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Have you been wondering if CFLs are safe to use since they contain mercury?  Why do they need to contain mercury? And what should you do if one breaks?  The following is a guest post to try and answer some of these questions.

Lighting as we’ve known it is going through some major changes.  In an effort to conserve energy and cut emissions many countries are in the process of phasing out the traditional incandescent light bulb and replacing it with more energy efficient and eco-friendly models; specifically the compact florescent light (CFL). 

Why CFLs? Read more...

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Healthy Home Tour

by Kristen
August 29, 2009

Last night we went to a preview party for “Chicago’s first Healthy Home.” A portion of the proceeds will benefit Healthy Child Healthy World - A wonderful nonprofit organization that inspires parents to protect young children from harmful chemicals. The founders from this organization were present last night and gave a very emotional speech that had my husband and I pretty choked up. Their passion for founding this organization comes from losing their daughter to cancer when she was just 5 years old. Their extensive research left them convinced that her rare form of cancer was linked to her exposure to a specific chemical pesticide (which has since been banned in the U.S.) that she was exposed to in utero during an apartment fumigation. Read more...

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