco-Tip, Green Livingbrominated flame retardants, flame retardants in children's sleepwear, kids pajamas, Proban, Securest, toxic chemicals in kids products, toxic flame retardants

Recently I got an email from a pregnant woman wondering about the safety of using hand-me-down pajamas for her newborn given the historic use of flame retardants in children’s sleepwear. The issue of flame retardants in sleepwear is not as straight forward for consumers as it should be. But let’s see if I can shed