I’ll admit it. I’m addicted to Grey’s Anatomy. My dad was a surgeon, and as a kid I really wanted to go to medical school when I grew up. But I couldn’t even get through pre-med. Advanced calculus undid me. Now I get my medical thrills from TV. So when Jessica Capshaw reached out to …

“Air pollution is invisible, so we don’t pay attention to it.” I’ve heard variations of that sentiment often, even from people who want to clean up the air. It’s an excuse, an apology, a cop-out. And it ticks me off, because it is incorrect. Air pollution is not invisible. You can see photochemical and industrial …

September 15 to October 15 marks Hispanic Heritage Month, and I’ve been bombarded with the familiar: Gloria Estefan wishing me un feliz mes de la hispanidad from my favorite radio station, Caliente. All the Hispanic media outlets I turn to from Univision to the National Council De La Raza newsletter are telling me what it …

This piece was cross-posted at Natural Papa. I’m guilty of it. You’re guilty of it. In fact, most of us are guilty of it. Guilty of apathy and ignorance. Guilty of blind faith that our political representatives will have our best interests at heart. Guilty of not educating ourselves on important issues beyond what can …

This piece was cross-posted at Moms Rising Every time I travel out east to visit my parents and grandmother I always think of my grandfather. Growing up, he was a second father to me, always present and supportive in every way. I will never forget the way he delighted in playing with my son, his first great grandson. He never …

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This piece was cross-posted at PunditMom. When Mr. PunditMom and I traveled to China to bring home our daughter, the amazing PunditGirl, we knew that the air quality in Chinese cities was, shall we say, not so fine.  No need for statistics or studies — you can see it, and you can feel it after …

This piece by Lori Popkewitz Alper was cross-posted on GroovyGreenLivin'. Each Mother’s Day I celebrate my three boys, since without them I couldn’t wear my treasured “mother” hat.  Creating our family didn’t come easily.  We were forced, as many are, to place a tremendous amount of thought into whether or not we wanted to bring …

Guest blogger Michelle is a frugal, green, homeschooling mom of four in Eastern Iowa. Her family's goals are to live well on fewer resources. To that end, she explores everything from scratch cooking, ways to reduce budgets, homeschooling, and going green on her blog, Simplify, Live, Love.  This post was Healthy Child, Healthy World’s blog …

I recently ran across an excellent article in Orion magazine, by Sandra Steingraber, on the effect of toxic chemicals–with an emphasis on mercury–on our children's brains. “Developmental disabilities now affect about one in every six U.S. children, and most of these are disabilities of the nervous system,” she writes. Among them are mental retardation, attention …