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...gritty of McCain's policy recommendations on climate change, he doesn't quite make it. McCain might get an A for effort, and his "straight talk on climate change" might win him some independent support - but both Democratic candidates are pushing for tougher action than McCain is. He's greener than Bush, but that doesn't make him the green candidate...
Today's green-minded families go far beyond eco-consumerism--the buying of organic baby goodies like mohair-filled crib mattresses, flame-retardant-free pajamas and fair-trade toys. Call it eco-parenting: it's not just buying greener but fundamentally altering the often wasteful art of child-rearing. "For us, environmental awareness and activism isn't just a question of health," says Jonathan Spalter, a 45-year-old father in eco-haven Berkeley, Calif. "It's a moral and ethical issue that we hope to teach our three little girls." That means early potty-training, monitoring the water temperature...
...books and services have sprouted to guide the eco-parent. Healthy Child Healthy World, by Christopher Gavigan, offers advice on everything from having an organic pregnancy to reducing a child's carbon footprint, while Imus' book counsels parents on detoxing their sippy-cup supply and lobbying for greener legislation. A number of services focus on recycling. Zwaggle.com is a nationwide marketplace for used toys, children's clothing and gear. In Los Angeles, the most recent LA Kids Consignment Sale offered more than 25,000 used breast pumps, high chairs and Exersaucers. Kidsconsignmentsales.com lists 1,100 such events across the country...
Amid a week of Earth Day celebrations, the Undergraduate Council endorsed one of the University’s efforts to work toward a greener Harvard. On Sunday night the UC passed a resolution encouraging a switch to 30 percent recycled paper. The legislation joins an ongoing effort by the Harvard Green Campus Initiative (HGCI) for all the University’s departments to start purchasing recycled paper. “Thirty percent recycled paper is great because it’s reducing the amount of trees you have to harvest,” said Philip W. Kreycik...
...winners of the Eco Project Competition and to award the Green Cup. The Eco Project Competition honors groups of students who complete unique environmental initiatives. This year’s winner was a group from Mather House that convinced Berryline to switch to compostable cups to make the business greener. The Green Cup, the ultimate award for sustainability efforts in a House, was given to Cabot, which won because it had the highest number of eco project submissions and the highest rate of sustainability pledges—garnered by using cookies and pizza as incentives. According to Cabot REP representative...