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Lori Popkewitz Alper

Lori Popkewitz Alper

Lori Popkewitz Alper is a green living enthusiast and lifestyle writer, consultant, mother, borderline vegan and recovering attorney, who runs the website Groovy Green Livin. Lori is devoted to sharing and gathering information needed for living a green life. Through each and every small, eco-conscious change we make the world will become a healthier, safer place for us all. In her free time Lori can be found practicing yoga, pitching a baseball, running, cycling, skiing, cooking, or reading.

Articles by Lori Popkewitz Alper

The Gulf Of Maine Is Warming Too Fast

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn how climate change is increasing warming in the Gulf of Maine and find out how this warming is impacting surrounding wildlife.

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Mom Detective: Is There Formaldehyde in Your Bedsheets?

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Read about the downside to wrinkle-free sheets, formaldehyde, which is included in the chemical process to keep them from wrinkling.

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Mom Detective Wins: Toxics in Couches, Flooring and on the Playground!

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Hear from Mom Detective on positive developments when it comes to toxics in couches, flooring and on the playground.

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Moms Clean Air Force Honors EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Read about an event in celebration of Women’s History Month where Moms Clean Air Force honored EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.

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Mom Detective: Are We Breathing Toxic Air INSIDE Our Car?

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Find out how toxic air inside your car negatively affects your health, and learn what you can do about it.

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Mom Detective: My Hunt For A Flame Retardant Free Couch

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn how to find furniture without flame retardants, which have been linked to cancer, birth defects, hormone disruption and other serious health problems.

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Mom Detective On The Soccer Field: Is Artificial Turf Toxic?

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn why parents should be concerned with their kids playing on artificial turf, and read suggestions for concerned parents and children.

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The People’s Climate March Is About to Make History

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn why people are coming from far and wide for the historic People’s Climate March in this interview with Ronnie Citron-Fink, Managing Editor for MCAF.

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Seafood For Thought: Lobsters Feel The Heat Of Climate Change

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Find out how lobsters are being negatively affected by warming oceans due to climate change.

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Mom Detective Asks: Is BPA Lurking In Your Fleece?

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Hear from Moms Clean Air Force blogger, Lori Popkewitz Alper as she explores whether fleece may contain the harmful chemical BPA.

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Chemical-Free Carpets, Rugs and Pads

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Find out why your carpet might be oozing with VOCs and other toxins, and how you can find chemical free carpets.

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Mom Detective: How Safe is Rubber Mulch at the Playground?

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Find out how safe rubber mulch is when it comes to our children’s health when used as flooring for a playground space.

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