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Read your shampoo labels.  Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) can result in eye damage, irritations, and skin rashes.  SLS can penetrate children’s eyes and prevent them from developing properly.  It may also cause cataracts in adults.  You’ll be shocked to learn this dangerous ingredient is in many store-bought shampoos …including traditional baby shampoos that allege they are mild.  (Go ready your shampoo label now.)  Read those labels, make better choices, buy wisely, go green. 

Summer Energy Efficiency Tips:

*  Close curtains or blinds on the sunny side of your home during the day.

*  Replace standard light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs.

*  Inspect, clean or replace air filters monthly. 

*  Do laundry and run your dishwasher at night.

*  Raise your thermostat setting and use ceiling fans to keep cool. 

Every step in the right direction eliminates damage to the environment.  It’s your responsibility to tread lightly on the earth, and mine too.  Teach your children well and set a good example. 

   Indoor air is three times more polluted than outdoor air, and according to the EPA, is considered one of the top five hazards to human health.  Paints and finishes are thought to be among the leading causes. 

Paints and finishes release low level toxic emissions into the air for years after application.  The source of these toxic emissions are from volatile organic compunds (VOCs).

VOCs have been known to cause mouth and nose irritation, headaches, loss of concentration, nausea, and damage to liver, kidneys and central nervous system.  Even cancers. 

Luckily, paint makers have rose to the challenge and are now producing paints that are VOC-free.  The next tine your purchase paint, make sure you are purchasing VOC-free paints for the health of your family. 

When you know better, you do better….Maya Angelou. 

   Skip the bottled water. For every one million bottles of water that are manufactured and shipped to consumers, 18.2 tons of carbon dioxide emissions are pumped into the air.