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Welcome to the SustainLane
Newsletter. This edition
is all about the tiny greenies out there: babies, infants
and children. SustainLane member, Elizabeth D., raves about
gDiapers, Reid K., VP of business
development, recommends glass baby bottles, and
The Unsustainables find a creative use for a
baby bjorn. And SustainLane is growing too! Check
out the brand new profile feature!
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You're not just a great writer with lots to say about
green stuff; you're also an interesting person. Tell
everyone about yourself in the new user profile on SustainLane!
Share a little bit about yourself and check out other
people's users profiles today. Get to know your
neighbor!
Answer fun questions like "What's your non-green
guilty pleasure?" or "What's your dream product?"
Check out the profile of your faithful newsletter author,
Jeanette L., and then
make one of
your own!
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| Children and Sustainability in The News |
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Investing time and energy in a greener, more
sustainable future benefits everyone--especially
babies and children. Here are the latest headlines.
A Green Path
To Conservation--A sixth grade school contest to
reduce trash inspired parents and students to rethink
their habits.
Kids Vote For Broccoli--A
healthy eating program in Somerville Massachusetts
incorporated taste tests with surprising success.
Biofuel Plants in Illinois Threatening Water
Quality--Ethanol plants in Illinois are polluting the
water ways with chemicals that can cause birth
defects.
Comments about these headlines? Email your
thoughts to
community@sustainlane.com.
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| A Baby Bjorn, an Oscar, and a Hybrid |
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What do a baby bjorn, an Oscar, and a hybrid have in
common? Find out how strange circumstances put
the Goat face-to-face with Al Gore in The
Unsustainables newest episode, Something in the Air.
Watch The
Unsustainables.
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| Staff Picks |
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Reid K., father of three,
found a way to stop using plastic baby bottles when
he discovered Born Free glass baby bottles.
Glass Baby Bottles
"Due to concern about endocrine disruptors we have
been trying to avoid plastic. As I understand it, there
are safer and less safe variations of plastic. But our
guiding principle is "better safe than sorry." That is
why we were ecstatic to discover Born Free glass
baby bottles . . . Click here to read more."
In the San Francisco area, SustainLane Staffer, Rob F.,
recommends Peek-a-Bootique for
children's toys,
games, and clothes.
Write a
review on SustainLane
of organic baby food and gifts.
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SustainLane and Net Impact Boston Event:
SustainLane
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